From:	"Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject:	Re: Detecting Windows and Windows directory from DOS
Date:	Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:09:34 -0500
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Ben Davis wrote:

> All right. How do I read the Windows registry from a DOS program (if it's
> possible)?
> What part of the registry should I read?

I don't believe this is available to DOS programs.

> Anyway, how would you move the Start Menu?

TweakUI, or regedit.

> Wouldn't Windows itself lose
> track of it -- or is it more intelligent than that?! :-)

When I say 'move the Start Menu', what I really mean to say is 'change the
location which windows looks for the Start Menu'.  You would still have to move
the actual directory yourself as a seperate action.

--
(\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)

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