While Windows has moved away from using Microsoft Disk Operating System as a base, versions of DOS still persist. Some programs refuse to run in modern versions of Windows and require a DOS emulator.

The Config.sys is the main configuration file used by OS/2, MS-DOS and other operating systems. Config.sys commands loads programs into the memory and sets ups the memory management of the system. The ...

Hey folks,<P>My system was ailing and I discovered the config.sys and autoexec.bat were to blame. I disabled these in startup using "msconfig" at run. Now it runs pretty well.<BR>2 questions. I've ...

Mainly just curious. I myself haven't really come across anything all that odd unfortunately. Long maybe, like the Win98 boot floppies and such, but nothing really crazy or anything. I do know there ...

A system file in the DOS operating system that was used for more control of text screens, such as changing colors and setting different text modes. Known as a "device driver," ANSI.SYS was also used ...

(CONFIGure SYStem) A text file that contained commands to load drivers and establish settings in a DOS PC. Along with AUTOEXEC.BAT, it resided in the root folder. CONFIG.SYS was included in Windows ...