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- MS-DOS INITIALIZATION PROCESS
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- Boot.
- >start
- Reset.
- -start
- Bootstrap system.
- Is there CONFIG.SYS file present?
- (Yes) While there are lines in CONFIG.SYS;
- Read next text line from CONFIG.SYS.
- Is line a DEVICE= Command?
- (Yes) Load file specified by DEVICE= &
- link into Device Queue.
- Call INIT entry for Device.
- (No) Process One of
- BREAK= or
- BUFFERS= or
- FILES= or
- SHELL= Configuration Commands.
- (No ) Load and execute COMMAND.COM.
- Is there AUTOEXEC.BAT file present?
- (No ) Execute the TIME & DATE programs.
- (Yes) Execute all commands found in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Give System Prompt A>.
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