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Table Of Contents  CertiGuide to A+ (Operating Systems)
 9  Chapter 0011:  DOS
      9  V  File-Related DOS Commands

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Using ATTRIB to Reveal a Hidden File



If you want to see the contents of MSDOS.SYS, enter this command:

ATTRIB MSDOS.SYS –A –S –H

Run the DIR command as above, and this time, it will be displayed. From here, enter:

C:\>EDIT MSDOS.SYS

Now you will see that MSDOS.SYS is a text file, and contains a notation that it must be greater than 1024 bytes in length to keep older DOS program happy.

MSDOS.SYS

MSDOS.SYS is a text file that must be greater than 1024 bytes in length. Its attributes are Read Only – System – Hidden


Figure 144: Editing MSDOS.SYS

 

[spacer]BOOTGUI

Notice the line that states, BOOTGUI=1 ? If you ever have a client that strongly dislikes GUI interfaces, change this line to BOOTGUI=0 and save the file. Change the attributes back. Now on the next boot the Windows startup splash screen will appear, then disappear, going back to a command driven interface (CDI). You could even delete the splash screen, however we do not suggest this. This is because if another user wants to use the GUI interface, all they have to type is WIN and they will have their normal interface.



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