Loading and Using COMMAND.COM from a RAMDrive (33111)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q33111
SUMMARY
When some programs exit, or shell out to MS-DOS, they need to reload the
command interpreter, COMMAND.COM. To make the process of reloading the
command interpreter more efficient, you can place COMMAND.COM on a
RAMDrive. To do this, follow these steps:
• In your AUTOEXEC.BAT batch file, copy the file COMMAND.COM to the
RAMDrive.
• Set the COMSPEC environment variable to point to the copy of COMMAND.COM
on the RAMDrive.
• Set the PATH environment variable to include COMMAND.COM's location on
the RAMDrive.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB33111 |
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