Q190023: How to Edit the Autoexec.bat File in Microsoft Windows 98

Article: Q190023
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Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 98 
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This article describes how to edit the Autoexec.bat file in Microsoft Windows
98.

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To temporarily edit the Autoexec.bat file in Windows 98 for diagnostic
purposes:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then
  click OK.

3. In the System Configuration Utility window, click the Autoexec.bat tab.

4. To temporarily remove a line from the Autoexec.bat file for diagnostic
  purposes, click to clear the check box next to the line that you want to
  remove.

5. When you finish editing the Autoexec.bat file, click OK.

6. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

To restore the Autoexec.bat file:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then
  click OK.

3. On the General tab, click "Normal startup - load all device drivers and
  software", and then click OK.

4. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

To permanently edit the Autoexec.bat file in Windows 98:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then
  click OK.

3. In the System Configuration Utility window, click the Autoexec.bat tab.

4. To add a new line to the Autoexec.bat file, click New, type the line that you
  want to add, and then press ENTER.

  To change an existing line, click the line that you want to change, click
  Edit, type the changes that you want, and then press ENTER.

  To move a line up or down in the Autoexec.bat file, click the line that you
  want to move, and then click Move Up or Move Down.

5. When you finish editing the Autoexec.bat file, click the General tab.

6. Under "Startup selection", click "Normal startup - load all device drivers
  and software", and then click OK.

7. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

Additional query words: modify rem remark sysedit win98x kbimu

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool kbimu 
Technology        : kbWin98search kbWin98
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Issue type        : kbhowto

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