I have a question about Do 
I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?:


I am interested in removing or renaming AUTOEXEC.BAT  to increase operating speed 
of Windows programs in Windows ME.

However, I noticed that there there are two AUTOEXEC.BAT on my system.  AUTOEXEC.BAT 
File and an AUTOEXEC.BAT relating to MS-DOS Batch File.

Is it safe to remove or rename both of them?  Or does it even matter?

If someone could offer some guidance regarding this matter it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.  Have a great day.

caktus

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re: Question about 'Do I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?' Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 8:17 pm Posted by Ron (895 messages posted) Hi Charles, You could delete both C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS but you would not notice any difference. At start up Windows Me looks at these files but does not parse them. They are there for compatiblity with some older programs. BTW, do not delete those files which reside in the C:\Windows\Command\EBD folder. Those are used when you create a DOS boot disk (Startup Disk). Regards, Ron [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Do I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?' Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 9:28 pm Posted by Charles Kunz (5 messages posted) Ron, Thank you for clearing up this question for me. Awhile back I read on a website that renaming the file extension of AUTOEXEC.BAT would speed up some programs/functions. I followed this advice and following a restart programs such as Outlook Express, Word, Works, Home Publishing 2000,Phone Tools, etc. would open and run incredibly faster. (But only after the first time they were opened.) After reading your response to my querry I again renamed this file extension and after restarting these programs were were opening/running much faster (after the first go-round.) I don't mean to second guess. And I'm definately not particularly bright when it comes to the "guts" and "innerworkings" of this handy little machine. Perhaps it just doesn't work all systems. Incidentally, the same web site said it was alwright to get rid of AUTOEXEC.BAK as this file was only necessary for Zerox scanners/printers. Unfortunately, after getting rid of it I learned it was also necessary for my Visioneer 8100 scanner. Thanks Ron. Have a great day. Charles Kunz On Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 8:17 pm, Ron wrote: >Hi Charles, > You could delete both C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS but you would not notice >any difference. At start up Windows Me looks at these files but does not parse them. >They are there for compatiblity with some older programs. BTW, do not delete those >files which reside in the C:\Windows\Command\EBD folder. Those are used when you >create a DOS boot disk (Startup Disk). > Regards, > Ron [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum