To Whom it may concern, This is the latest release of APK BootTweakUI at version 4.0, a DOS 7.0 tuning and security utility for PowerUsers of Windows95/98 that allows tuning of both DOS and Windows RAM consumption and allocations for system performance, DOS 7.0 BootTime Settings/Configuration behaviours, and Where and what version of Windows to boot and where to boot it from. EXTRACT THIS TO A VALID WINDOWS DIRECTORY; although this is not mandatory it makes using the program a tiny bit more convenient as it demands you to be in a VALID windows directory at shutdown! Changes in this release are: 1.) Superior Memory Management internally inside the code. 2.) Faster routines internally. 3.) Greater error checking and redundancy. 4.) Use of the Windows registry as a backup of settings for msdos.sys and memory tuning values in the event of msdos.sys file destruction/deletion/corruption. 5.) Greater user "Wizard-Like" tips and walk-thrus, mostly on Windows bootup drive and directory change. 6.) Better interface with proceeding users from Left to Right while doing settings. 7.) Support for SCSI and IDE/EIDE BusMastering Controllers thru DoubleBuffering Enable/Disable. BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF MSDOS.SYS FILE FOR POWER USERS TO EXAMINE AND UNDERSTAND: ================================================================================ (EXPLANATIONS OF EACH SETTING ARE GIVEN BELOW AS WELL...) [Paths] WinDir=C:\WINNT WinBootDir=C:\WINNT HostWinBootDrv=c [Options] BootMulti=0 BootGUI=1 Network=0 DoubleBuffer=1 BootMenuDelay=0 BootKeys=1 BootMenu=0 Autoscan=0 ; ;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs. ;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes). ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs EXPLANATIONS: ------------- PATHS SECTION WinDir : is the directory that windows will boot and run from WinBootDir : is the Windows boot directory HostWinBootDrv : is the Drive Windows will boot from OPTIONS SECTION BootMulti : Selects whether to use DOS multiboot menu at boottime (original Win95 and SP#1 only) BootGUI : Selects whether to use a direct to Windows boot OR boot C:\> prompt first Network : Selects whether the machine is a Novell or NT network client DoubleBuffer : For ScSi or busmastering disk controllers diskcache tuning setting BootMenuDelay : Sets or removes 3-5 second DOS boottime menu delay BootKeys : Sets or remove F5,F6,F8 security keys allowed or disallowed for security purposes BootMenu : Sets to show BootMenu in Original or Service Pack #1 Windows95 releases Autoscan : Sets behaviour of ScanDisk in new Windows95 Osr/2 with Fat32 or Windows98