re: Question about 'Do I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?'
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 6:59 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob B
(2307 messages posted)
Normally, you don't need the config.sys and autoexec.bat - they are sometimes put
in there for older, DOS-based apps (usually put on for some of the "junk" apps that
come with a proprietary (Gateway, Dell, Compaq, etc.) computer. Normally, XP uses
System.ini, Win.ini, Boot.ini to take care of necessities, and will use msdos.sys
to take care of other items. You might consider booting from a floppy and checking
for an autoexec.bat file and if it exists, open it and see if it refers to a config.sys
or other items. If so, try to comment out the lines that seem to call for "helpers".
Good Luck
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 6:11 am, Leslie Wilson wrote:
>I have a question about Do
>I still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT?:
>My toddler turned my computer off and then back on while I was out of the room.
>Now when I try to boot up I am getting a message saying that my confi.sys file is
>missing or has been corrupted. Based on what I have read in this forum that file
>is not needed. I cannot get any further in the boot up process than this screen.
> Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening or how I can fix it? Windows
>XP came on my computer therefore I do not have the cd to boot from. Any help would
>be greatly appreciated!! Thank You!
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