garbage in boot up

peter miller

peter miller

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i loaded a few drivers incorrectly.
config.sys & autoexec.bat are full of rem/ rem/trouble shoot etc
although it does not seem to bother anything .How do i remove these annnoyances????:D
 
You failed to mention what O/S????

If it's Win 98 the secret weapon is msconfig.exe

Goto the start-up tab, uncheck any garbage and reboot.

Clean and fresh!

If the problem is more deeply embedded you may need to edit the registry manually. This can be fun but is not for the faint of heart.

There ought to be a LAW regarding these 3rd party intrusions into your O/S. At least a degree of disclosure about what changes were made and how to undo them. But vendors have a, "Fuck You, take it or leave it" attitude.

All you can do for now is boycott the offenders.
 
I've got 98se.
I've unchecked them in msconfig ,however they are still there.
I was loading samsung drivers for my cd drive. I did it wrong a few times but eventually got 'em right.
I thing it's an edit job:mad: :confused: :(
 
You can delete anything in the autoexec.bat and config.sys that has an REM infront of it.

Just edit it and remove it.

From the desktop, go to Start, Run> type in:

command (ENTER)

cd.. (ENTER)

cd.. (ENTER)

edit config.sys

Anything with an REM infront of it, just delete it(if it concerns you, either way, it will have no effect).

----

Or got to start >run

command

cd.. (ENTER)
cd.. (ENTER)

rename autoexec.bat autoexec.bkk (ENTER)
rename config.sys config.bkk (ENTER)

then.......

del config.sys (ENTER)
del autoexec.bat (ENTER)

--------

reboot, see what happens.

There is rarely much in either of those bootup files that matter anymore. Sometimes scanners antivirus, older soundcards etc.

In any case, since it has no effect, ignore it. REM is a remark, no effect.

If your machine is screwed after the renaming just follow the instructions in reverse.

rename autoexec.bkk autoexec.bat (ENTER)
rename config.bkk config.sys (ENTER)

anyway... doesn't sound to me like your having a problem, if it ain't broke.....

And what exactly do you mean by this:

'However, they are still there'

Where, and what exactly.
 
they are sitting in .sys & .bat
like you said they don't seem to be bothering anything.
maybe I'll just leave 'em .till next fresh install
cheers:D
 
If they're sitting there you can REM them out and see if you get a better desktop without having to strain your neurons too much.

If you fuck up. Just Un-REM and reboot. That sort of editing capability is present even in DOS!
 
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