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What's the difference between autoexec.bat and config.sys?
Thanks.

On Tue, 02 May 2006 16:46:01 -0400, Dandelion
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>What's the difference between autoexec.bat and config.sys?
>Thanks.
>

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"Dandelion" <> wrote in message
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> What's the difference between autoexec.bat and config.sys?
> Thanks.

Autoexec.bat:
Stands for automatically executed batch file, the file that DOS
automatically executes when a computer boots up. This is a convenient place
to put commands you always want to execute at the beginning of a computing
session. For example, you can set system parameters such as the date and
time, and install memory-resident programs.

Config.sys:
The configuration file for DOS systems. Whenever a DOS computer boots up, it
reads the CONFIG.SYS file (if it exists) and executes any commands in it.
The most common commands are BUFFERS= and FILES=, which enable you to
specify the buffer size and the number of files that can be open
simultaneously. In addition, you can enter commands that install drivers for
devices.

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On Wed, 3 May 2006 09:03:48 +0100, "Craig Davies"
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>"Dandelion" <> wrote in message
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>> What's the difference between autoexec.bat and config.sys?
>> Thanks.
>
>Autoexec.bat:
>Stands for automatically executed batch file, the file that DOS
>automatically executes when a computer boots up. This is a convenient place
>to put commands you always want to execute at the beginning of a computing
>session. For example, you can set system parameters such as the date and
>time, and install memory-resident programs.
>
>Config.sys:
>The configuration file for DOS systems. Whenever a DOS computer boots up, it
>reads the CONFIG.SYS file (if it exists) and executes any commands in it.
>The most common commands are BUFFERS= and FILES=, which enable you to
>specify the buffer size and the number of files that can be open
>simultaneously. In addition, you can enter commands that install drivers for
>devices.
>
>Source and text from - http://www.webopedia.com
>

Other than commands that have to be run before certain other
commands, can I move some commands from config.sys into
autoexec.bat and vice versa?