

MSDOS.SYS (or at least WINBOOT.INI) must exist in the root directory/folder of the boot drive/partition, and must contain at least these lines for proper OS bootup:
#GCDROM.SYS DOS DRIVER DOWNLOAD WINDOWS#
(bundled with MS-DOS from 6.00 up to 6.20), which is NOT compatible with Windows 95/98/ME OSes NOR with Long File Names (LFNs)!ĭuring the OS bootup sequence MSDOS.SYS is processed after IO.SYS.

One of these Unofficial DOS Patches, which modify COMMAND.COM + NOTE: To learn about the "official" MSDOS.SYS configuration settings, see the Contents of Windows MSDOS.SYS File MSKB article.Ī MUST: Microsoft REMOVED COMPLETELY the access to native/real/true/pure MS-DOS mode from Windows Millennium Edition (ME), but you CAN get it back by applying You'd like to see how my MSDOS.SYS file looks like, and to view my DOS conventional + upper memory optimized CONFIG.SYS + AUTOEXEC.BAT startup files, head on to my MS-DOS 7.xx MEMory Specs Page. These MSDOS.SYS tips + guidelines (and much more) are also available as part of Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + DOS 7.xx/8.00 ©Tricks + Secrets Files ( W95-11D.EXE), FREEware. PLAY DOS GAMES WITH SOUND BLASTER LIVE! (īut the bad news is these advanced OSes do NOT support native/real/true/pure MS-DOS mode, necessary for some old DOS based programs/games that requireĮxclusive access to memory/video/audio/network hardware resources, and most of which are still memory "hungry", especially the ones that canNOT run from a DOS session/box/window inside Windows.ĩ5/98/ME, master your MSDOS.SYS parameters to BOOT into your System the way YOU want! NOTE: Unfortunately Microsoft removed 16-bitĪpplication support from all Windows 64-bit (圆4) OSes. True 32-bit/64-bit multitasking, multithreading and Symmetrical MultiProcessing (SMP) graphical OSes, which do away once for all with the "ancient" 16-bit MS-DOS command line. The good news is Microsoft released Windows XP (eXPerience)/2003/Vista//8.1/2012,
#GCDROM.SYS DOS DRIVER DOWNLOAD DRIVERS#
MS-DOS mode memory manager (HIMEM.SYS) and compatibility (legacy) drivers (IFSHLP.SYS) to load on top of the plain DOS command line based layer! Interface (GUI) protected mode virtual environment, which still depends on the good ol' MS-DOS 7.xx TSR modules (IO.SYS + COMMAND.COM), Take control of your Windows 95/98/ME machineĪfter all Windows 95/98/ME is a MIXED (read "partially enabled") 32-bit AND 16-bit Graphical User MDGx Windows 95/98/ME Complete MSDOS.SYS Reference
