[Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Blunders! Help!

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

You and I both OM! Thanks. Will return your TX later this day.

Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
dfischer at usol.com
HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip, KO6BB" <ndb_fch-344 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Blunders! Help!


> 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
>
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