Windows 95 MSDOS.SYS command options

I compiled this text file from the article "When Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by
John Woram, in the 'Optimizing Windows' section of 'Windows Magazine', the July
1995 issue. To my knowledge it is the only source for the complete configuration
of MSDOS.SYS file, found in the root directory of Windows 95 operating system.
To edit the file, type (at a DOS prompt):

ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\MSDOS.SYS

Then open it with a text editor (MS-DOS's EDIT.COM does just fine) and make your
own modifications, based on this excelent revue by John Woram.
After you're done with the modifications, type again:

ATTRIB +H +R +S C:\MSDOS.SYS

I suggest the following DOS batch file, for people that want to try more than
one startup configuration:

@ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\MSDOS.SYS
@EDIT C:\MSDOS.SYS
@ATTRIB +H +R +S C:\MSDOS.SYS

assuming that your bootup drive is drive C, and you have the directory 	C:\DOS (DOS
6.x users) or C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND (Windows 95 users) in your path, stated in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Some users prefer to dual-boot: keep the ol' DOS and install Win95 in a separate
directory. That's when you have the choice, at bootup time, to boot in your new
Win95 configuration, or chose to boot to your old version of DOS (and eventualy
Windows 3.x, if you kept it on your hard disk).
If you reboot with your old DOS version, MSDOS.SYS is renamed MSDOS.W40, so the
appropriate batch file would be:

@ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\MSDOS.W40
@EDIT C:\MSDOS.W40
@ATTRIB +H +R +S C:\MSDOS.W40

For more valuable information, go to keyword 'WINMAG' (AOL users) and read the
entire article. It is excelent for Windows 95 users. You will also find many
other interesting things in the WinMag area.

[Options] *     Default                                          Nondefault
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BootDelay       =2   Initial startup delay (seconds) %
BootGUI         =1   Automatic Windows 95 startup                Start command prompt
BootKeys        =1   Startup keys F4, F5, F6, F8 enabled
BootMenu        =0   Hide startup menu (press F8 to display)     Show startup menu +
BootMenuDefault =1   Indicated menu option is highlighted @
BootMenuDelay   =30  Delay (seconds) before running highlighted
                     menu item (only if BootMenu=1): 1-99
BootMulti       =1   Startup key F4 enabled                      F4 disabled +
BootSafe        =1   Safe mode startup available
BootWarn        =1   Display safe mode startup warning & menu
BootWin         =1   Enable Windows 95 as operating system       Enable previous OS
DblSpace        =1   Load DBLSPACE.BIN (if present)
DoubleBuffer    =1   SCSI controller needs double-buffering
DrvSpace        =1   Load DRVSPACE.BIN (if present)
LoadTop         =1   Load COMMAND.COM or DRVSPACE.BIN at top of
                     640K memory
Logo            =1   Display animated logo as Windows 95 opens #
Network         =1   Networking enabled $

* Default action is taken if a line doesn't appear in the [Options] section.
  Except as noted, nondefault action is opposite to default.
+ If BootKeys=0, then BootMenu=1 and BootMulti=0 don't change default action.
# Logo=0 may solve 3rd party memory management conflicts.
$ Network=1 must be present or Safe Mode with network support doesn't appear
  as option 4 on Startup Menu.
% Delay allows time to press the function key. Default is 0 if BootKeys=0.
@ Menu option 3 is highlighted if a previous Windows 95 load failed.

Look at the file MSDOS.SYS that I included in this archive. With that particular
configuration (BootGUI=0, BootWin=1) you need to ADD a 'SHELL' line to your
CONFIG.SYS file, to start your computer with Windows 95, DOS mode, without loading
Windows 95 registry. Example of 'SHELL' line:

SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:512 /P /F

*** Very careful when editing your msdos.sys settings! Your system may HANG if you
make any wrong changes!

If you have any questions or suggestions, give me an e-mail 'call' at
axcel216@aol.com. Enjoy!