Disable Scandisk (Windows 95/98/untested on later OSes)
If your computer is suddenly powered down (due to power spikes, blackouts, etc.), Windows will automatically call its scandisk
program to check the hard disk and the affected files. The intention is well, but it adds to the time of booting again. To disable
it, we will edit the MSDOS.SYS file located in the c:\ root directory:
1. Go to the MS DOS prompt.
2. Type attrib -h -r msdos.sys to make the file visible and editable.
3. You should now be able to see it on Explorer. Right click it and open it with Notepad.
4. Among the entries there, change the "AutoScan=1" entry to "AutoScan=0". Now it would look something like this:
;FORMAT
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
AutoScan=0
WinVer=4.90.3000
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;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
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5. Save it as "msdos.new" in c:\ and close Notepad. Restart your computer and boot from a floppy disk.
6. Go to c:\ and type "ren msdos.sys msdos.old" and press Enter.
7. Type "ren msdos.new msdos.sys". Restart and look how successful you are in getting rid of the boring Windows GUI (he he he).
8. To bring it back the way it was, type "ren msdos.sys msdos.new" then type "ren msdos.old msdos.sys".
9. Restore msdos.sys' attributes (attrib +h +r msdos.sys).
1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel.Faster Windows startup
2. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Insert your clean diskette into the disk drive.
4. Go to the Startup Disk tab and click Create.
1. Click Start/Run.NOTE: If you come across something you don't exactly know, leave it alone
2. Type "msconfig".
3. Go to the tab where you see the programs that load automatically.
4. Uncheck the ones you don't want.
1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel.Quick Closing of Active Windows
2. Double click "Internet Options".
3. Go to the General Tab where you can find a Homepage section. The entry on the address is the site you will automatically be connected to.
4. In the address field, you can enter a new site or even jpeg, gif or htm files. You can type the location in DOS format.
Example: "c:\girl.jpg" or "http://www.myfavesite.com" or "c:\mydocu~1\mywork.htm"
1. Go to the MS DOS prompt.By the way, if you changed msdos.sys to boot to DOS, you can still go to Windows by typing "win" and pressing Enter.
2. Type attrib -h -r msdos.sys to make the file visible and editable.
3. You should now be able to see it on Explorer. Right click it and open it with Notepad.
4. Among the entries there, change the "bootGUI=1" entry to "BootGUI=0". Now it would look something like this:
;FORMAT
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=0
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.90.3000
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
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;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
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5. Save it as "msdos.new" in c:\ and close Notepad. Restart your computer and boot from a floppy disk.
6. Go to c:\ and type "ren msdos.sys msdos.old" and press Enter.
7. Type "ren msdos.new msdos.sys". Restart and look how successful you are in getting rid of the boring Windows GUI (he he he).
8. To bring it back the way it was, type "ren msdos.sys msdos.new" then type "ren msdos.old msdos.sys".
9. Restore msdos.sys' attributes (attrib +h +r msdos.sys).