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From: Ralph Proctor <ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net>
Subject: Re: DOS Box clear-up
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At 02:38 AM 1/26/99 GMT, you wrote:

>So-called 'MS-DOS Mode' leaves a stub in memory, so that Win95
>restarts when you type EXIT. I witnessed apparent interference from
>this stub with Novell ODI network drivers (LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM, etc.)
>
>To get rid of the stub:
>	cd \
>	attrib -h -r -s msdos.sys
>	edit msdos.sys
>
>	{ Find the [Options] section }
>	{ Add or change the line "BootGUI=0" }
>	{ Exit editor }
>
>	attrib +h +r +s msdos.sys

Hello Chris:

Good tip! This is just the way I wanted to run Windows 95. That is: Boot up
into DOS (as I do now with Windows 3.11) and then when I am ready go to
Windows. This is really wonderful as I see it. I can't imagine why, but I have
not run into one single W95 user who does it this way, and some say it
can't be done. Looks to me that this is the best way to use the machine--
and remember you still have your Windows95 when you need it.

>This will cause only DOS 7 to load when the system boots. You can
>still type 'win' to load Win95, and get back to DOS 7 when Win95
>shuts down (like Win 3.1).

Now all I have to do is convince my daughter (she's offered me the option to
put my DJGPP stuff on her machine) that this is a good way to live. She had
used to doing it that way on my Windows 3.11 machine, so it should not be
like anything new--although she does like to see the pretty pictures when she
turn on her new Win95 super-dooper.

Thank you very much for this. Would you mind answering this:
Do you see any reason why an ordinary user (as opposed to a programming
fanatic) would object to this way of getting into W95. Is there any
side-effect
you have not mentioned?

In any case, I truly am delighted to have this tip.

Best wishes,

Ralph