(DEVICE = ... ANSI ) in config.sys on Win ME platform

Hi everybody,

I got a program that has to be run onto DOS prompt, and it requests code in CONFIG.SYS, like that:

DEVICE=C:\...\ANSI.SYS (something like that)

I wonder that on WIN ME platform, where the CONFIG.SYS located, and how to make it activate? Is that just put statement there and reboot the machine?

thanks & regards!

Mike
Tue Jun 29 04:04:13 CDT 2004

Win Me doesn't process the config.sys file since it doesn't use real mode and
therefore cannot use ansi.sys.

Instead get a copy of the public domain ansi.com which you should be able to
find freely available on the net. I used to suggest users get a copy from
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagutl/ansi132.zip but it doesn't currently seem to
be available. The easiest way to use ansi.com is to place an appropriate
entry in cmdinit.bat which is executed each time a DOS window is opened in Win
Me. Unfortunately ansi.com does not have all of the capabilities of ansi.sys
but in the main is a pretty good substitute and better than nothing and will
hopefully meet your requirements.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


myBasic <myBasic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I got a program that has to be run onto DOS prompt, and it requests
> code in CONFIG.SYS, like that:
>
> DEVICE=C:\...\ANSI.SYS (something like that)
>
> I wonder that on WIN ME platform, where the CONFIG.SYS located, and
> how to make it activate? Is that just put statement there and reboot
> the machine?
>
> thanks & regards!