Article: Q73743
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0
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SUMMARY
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The [savestate] section of the DOSSHELL.INI file holds information that the
MS-DOS SHELL may change during operation. These settings will usually not be
changed by the user. This article describes the items in this section.
MORE INFORMATION
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Setting Description
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screenmode= Determines the startup screen mode (text,
graphics).
resolution= Determines startup resolution (low, medium,
high).
startup= Determines what view mode to start in
(filemanager, programstarter).
filemanagermode= Determines what mode file manager is in
(shared, singletree, twotree, systemtree).
sortkey= Key to sort by (name, date, size).
pause= Determines if Shell should prompt for "Press a
key" on startup (enabled, disabled).
explicitselection= Determines if addmode is enabled in the file
manager tree (enabled, disabled).
swapmouse= Switch mouse buttons (enabled, disabled).
tasklist= Determines if the tasklist is displayed in the
program manager (enabled, disabled).
switching= Determines if the task swapper should be
enabled (enabled, disabled).
sortorder= Determines ascending/descending sort order
(ascending, descending).
displayhiddenfiles= Determines if hidden files are displayed
(enabled, disabled).
replaceconfirm= Determines if confirmation should be used when
replacing files (enabled, disabled).
mouseconfirm= Determines if confirmation should be used on
mouse operations (enabled, disabled).
crossdirselection= Determines if cross-directory selection is on
(enabled, disabled).
videodir= The directory where the .VID/.GRB files are
located (for example: C:\DOS).
listkeydelay= Number of 18ths of a second to delay between
keystrokes while typing into a list box before
restarting at the start of a word. If this is
set, you can type in the name of a file as you
can on a Macintosh. (20 is a normal value.)
tandykeyboard= Support for Tandy keyboards (enabled, disabled.)
readupdatefreq= How often to update the numbers when reading
in a directory.
mouseinfo= The version of the mouse driver if it is old
and whether to use it anyway or not (enabled,
disabled).
Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
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