KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q130516: How to Modify the Autoexec.bat in Windows 95

Article: Q130516
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 01-JAN-2001

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


SUMMARY
=======

This articles discusses how to modify the Autoexec.bat file in Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Modifying the Autoexec.bat File
-------------------------------

NOTE: Not all computers have an Autoexec.bat file. For example, if the computer
never had MS-DOS or Windows 3.x installed, it may not have an Autoexec.bat
file.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.

2. In the Run dialog box, type the following and click OK:

  " sysedit " (without the quotation marks)

  This opens the System Configuration Editor.

3. On the Window menu in System Configuration Editor, click C:\Autoexec.bat
  (where C:\ is the drive where you installed Windows). This brings the text in
  the Autoexec.bat file to the front.

4. Make the necessary Autoexec.bat changes.

5. On the file Menu, click Exit. You are prompted to save current changes. If
  you want to save the changes you made, click Yes.

6. Click the Start button, and then click Shutdown. Select Restart The Computer,
  and then click Yes.

NOTE: When changes are made to the file, Sysedit.exe creates a backup of the
original file with an .syd extension . If you need to restore the original
Autoexec.bat file, rename C:\Autoexec.syd to C:\Autoexec.bat, then shutdown and
restart Windows.

Additional query words: kbhowto home cdu reconfigure configure bootup boot-up bootdrive

======================================================================
Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.