MSDOS question

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I am working my way through the OS part of A+ and am currently trying to view/edit various sysem files,if i understand it correctly MSDOS.SYS is a text file that runs before the GUI kicks in. Having set the folder options to show hidden files my MSDOS.SYS file comprises of 0 KB and on opening it shows nothing, could someone explain why this is and if i don't have an MSDOS.SYS file what one replaces it? I am running Windows XP Thanks Gary

 

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Hello robbo, excellent Avatar picture

Have a look at this link it shows you how to edit the MSDOS.sys file from Microsoft website. I would paste the instructions here, but I think that would break the copyright procedures

it's at the bottom of the page

 

Thanks for the link Cheek, i can access the MSDOS.SYS file, but it does not have anything in it. I notice the article says it applies to Windows 95/98 and Millenium so perhaps its different for XP.

 

I think that only applies to the older OSes. Obviously all the newer NT based systems use a different boot up process.

Heres some info on the NT process
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c29621675.mspx

 

Thanks Raffaz, nice link.

 

MSDOS.SYS being a text file is a Win9x thing. Before then it was a binary, and on the NT track isn't used AFAIK. I suspect it is 'there' so that some of the Win9x compatability stuff will work

Harry.