Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 176

104 MS-DOS User's Reference
The following figure shows what happens when you start MS-DOS:
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You load the
ms-dos disk
ms-dos checks for
a "config.sys" file
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^ Does the \.
< "config.sys" >
\file exist?/^
No
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ms-dos loads the
command processor
Yes —
ms-dos configures
the system for
devices
The command
processor looks for
an "autoexec.bat" file
Does the
autoexec.bat"
file exist?
The command
processor executes
the "autoexecbat" file
No-
The command
processor displays
the ms-dos time
and date prompts
What Happens When You Start MS-DOS
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