Personal Computer User Manual

You can also use the MS-DOS COPY or EDLIN command to
create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Follow these steps to create
an AUTOEXEC.BAT file with the COPY command:
1. If you are creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your hard
disk, log onto the root directory of your hard disk. (Type
CD C : \ and press Enter.)
If you are creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your
Startup diskette, insert the Startup diskette into drive A
and log onto that drive.
2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and
press Enter:
COPY CON: d:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
where d is the drive that will contain the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file you are creating. This drive must be
the drive from which your computer loads MS-DOS. For
example, if you load MS-DOS from drive C, type the
following and press Enter:
COPY CON: C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
3. Now enter the commands you want to include in the file.
Type them exactly as you want MS-DOS to execute them,
and in the order you want MS-DOS to perform them. Press
Enter at the end of each line. After you type the last
command, press Enter to move the cursor to the next line.
4. Press F6 and then Enter. MS-DOS copies everything
you typed to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. From now on,
MS-DOS runs the commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
every time you turn on or reset the computer.
If you need to change anything in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
later, you can use the same procedure to modify the commands.
See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for more information.
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