| SWITCHES |
|
| Specifies special options in MS-DOS. Use this command only in your |
| CONFIG.SYS file. |
|
| Syntax |
|
| SWITCHES= /F /K /N /W |
|
| Switches |
|
| /F |
| Skips the 2-second delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS ..." |
| message during startup. |
|
| /K |
| Forces an enhanced keyboard to behave like a conventional keyboard. |
|
| /N |
| Prevents you from using the F5 or F8 key to bypass startup commands. |
| (SWITCHES /N does not prevent you from pressing CTRL+F5 or CTRL+F8 to |
| bypass DBLSPACE.BIN; to prevent this, use the DBLSPACE /SWITCHES |
| command to add the SWITCHES /N setting to your DBLSPACE.INI file.) |
|
| /W |
| Specifies that the WINA20.386 file has been moved to a directory other |
| than the root directory. You need to use this switch only if you are |
| using Microsoft Windows 3.0 in enhanced mode and have moved the |
| WINA20.386 file from the root directory to another directory. |
|
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| SWITCHES--Notes |
|
| When to use the SWITCHES command with an enhanced keyboard |
|
| If you have a program that does not correctly interpret input from an |
| enhanced keyboard, add this command to your CONFIG.SYS file so your enhanced |
| keyboard will use conventional keyboard functions. |
|
| Using the /K switch with ANSI.SYS |
|
| If you use the SWITCHES=/K command and you install the ANSI.SYS device |
| driver, use the /K switch on the DEVICE command line for ANSI.SYS. |
|
| The SWITCHES command and the DBLSPACE /SWITCHES command |
|
| The SWITCHES /N and SWITCHES /F commands affect the behavior of the F5 and |
| F8 keys when your computer starts. To control the behavior of the CTRL+F5 |
| and CTRL+F8 startup keys, which bypass DoubleSpace in addition to other |
| startup commands, use the DBLSPACE /SWITCHES command. |
|
| Using the SWITCHES command with Microsoft Windows 3.0 |
|
| In order for Microsoft Windows 3.0 to run in enhanced mode, the WINA20.386 |
| file must be located in your root directory. If this file is not present, |
| you will see this message: |
|
| You must have the file WINA20.386 in the root of your boot drive |
| to run Windows in Enhanced Mode |
|
| If you move the WINA20.386 file, you must add the SWITCHES command with the |
| /W switch to your CONFIG.SYS file. You must also add a DEVICE command under |
| the [386Enh] heading in your SYSTEM.INI file, specifying the new location of |
| the WINA20.386 file. |
|
| If you do not use Microsoft Windows version 3.0, do not use the SWITCHES |
| command with the /W switch. |
|
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| SWITCHES--Examples |
|
| If you want MS-DOS to use conventional keyboard functions even though you |
| are using an enhanced keyboard, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS |
| file: |
|
| switches=/k |
|
| If you use Microsoft Windows 3.0 in enhanced mode and you have moved the |
| WINA20.386 file to a directory other than the root directory, add the |
| following command to your CONFIG.SYS file: |
|
| switches=/w |
|
| If you want to prevent users from using the F5 or F8 key to bypass startup |
| commands, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS file: |
|
| switches=/n |
|
| If you want to skip the 2-second delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS |
| ..." message during startup, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS |
| file: |
|
| switches=/f |
|
| You can also combine switches in one command. For example, if you want to |
| skip the 2-second delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS ..." message |
| during startup, and you use Microsoft Windows 3.0 and have moved the |
| WINA20.386 file to a directory other than the root directory, add the |
| following command to your CONFIG.SYS file: |
|
| switches=/f /w |
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