IST 226
Networking Essentials
Win98 MSDOS.SYS Parameters

 

Parameter & Default

Meaning

[Paths] Section

HostWinBootDrv=C Drive letter of boot drive
WinBootDir=C:\windows Location of startup files; default=C:\Windows
WinDir=C:\windows Location of Windows directory

[Options] Section

AutoScan=1 1=ScanDisk runs if needed with prompt; 2=ScanDisk runs if needed without prompt; 0=feature disabled
BootDelay=2 Startup delay of n secs to give user time to press F8
BootFailSafe=0 1 enables Safe Mode for startup
BootGUI=1 1 Enables auto startup into Win 9x; 0 starts to command prompt
BootKeys=1 1 Enables startup option keys F5, F6, F8; =0 disables keys
BootMenu=0 User must press F8 to see startup menu; =1 displays menu automatically
BootMenuDefault=4 Default choice on startup menu
BootMenuDelay=30 Secs before running default choice on startup menu
BootMulti=0 0 disables & 1 enables dual boot to previous OS
BootWarn=1 Enables/disables Safe Mode startup warning
BootWin=1 1 enables Win9x as default OS; 0 enables previous OS as default
DblSpace=1 Enables/disables default load of DBLSPACE.BIN
DoubleBuffer=0 Enables/disables double buffering driver for SCSI controllers
DrvSpace=1 Enables/disables auto loading of DRVSPACE.BIN (disk compression)
LoadTop=1 Enables/disables loading of command.com at top of 640K memory; set to 0 for NetWare
Logo=1 Enables display of animated logo
Network= Safe Mode with Networking is no longer supported in Win98; set 0 or leave blank to disable this feature

© Larry Newcomer (Updated July 24, 2001 )