harry i did not see your original post, did see your blue screen message.
resolve that before doing anything with the file you ask about
in addition if all you want to do is boot right into dos then do it the easy
way.
make a file and name the text file
win.bat
in the file write this and save it
rem
after rem hit enter and save it in the root.
also called
c:\
be aware that if you save it with a program in win 9x that the program may
attach a extension that you may not be able to see.
like doc, or txt, and the ritch text extension
if it does this the file will not work.
so i always use my old trusty dos editor for this task.
when you boot windows will see your empty bat file and fail to run win 9x
putting you in dos.
now if your problem is something else
beths instructions are right on in win 95.
seeing extensions are simpley as easy as beth instructs.
unfortunately microsoft maid it a little harder in win 98.
with that said i want to warn you that win 9 8 is another animal.
so assumeing you are not trying to solve the blue screen problem, and also
assumeing you are not in win 95 these instructions below should do the job
for explaining hidden files in win 98.
in this lesson we assume you know how to use windows explorer.
using the left and right arrow keys is required to open up folders to see the
options inside.
if you do not know win explorer read the jfw tapes on it first.
hit win 98 key
hit letter p for programs
hit p c cursor, up arrow to windows explorer and hit enter
alt key plus letter v key keystroke
you are in the view option, arrow up to folder options and hit enter
this is a multi page dialogue box.
shift key plus tab key keystroke
be very careful here because you come into this menu on a radio button that
toggles between classic and web view on the general page.
it should say general tab
after you hit the keystroke above
hit p c cursor to turn it on
right arrow over to view tab
tab 3 times until it says tree view
once in tree view use the up and down arrow keys to move about.
arrow up to top, it says folder, followed with either opened or closed
you want it to say open
use the right arrow to open it
arrow 2 times to where it says show full path
if unchecked check it
hit the space bar to do this
now tab to apply and hit enter
now tab to o k and hit enter
to make changes to file extensions, so that when reading
in a list box you can see the extension repeat the above but after getting
into tree view look for
well what to look for is the question.
win 98 gives the user several options, and setting this up is anything but
clear.
in fact getting this to show you exactly the right extensions may take
repeating this proceedure 3 or 4 times.
depending on how you want it set up.
the first step is anything but obvious.
you see most sighted users want to also see the extensions, but for some reason
microsoft does not want them to.
one of the options which does not even mention file extensions should be set to
on.
that option is the
show all files
it should say
show all files on
of course this displays hidden files that a inexperience user may accidently
delete and cause havoc to system.
never turn this on with out also turning on file extensions, because the
extensions tell the user what type of files they are.
for instance d l l extensions on files are system files one should not delete.
after setting that tab to apply and hit enter
now you can go back into tree view and set other settings the exact way you
want.
more than one setting allows seeing hidden files.
so i shall describe most of the options here
go back into tree view on the view page
in my set up this option comes right after show path.
show path should say on
this allows jfw users to use insert key plus end key on num lock keystroke
to read the path
it does this by reading the path in the title bar
now the third choice
hide m s dos file extensions for file types that are registered
it should say if you want to see file extensions
hide m s dos file extensions for file types that are registered off
one uses the space bar to check or uncheck it.
i personally like to see all the file extensions i can.
i think unchecking turns it off
show map network button in tool bar off
this setting is self explanatory, if no net work no reason for it
show file attributes in detail view off
this setting is for power users, and is useful for people wanting to change a
hidden file to non hidden.
this info can confirm the change.
in addition to being hidden one can find out if the file is archive, read
only, or system.
so i leave it off, but if for some reason i need that info i can turn it on
when i want it.
then turn it right back off when finished.
one can change these properties to a file by right click on file, and picking
properties.
show pop up description for desk top items on
allow all upper case names
do not show hidden or system files off
leave this off if you want to see the following file types with .dll . sys
.vxd .386 .drv and hidden files extensions
do not show hidden files off
if off one can see hidden files
obviously this setting is designed to be used by some that want to see all file
extensions in previous choice except hidden files.
i prefer to see hidden files as well.
show all files on
remember this setting is not the extension
so it can show system files, that one may screw up if displayed.
so a person may start havoc by deleteing a key system file.
with this option on one should also have the ability to see all file
extensions so the user has an idea what file is what, file extensions tell a
lot.
remember to hit apply after makeing a single change.
now i assume you just maid the change to show path, now you are in windows
explorer.
here is how you take advantage of this option.
do the following
insert key on num lock plus number 1 key on num lock pad keystroke
it announces the path.
At 09:11 PM 4/25/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, Harry. Actually, yyou do have the file msdos.sys on your pc, it is a
>hidden file so that is why you couldn't find it. You need to go into
>Windows explorer under the view options and tell it you want to display
>hidden files. Then a search for msdos.sys will find the file for you. Just
>make sure not to delete this file or you will have major problems when
>trying to restart your computer.
>
>=Beth=
>=Beth Hatch-Alleyne=
>Justice Means Not Just Us.
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Harry Bassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 9:04 PM
>Subject: Re: why doesn't jfw work with scan disk?
>
>
>>Hi Dennis,
>>That sounds like an excellent solution to the Diskscan problem.
>>I am having a similar problem & attempted to adopt your solution.
>>Guess what? I do not have a file named "msdos.sys".
>>Could you send a copy of yours as an attachment & I could experiment?
>>I would appreciate this much.
>>
>>With warmest regards & thanks in advance,
>>Harry Bassler
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 8:29 AM
>>Subject: Re: why doesn't jfw work with scan disk?
>>
>>
>>>Rather than disabling it, why not set it to Automatically fix errors, then
>>>edit the c:\msdos.sys file and add the line AutoScan=2 to the [Options]
>>>section. This way, even though his speech isn't running yet, the scandisk
>>>process is carried out without user-prompting.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Visit the BlindProgramming web site at
>>>http://brown99.home.mindspring.com
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: David Edick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 10:48 PM
>>>Subject: Re: why doesn't jfw work with scan disk?
>>>
>>>
>>>>that version of ScanDisk is in Dos Mode. it happens before anything
>>>>including Windows loads. there fore Jaws is not even running yet. what I
>>>>recomend doing is disabling it. on every PC that it is disabled on, the
>>>>user is thankful. if you are interested, write me andask for
>>>>instructions. also, what version of windows are you running Windows 95 or
>>>>98.
>>>>by the way, that is a very good question.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>there are two new email lists that help with general how-to questions
>>>>wiith mS office,
>>>>and Windows for JFW users. . for questions and to learn more, visit :
>>>>http://www.angelfire.com/wa/mmdlep/Lists.html
>>>>From: David Edick<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>>>>ICQ#: 31410451 Phone: (360) 876-9712 Jesus Is, Lord! of my life,
>>>>
>>>>On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:12:31 -0400 tc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>>>Hi. I have a question that may seem silly to most experienced
>>>>>computer
>>>>>users and jfw users but here goes. One night when I was scanning a
>>>>>book
>>>>>with my ocr software, speech suddenly died on me. So, I quit and
>>>>>suddenly
>>>>>jaws quit. When turning the computer off and back on again didn't
>>>>>restart
>>>>>windows or jaws, I had to call my mom. I found out I was in scan
>>>>>disk.
>>>>>Well, the long and the short of it is, after a few terrifying minutes,
>>>>>I
>>>>>was able to get out scan disk. But why doesn't jaws work with scan
>>>>>disk? I
>>>>>have no idea how it happened anyway. Many thanks, tc
>>>>>
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>>>>
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