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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: david mendalski on June 02, 2004, 12:13:50 PM

Title: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: david mendalski on June 02, 2004, 12:13:50 PM

Is there a command I can insert in the config.sys or other file to slow or stop the screen from scrolling past the error message(s) during boot-up?

David

Title: Re: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: folklore on June 09, 2004, 05:28:25 AM

Hi,

In autoexec.bat you can add the line

PAUSE

after every statement. That should then wait for a key press after executing any line of code in the autoexec.bat file.

I am not sure about config.sys.

Regards,

FolkLore

Title: Re: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: A. on June 15, 2004, 07:56:18 PM

just type:
"dir | more"
that line in hte middle is the pipe, a colon but lines instead of dots.

Or you can do it the way the dude above wanted it done? :)

Title: Re: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: MalikTous on June 19, 2004, 01:46:03 PM

I'm not sure if it'll work in DOS 6.22 and earlier CONFIG.SYS, but you can use PAUSE after every few commands in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT or you can tap F8 to get the Safe Mode Menu in DOS 7 and select the Line by Line Verify option. Then you can go through and check each step.

Another way is to use a command like:

echo > c:\startlog.txt

to make DOS port the startup text to the file c:\startlog.txt, then use a text viewer to review the events.

Title: Re: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: A on June 24, 2004, 01:57:48 PM

Type " | more" after the command.

Title: Re: How do I stop screen scrolling
Post by: chade on June 26, 2004, 09:33:36 AM

I'd press F8 when booting windows and use the step-by-step loader.  You should be able to see your error message as you agree to each step in the boot process one by one.