Microsoft KB Archive/71348

Works: Changing the AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Toshiba T1000

PSS ID Number: Q71348 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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Changing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on a Toshiba T1000 is different from changing it on other computers. Like most computers, the T1000 boots from drive C, but the Toshiba’s drive C is in ROM, not on a hard drive, and none of the files on drive C can be modified.

To accommodate changes a user may want to make to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive C will automatically look at the RAM drive (drive D) or the floppy drive (drive A) upon booting if the Boot Priority is set to Normal.

To set the boot priority to Normal, do the following:


 * 1) At the prompt, type “SETUP10” (without the quotation marks).
 * 2) Select Yes to confirm that you want to make changes and press ENTER.
 * 3) Press ENTER to confirm manual changes.
 * 4) Press the DOWN ARROW key twice to change to the Boot Priority field.
 * 5) Move the cursor to NORMAL and press ENTER.

Next, change or create the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive D (if available) or on drive A. Finally, reboot the computer.

The T1000 will now execute the commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the additional drive.

Reference(s):

“T1000 Portable Personal Computer User’s Manual.” Pages 5-22.

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