re: Question about 'Speed up system restart'
Saturday, November 2, 2002 at 10:18 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33640 messages posted)
This may be what you're looking for.
If you think Windows 98 takes too long to boot, you can remove the built-in two-second
delay in the OS's start-up sequence.
Here's what you need to do:
Under the Start button, select Find/Files or Folders.
Enter: msdos.sys in the Named box and C: in the Look In box. Then click Find Now.
When the file appears, right-click it and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Click to remove the check marks from the Read-Only and Hidden attributes, then click
OK.
Right-click msdos.sys, select Open With from the pop-up menu, enter Notepad as the
opening program, and then click OK.
Under Options, enter BootDelay=0 or BootDelay=1 on its own line. (This represents
respective delays of zero seconds and one second, both of which are faster than the
default). Close Notepad and save your changes on the way out.
Return msdos.sys to its hidden, read-only state. (Right-click it, select Properties
from the pop-up menu, and check the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes. Then click
OK.)
Quit and restart Windows.
Warning: Any time you make changes to your SYS files, it's a good idea to back up
your important files and have your original Windows disk on hand in case you need
to reinstall.
Carol
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