autoexec.bat

[naka-pako]

I'm attempting to use vgabios to check out a bios for a video card. Vgabios loads the video bios into memory so that it can tested for potential problems without actually flashing the card.
It is recommended that a line such as -
c:\vgabios -fBIOS.ROM
be inserted into an AUTOEXEC.BAT so that you can test run it with your OS.

Here's my question: Does WinXP use AUTOEXEC.BAT at boot?

thanks.....d;)

[TripleRLtd]

I'm attempting to use vgabios to check out a bios for a video card. Vgabios loads the video bios into memory so that it can tested for potential problems without actually flashing the card.
It is recommended that a line such as -
c:\vgabios -fBIOS.ROM
be inserted into an AUTOEXEC.BAT so that you can test run it with your OS.

Here's my question: Does WinXP use AUTOEXEC.BAT at boot?

thanks.....d;)Technically it doesn't, but there are ways "around it" for your purposes. I am going to PM one of our resident bios experts and let him give input on this, but please keep it here and updated so many of us can get a few more of Ruslan's bios tips. http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

[Ruslan]

I'm attempting to use vgabios to check out a bios for a video card. Vgabios loads the video bios into memory so that it can tested for potential problems without actually flashing the card.
It is recommended that a line such as -
c:\vgabios -fBIOS.ROM
be inserted into an AUTOEXEC.BAT so that you can test run it with your OS.

Here's my question: Does WinXP use AUTOEXEC.BAT at boot?

thanks.....d;)


Actually, not... only if you have dual boot (with DOS 7.10 ,for example (Win98 without GUI)), you can use it. (As I do ;) ).

May someone has some own tricks regarding this issue? ;)

[TripleRLtd]

... only if you have dual boot (with DOS 7.10 ,for example (Win98 without GUI)), you can use it. (As I do ;) ).

May someone has some own tricks regarding this issue? ;)Nah, http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/wink.gif, I want to hear about your tricks. http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

[confus-ed]

No Kb or Technical brief from Silly Billy to offer, on how all this works .. but I think this is pretty good - Boot Sequence XP (http://www.geocities.com/asoke_dasgupta/boot-xp.html)

My suggestion for how to get around XP not usually using autoexec.bat is to : -Make a boot floppy with 98 or whatnot & just run it by changing the boot sequence ;)