[Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Blunders! Help!

[Philip, KO6BB]

Duane,

I'm really glad that you're machine worked well and didn't need those files 
to operate correctly.

Phil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>

> Hi Phil,
>
> The autoexec.bat and config.sys files were both in my C:\ root directory. 
> It was not necessary to go to the command prompt and do an 'attrib' 
> command to show hidden files.
>
> FYI: (as well as everyone else who did not know), the autoexec.bat and 
> config.sys files are not used when using the XP Home Edition or XP Pro 
> edition of Windows! If you check the file size, you will see that it is 
> 'zero'.
>
> They are only used when some DOS functions are active. Whereupon the user 
> would configure both files to enable said DOS functions to execute 
> correctly.
>
> It is absolutely safe to turn off the computer if you have deleted both 
> the autoexec.bat and config.sys files as I did! The computer comes up and 
> runs just fine with all programs operational. Aaron Hsu tried it on a 
> virtual machine first, then I tried it on my system. No issues whatsoever!
>
>
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO