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Creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT File
You can create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file using any command
or program that lets you create a text-only file. If you have a
word processing program that can save a file as a text-only file
(sometimes called an ASCII text file), you can use that
program to create your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Here’s an example of an AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
PATH C:\; C:\DOS
PROMPT $P
The first line tells MS-DOS to look for programs or batch files
in the root directory and the DOS directory. This way you can
run programs in those directories without having to specify
pathnames in the commands.
The second line changes the MS-DOS command prompt so
that it displays your current directory.
The MS-DOS COPY command provides an easy way to create
an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Follow these steps:
1.
If you are creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the
working copy of your MS-DOS Startup disk, insert the
diskette into drive A. if you are creating an
AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your hard disk, log onto the root
directory of your hard disk. (Type CD
C : \
and press
Enter.)
2.
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and
press Enter:
COPY CON: d:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
where d: is the drive that is to contain the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file you are creating.
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