Getting rid of two second delay?

[chipbgt]

I remember someone mentioned that Win98 has a two second delay built into the startup, and there was a way to get rid of it, but I cant find the thread anymore....can someone give me a quick rundown? thanks!

[deep_sky]

i think that you save a copy of your msdos.sys(or similar file) and then edit the copy to have something like the follwing:
bootdelay = 0
i have to get to work now but I will try and get that thred for you..hope this helps some

[chipbgt]

that was it /forum/smile.gif anyone got any other things i can do to speed it up?

[drdeath]

here are a few other lines you can put into the msdos.sys file to make your comp a little faster:

dblspace=0
drvspace=0
logo=0

[daveleau]

Thanks BBA

[daveleau]

Actually, all I have in MsDos.sys is this

;
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.1998

and a bunch of x's to make the file the needed size of 1 Kb. Should I change any of these? Thanks again.

[MDHerman]

Me 2! My msdos.sys reads:

;
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.2222
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
---------------------------------------------

Do I replace the BootMulti=1 and BootGUI=1 with the suggestions above? I tried adding the lines recommended at beginning of post, and it seemed slower. We must tinker, so which is it: replace lines or add lines to msdos.sys?

Thx!

mdh

[chipbgt]

okie doke..i added all the changes...now what exactly do they do? I backed up the original to the desktop, if I have problems I will be able to get to it, correct?

[daveleau]

I searched my system and cannot find the msdos.sys That is very wierd. Any ideas? I know nothing about DOS so I didn't venture into that to try and find it, though.

[BBA]

It's hidden. You can go into windows explorer, click the "View" menu, click the "Folder Options" tab and select "View" and check to show all files, and uncheck the hide known file extensions.

It will now show in the C:\ drive. You still have to remove the read onbly attribute of MSDOS.SYS to be able to edit it.

BBA