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From: mcnab_pd@darwin.ntu.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Need to change name of AUTOEXEC
Message-ID: <1991Mar31.173636.787@darwin.ntu.edu.au>
Date: 31 Mar 91 08:06:36 GMT
References: <1991Mar28.190057.3441@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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In article <1991Mar28.190057.3441@hubcap.clemson.edu>, chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Behrens) writes:
> Is there a program that will allow me to change the name of the file
> that COMMAND.COM looks for when booting ??  By default, it looks for and
> executes AUTOEXEC, i want to name it something else, maybe place it in a
> subdirectory or something. Simply running a different BAT file from
> within the AUTOEXEC is not what I want.
> 
> Any help appreciated...
> 

Possibly the easiest thing to do is to edit the COMMAND.COM file itself and
rename "AUTOEXEC.BAT" to (maybe) "BOOTFILE.BAT" (as I did on mine). This is
probably best accomplished with a file editor - but remember that the change in
the file will turn up on any system/virus checking software (well...it should
anyway!!!)

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