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Creating an autoexec.bat file – Epson LT - 286e User Manual

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Creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT File

You can create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file with any program that

lets you store a text-only file (also called an ASCII text file). If

your word processing program can save a file as a text-only file,

you can use that program to create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Just be sure to name the file AUTOEXEC.BAT and store it in

the root directory of the hard disk.

You can also use the MS-DOS COPY command to create an

AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Follow these instructions to use the

COPY command:

1. At the

C>

prompt, type the following and press Enter:

COPY CON: C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT

2. Type the commands you want to include in the file exactly

as you want MS-DOS to execute them. Press Enter at the

end of each line. After you type the last command, press

Enter

to move the cursor to the next blank line.

3. Now press F6 and then Enter. COPY creates a file named

AUTOEXEC.BAT containing all the commands you just

typed. MS-DOS stores the file in the root directory of your

hard disk. From now on, every time you start or reset your

computer, MS-DOS executes all commands in the

AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

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