From:	"Johan Venter" <jventer AT writeme DOT com>
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in message
news:Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 991021142238 DOT 2684V-100000 AT is...
>   - it must be very smart and very careful about changing system
>     configuration files, AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.  Some people use
>     very sophisticated configurations, and get pissed off when their
>     system is messed up by an installer.

Yes, many have config.sys menus that run into their autoexec.bat using the
%CONFIG% variable set by config.sys. In these systems though, there is normally
(or can be added without any fuss) a common: section in the autoexec.bat that
runs regardless of the item selected in a config menu.

> > It then adds a shortcut to RHIDE
> > (working directory not set) to the Start menu
>
> There are no ``shortcuts'' in the Start menu.  There are shortcuts, and
> there are Start menu items--which one did you mean?

In fact Eli, ALL the "start menu items" ARE shortcuts. Look in your
WINDOWS/Start Menu folder. This is your start menu, lots of shortcuts.

> Disadvantages:
>
> New exciting bugs we know nothing about ;-)
>
> Never mind, that was just a silly joke of an old cynic.  Don't let it
> discourage you!

Hehe, I feel basically the same way. I think that people should have at least a
basic idea of using DOS and configuring their system before they start
programming.

--
Johan Venter
ICQ 3643877 - jventer AT writeme DOT com
The TPU DJGPP Interest Group - http://surf.to/djgppig
The RSXNTDJ 1.5 HOWTO - http://surf.to/rsxntdj

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