Microsoft KB Archive/73743

= Use of the [Savestate] Section of the DOSSHELL.INI File =

Article ID: 73743

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q73743



SUMMARY
The [savestate] section of the DOSSHELL.INI file holds information that the MS-DOS SHELL may change during operation. These settings will usually not be changed by the user. This article describes the items in this section.



MORE INFORMATION
 Setting           Description ---             ---

screenmode=         Determines the startup screen mode (text,                        graphics).

resolution=         Determines startup resolution (low, medium,                        high).

startup=            Determines what view mode to start in                        (filemanager, programstarter).

filemanagermode=    Determines what mode file manager is in                        (shared, singletree, twotree, systemtree).

sortkey=            Key to sort by (name, date, size).

pause=              Determines if Shell should prompt for &quot;Press a                        key&quot; on startup (enabled, disabled).

explicitselection=  Determines if addmode is enabled in the file manager tree (enabled, disabled).

swapmouse=          Switch mouse buttons (enabled, disabled).

tasklist=           Determines if the tasklist is displayed in the program manager (enabled, disabled).

switching=          Determines if the task swapper should be                        enabled (enabled, disabled).

sortorder=          Determines ascending/descending sort order (ascending, descending).

displayhiddenfiles= Determines if hidden files are displayed (enabled, disabled).

replaceconfirm=     Determines if confirmation should be used when replacing files (enabled, disabled).

mouseconfirm=       Determines if confirmation should be used on                        mouse operations (enabled, disabled).

crossdirselection=  Determines if cross-directory selection is on                        (enabled, disabled).

videodir=           The directory where the .VID/.GRB files are located (for example: C:\DOS).

listkeydelay=       Number of 18ths of a second to delay between keystrokes while typing into a list box before restarting at the start of a word. If this is                       set, you can type in the name of a file as you can on a Macintosh. (20 is a normal value.)

tandykeyboard=      Support for Tandy keyboards (enabled, disabled.)

readupdatefreq=     How often to update the numbers when reading in a directory.

mouseinfo=          The version of the mouse driver if it is old and whether to use it anyway or not (enabled,                       disabled).

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB73743

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.