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To: Bob Pittsfield who wrote (19027)	4/24/2001 1:38:41 AM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110642

hi bob re, "He recommends adding the line... *del c:\windows\fff.tmp... to the autoexec.bat file. This seemed an easy enough thing to do. I use WinME so I ran sysedit and typed in the line, hit save and booted the machine. All the files were still there AND the line I had just added to autoexec.bat was gone!" some thoughts... it sure sounds as though you are not really saving the change to the file. at least try closing and reopening the file to see if the new line is still there. next thought, are you adding the line precisely as langa wrote it, spaces and all? or... did langa type it wrong and there should be a space somewhere in that line? ohhh, i think i just found something.... on this referenced langa link langalist.com he refers to the line insertion as del c:\windows\ff.tmp* notice anything different between the two lines? <g3> could the extra f be causing the prob? let us know :) mark

To: Bob Pittsfield who wrote (19027)	4/24/2001 6:34:34 AM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110642

Bob In WinME the config.sys and autoexec.bat files are not used any more. They are just place holders for older programs that expect to see them. If you modify them in any way, Windows will replace them on the next reboot. It's my understanding that what you want to do can be done through the registry but I am clueless on the particulars. here's some more info from MS support.microsoft.com tc