What happened to AUTOEXEC.BAT

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Patrick Adams

Does anyone know what happened to the AUTOEXEC.BAT files
in Windows XP?

How do you run a start script?

Is there a way to replicate this functionality?
Is there a way to turn on the AUTOEXEC.BAT (.NT)
running at start-up?

What does XP use as a replacement for this functionality?

Thanks Pat
 
Patrick;
C:\Autoexec.bat if you upgraded. Mine has nothing in it. But there is:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\AUTOEXEC.NT Mine is filled with REM's. ;o)
Start/Run/cmd/ENTER
Go to Help and type: script
 
Greetings --

WinXP doesn't use AUTOEXEC.BAT. The empty file is present simply
to provide some backwards compatibility with legacy applications.

To set environmental variables, Right-Click My Computer >
Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables/New
(or Edit, as applicable). You can also add the appropriate line(s) to
C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.nt.


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Patrick Adams said:
Does anyone know what happened to the AUTOEXEC.BAT files
in Windows XP?

How do you run a start script?

Is there a way to replicate this functionality?
Is there a way to turn on the AUTOEXEC.BAT (.NT)
running at start-up?

What does XP use as a replacement for this functionality?

Thanks Pat
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It doesn't. You can launch programs at startup by putting a shortcut
to them into the Startup group on the Start Menu.

If you need to load 16 bit drivers or utilities for use by MS-DOS
applications you can put the commands for these into the autoexec.nt
and config.nt files in the \windows\system32 folder. These files are
not processed when the computer starts up but rather when you launch a
DOS application or open a DOS command window.

Hope this explains the situation.

Good luck


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