The MS-DOS COPY command provides an easy way to create an
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file using this
command, follow the instructions below for your computer model.
If you have a hard disk:
1.
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press Enter:
COPY CON: C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
2.
Type the commands you want to include in the file exactly as you want
MS-DOS to execute them. Press Enter at the end of each line. After
you type the last command, press Enter to move the cursor to the next
blank line.
3.
Now press F6 and then Enter. COPY copies everything you typed to
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. From now on, the AUTOEXEC.BAT
program will be executed every time you turn on or reset the computer.
If you do not have a hard disk:
1.
Insert the MS-DOS Startup/Operating 1 diskette into drive A.
2.
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press Enter:
COPY CON: A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
3.
Type the commands you want to include in the file exactly as you want
MS-DOS to execute them. Press Enter at the end of each line. After
you type the last command, press Enter to move the cursor to the next
blank line.
4.
Now press F6 and then Enter. COPY copies everything you typed to
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. From now on, the AUTOEXEC.BAT
program will be executed every time you load MS-DOS.
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