Speed Up Reboots

Speed Up Reboots

If you think Windows 98 takes too long to boot, you can remove the built-in two-second delay in the OS's start-up sequence. Here's what you need to do:

• Under the Start button, select Find/Files or Folders.
• Enter msdos.sys in the Named box and C: in the Look In box. Then click Find Now.
• When the file appears, right-click it and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
• Click to remove the check marks from the Read-Only and Hidden attributes, then click OK.
• Right-click msdos.sys, select Open With from the pop-up menu, enter Notepad as the opening program, and then click OK.
• Under Options, enter BootDelay=0 or BootDelay=1 on its own line. (This represents respective delays of zero seconds and one second, both of which are faster than the default).
• Close Notepad and save your changes on the way out.
• Return msdos.sys to its hidden, read-only state. (Right-click it, select Properties from the pop-up menu, and check the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes. Then click OK.)
• Quit and restart Windows.

Warning: Any time you make changes to your SYS files, it's a good idea to back up your important files and have your original Windows disk on hand in case you need to reinstall.

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