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Subject: Re: automatic boot pc from batch file
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In article <3629@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>, halpern@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (David Halpern) writes...

> 
> 
>Many times I have to reboot my computer because I change my config.sys
>file in order to include a particular device driver for communications
>or graphics software.  There is not base memory to run the graphics
>software if I load both communications and graphics device drivers.
>I would like to have a batch file that would test for the presence of
>the appropriate device drivers, change my config.sys if required and
>reboot my computer without having to press CTRL-ALT-DEL.
> 
>I'm sure that many of you have had this sort of problem in loading too
>many devices in the config.sys file and then not having enough base memory
>to run applications.
> 
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
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>David Halpern
>Telephone: (708) 491-4308
>Office Location: TECH B426 (Center for multiphase flow)
>Address:  Biomedical Engineering Department
>          Northwestern University
>	  Evanston IL 60208
> 
>e-mail:halpern@casbah.acns.nwu.edu


I use a program called mboot.com from PC Magazine that I downloaded from 
Compuserve. It allows you to choose from up to four different 
configurations and then boots the one you choose. I use it on my 486 to 
choose between a windows or dos session and it has worked fine so far 
(about 1 week). The program is described in detail in a recent issue of 
PC Magazine (the one about Windows 3.0).  Good Luck!

gregg@macc.wisc.edu