Chapter 4

Enhancing System Operations

This chapter tells you how to use the following procedures to enhance the operation of your computer:

❏Using AUTOEXEC.BAT and other batch files

❏Changing the processor speed

❏Reassigning the diskette drives

❏Using your computer as a network server

❏Using expanded memory beyond 640KB

❏Using special VGA features.

Using AUTOEXEC.BAT and Other Batch Files

As you get used to using MS-DOS and your application programs, you may find that there are commands you need to run frequently. You can automate the execution of these commands by listing them in a special file called a “batch” file. When you type the name of the batch file and press Enter, MS-DOS executes the commands in the file just as if you had typed each command from the keyboard.

If you have a word processing program that can save a file as a text-only file (sometimes called an ASCII file), you can use that program to create a batch file. You can also use the MS-DOS COPY or EDLIN command to create the file. See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for instructions on creating and using batch files.

Enhancing System Operations

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