Guidelines for Installing Applications
Default AUTOEXEC.BAT File
Line Purpose
1 echo off - prevents the Me from displaying on the screen when invoked
2 ver - displays version number of MS-DOS
3 set comspec=c:\dos\command.corn - tells MS-DOS to get its COMMAND.COM
file from drive C. speeds processing. Do not remove this line from the file.
4 set path=c:\;c:\utilsc:\dos - defines the directories and order in which to search
for files entered on the command line. You can add additional directories to
this line as required.
5 set mfile=c:\utils - tells Laptop Manager in which directory to find its data file.
This line is required by LapTop Manager.
6 set lapsys=c:\config.sys - tells the LapLink file, DDINSTAL.EXE, to look for the
CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of drive C. This line is required by the
LapLink device driver.
7 set lapfile=c:\- tells LapLink in which directory to find its configuration file. This
line is required by LapLink.
8 prompt $P$G - tells MS-DOS to display the current drive and directory
9 cache 64 /e - installs Disk Cache in memory
10 shadow - installs Shadow for cursor enhancement
11 rpal /i - installs RPAL, a color palette control program
12 bw - installs Battery Watch program
13 lm - loads Laptop Manager and displays its main menu
5-8 Application Programs