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From: "Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:44:45 +0300 (MSK)
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Subject: Re: Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...
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Hi!

24-ξΟΡ-2000 20:22 alainm AT pobox DOT com (Alain) wrote to <opendos AT delorie DOT com>:
 A> Alain wrote:

>> A> command in the _first_ line and Windows98 doesn't recognize it if I boot
>> A> only in dos mode.
 A> I am having problems only in small Config.sys files (usualy the one
 A> created automaticaly by Windows 95/98). I believe that it was never tested
 A> with bigger configs, either because the files statements was already
 A> present and was then changed without moving, or because it just didn't
 A> happen!
>> A> Can somebody tell me if it can be safely and allways put after the last
>> A> line or if it should be after or before some other command?
AB>>     AFIAR, when you execute CONFIG.SYS step by step then DOS show you in
AB>>which order it accepts CONFIG.SYS statements. Unlike DR-DOS in MS-DOS only
AB>>DEVICE statements order have significance.
 A> Since it is happening, (4 or 5 times in different machines), can you suggest
 A> anything?

     One stupid (?) suggestion: probably you incorrectly end line with LF
only instead CR/LF. Can you send _archive_ with example of CONFIG.SYS with
which you have problems?

P.S. If you execute CONFIG.SYS step by step on your machines then what
happens with FILES statement? It ignored or presented in statements flow?