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Starting MS-DOS in safe mode via config.sys menu?

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Mar 15, 20263463 views
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Is there a way to start MS-DOS 6.22 in safe mode through a command in the file? I'm using the multi-configuration option in and need an option to start the machine in safe mode OR completely bare: no , no , nothing. Is this possible? Currently my looks like this: I need the third option to start in…

Error Output

[Menu]
MenuItem=MS-DOS, MS-DOS 7.00
MenuItem=4DOS, 4DOS 6.01
MenuItem=MEMTEST, MemTest86+ 4.20 (Press Shift+F5 and run MT420.EXE)*
MenuDefault=4DOS,5

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Fix for: Starting MS-DOS in safe mode via config.sys menu?

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As Michael said, there is no “safe-mode” for DOS. What you need to do is to re-factor the file, so that you separate out each of the components to be loaded into its own section, then you can them in each configuration as needed, and use the section…

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