MSDOS.SYS Parameters
Parameter & Default
Meaning
[Paths]
Section
HostWinBootDrv=C
Drive letter of boot drive
WinBootDir=C:\windows
Location of startup files; default=C:\Windows
WinDir=C:\windows
Location of Windows directory
[Options]
Section
AutoScan=1
0 Scandisk OFF
1 Scandisk AutoRun
2 Scandisk ON
BootDelay=2
Startup delay of n seconds to
give user time to press F8
BootFailSafe=0
0 SafeMode OFF
1 SafeMode ON
BootGUI=1
0 starts command prompt only
1 starts Windows GUI
BootKeys=1
0 disables Option Keys
1 enables Option keys (F5, F6, F8)
BootMenu=0
User must press F8 to see startup
menu; =1 displays menu automatically
BootMenuDefault=4
Default choice on startup menu
BootMenuDelay=30
Secs before running default choice
on startup menu
BootMulti=0
0 disables & 1 enables dual
boot to previous OS
BootWarn=1
Enables/disables Safe Mode startup
warning
BootWin=1
1 enables Win9x as default OS;
0 enables previous OS as default
DblSpace=1
Enables/disables default load
of DBLSPACE.BIN
DoubleBuffer=0
Enables/disables double buffering
driver for SCSI controllers
DrvSpace=1
Enables/disables auto loading
of DRVSPACE.BIN (disk compression)
LoadTop=1
Enables/disables loading of command.com
at top of 640K memory; set to 0 for NetWare
Logo=1
Enables display of animated logo
Network=
Safe Mode with Networking is
no longer supported in Win98; set 0 or leave blank to disable this feature