Win.ini and System.ini in Windows 9xMe

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Win.ini and System.ini in Windows 9x/Me

Windows 3.x used two specially formatted plain-text configuration files called Win.ini (configures the Windows user interface and startup programs) and System.ini (configures hardware drivers used with Windows). They're still around in Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP. Although most 32-bit applications and utilities will change the Registry when installed, some older applications and utilities might need to make changes to the Win.ini and System.ini files. The System.ini file might also need to be changed to allow Windows 9x to run as you learned earlier in this chapter.

If you need to change Win.ini and System.ini , use a text editor such as Notepad, or run the Sysedit program in Windows 9x (see Figure 18.3), which opens both of the preceding files, plus Protocol.ini , Msmail.ini , Config.sys , and Autoexec.bat . To run Sysedit, click Start, Run, type Sysedit , and click OK.

Figure 18.3. Sysedit (available in Windows 9x only) enables you to edit Autoexec.bat , Config.sys , and the four major .ini files. These are used by Windows 9x/Me primarily for backward compatibility with older applications.

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All four .ini files are stored in the default \Windows folder, whereas Config.sys and Autoexec.bat are stored in the root directory of the boot drive. Sysedit finds them all for you automatically.

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