Joe Geiser writes,
>
> Yes, there is a way to get around the "mandatory Scandisk" at bootup.
> First, take off the hidden/system/read only flags from MSDOS.SYS in the root
> directory, then using your favorite editor, change the file to look like
> this:

[Snip explanation of how to manually change MSDOS.SYS

> Also note that there are lines after these options.  DO NOT MODIFY OR DELETE
> THESE LINES.  Also ensure that the 1 is changed to 0 and that no extra
> characters are placed in the file, or the whole file is FUBARed.

I will echo Joe's warning about messing with MSDOS.SYS--it's hidden/system/read
only for a reason. However, if you really, really want to change this setting,
pop your Win98 setup CD in the drive and navigate to
   <CDROM drive>:\tools\reskit\powertoy
and install the TweakUI powertoy. Once it's installed you can open it from the
Control Panel. Go to the "Boot" tab and you can change the setting there.

> AGAIN - THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  It is recommended that AutoScan be left at
> "1".  Your disk will thank you.  If you change it - and you start losing
> data on your disk - please do not report it to the ClubWin
> (http://www.clubwin.com) Windows Assistance Site, to Microsoft, or to me.
> You will get no sympathies from any of us.  It is undocumented, as far as I
> know.

Once again, I will echo Joe's warning!

Steve Fulton
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