LI Using the MS-DOS Shell programCI Using the Epson HELP utilityCI Using the Epson MENU utility0Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT file Ki Starting an application program

The information presented in this chapter assumes you are running MS-DOS from the MS-DOS command prompt, not from the MS-DOS Shell program. If you plan to use Shell, see the MS-DOS Shell User’s Guide for a complete description of how to execute commands using Shell.

Starting and Exiting MS-DOS

Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS must be running in memory. If you have prepared your hard disk according to the procedures in the MS-DOS Installation Guide, MS-DOS loads automatically from your hard disk whenever you turn on your computer (provided you do not have a diskette in the diskette drive).

Before you turn off the computer, make sure the MS-DOS command prompt (such as C> or C : \ > ) appears on the screen. Then remove your diskettes, turn off any peripheral devices, and turn off the computer.

Changing the Current Drive

MS-DOS identifies the hard disk as drive C and the 3 ‘/z-inch diskette drive as drive A. If you have an external 5 ‘&inch diskette drive, MS-DOS identifies that drive as drive B.

3-2 Using MS-DOS With Your Computer