About Config.sys And Autoexec.bat - Gateway 386/33 User Manual

3-4 Gateway 2000 386/33 Computer System User's Guide
About CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
When you power up your system, it lads DOS and then
looks for two files (AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS),
and executes the commands it finds in them.
AUTOEXEC.BAT is a batch file (a file that contains a
series of commands). These commands let you custom-
ize the way your computer starts up, loading software
applications, TSRs, and drivers for peripherals. Your
system was shipped witha very basic AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. Youcancustomize the fileand add more commands
to meet your particular needs. For example, you could
add a command that tells the system to automatically
load your word processing program when you turn on
the system's power switch. Some applications auto-
matically add new commands to AUTOEXEC.BAT when
you install them on your hard disk.
CONFIG.SYS contains commands that load drivers for
peripherals, and can be used to adjust the way your
system's RAM is accessed; you can customize this file
too.