How do I disable this stuff in WinMe?

[MTDEW]

I want to speed up my boot time, I need to know how to disable the following.

Disable BOOT DELAY
Disable LOAD STARTUP LOGO
Disable AUTO SCANDISK
Disable STARTUP LOG
Disable DRIVE COMPRESSION

 

[SF DUDE]

Go to Tweak Files, and download Tweak-Me. Has a free trial period, and can take care of everything you are asking about. Well worth the twenty bucks if you decide to keep it.

Tweak-Me

 

[MTDEW]

Yeah, Ive seen TWEAK ME.

It looks really cool but I cant see paying for what I can do myself by editing the
right files & changing the right settings.

 

[Escalade]

Edit the msdos.sys file in the root directory (it's marked read-only/hidden so you'll need to change the file attributes first) - here's what you'll want to change/add:

BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
BootDelay=0
BootMenu=0
BootMenuDelay=0
Logo=0
Doublebuffer=0
Dblspace=0
Drvspace=0
Disablelog=1

 

[CyGho]

Download the newest TweakUI version 1.33. There you can set some of the things you want.

 

[MTDEW]

I have TweakUI 1.33 & I dont seem to have these options anymore like I did with the old TweakUi, thats why I'm asking.

Also, I dont believe there is an MSDOS.SYS file in WinMe.
If there is, I cant find it!


So Im still trying to figure out how to toggle this stuff on & off, Microsoft seemed to really shuffle these things around since Win98SE.

 

[Escalade]

MSDOS.SYS is a hidden/protect file - chaning the option to display hidden files in the folder options has no impact on the protected files they will still remain hidden. To display all the files in a my computer window, click Tools/Folder Options/View and uncheck 'hide protected operating system files'.

Then right click on MSDOS.SYS. Select 'properties,' then uncheck 'read-only' and 'hidden.'

Edit MSDOS.SYS using notepad. Add these under the [Options] section:

Dblspace=0 This will tell the OS not to load the DoubleSpace compression program during boot up, thereby freeing up memory and reducing an unnecessary program from running. Do not use this if you are using have a compressed hard drive!
Drvspace=0 This setting tells the OS not to load the DriveSpace compression program during boot up, thereby freeing up memory and reducing an unnecessary program from running. Do not use this if you are using have a compressed hard drive!
Logo=0 This setting will disable the Windows start-up logo during boot, thereby reducing time to load. If you like the Windows logo, don't use this setting.
Bootdelay=0 This setting tells the OS not to delay when switching from your BIOS POST to the OS boot up. Although most users already do not experience a delay, this guarantees that you have a zero delay.
Disablelog=1 This setting will disable all event logging that occurs during boot up, thereby reducing the amount of time wasted to perform this task. If you wish to have your boot up logged, usually in order to find errors, do not use this setting.
Doublebuffer=X This setting tells the computer whether or not to use double-buffering for your hard drive. If you have a large FAT32 partition or you use SCSI, I recommend that you enable this by inserting a 1 for the X. If you have a smaller FAT32 partition (under 10 GB per partition is a good rule) or you still use FAT16, I recommend that you disable this by inserting a 0 for the X.

Be sure to save MSDOS.SYS as a text (ascii) file.

 

[MTDEW]

Thanks Escalade!
I thought having "SHOW HIDDEN FILES" checked was letting me see all my files.
I never even noticed the "Show Protected Files" box.