Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI [boot] Section

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58341
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 SYSINI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory,

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[BOOT] SECTION

The [boot] section contains a list of the drivers and Windows modules with which Windows configures itself when it is started.

The [boot] section can contain the following settings:

286grabber=<filename> Purpose: Specifies the filename of the device driver (called a 

         grabber) that makes a non-Windows application visible using
         Windows in standard mode.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. 386grabber=<filename> Purpose: Specifies the filename of the device driver (called a 
         grabber) that makes a non-Windows application visible using
         Windows in 386 enhanced mode.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. comm.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which serial communications driver you are using. To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. display.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which display driver you are using. To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Main Group window. fixedfon.fon=<filename> Purpose: Specifies the fixed system font used by Windows Version 2.0. 
         This font would still be used by Version 2.0 applications.
To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Control Panel 
         window. This setting changes when you change the display
         setting.
fonts.fon=<filename> Purpose: Supplies the names of the font files for the ANSI character 
         set.
To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Control Panel 
         window. This setting changes when you change the display
         setting.
keyboard.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which keyboard driver you are using. To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Main Group window. language.dll=<library-name> Purpose: Specifies the dynamic-link library that supplies 
         language-specific functions. If no language library is
         specified, Windows uses the built-in U.S. English library.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
         window.
mouse.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which mouse driver you are using. To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Main Group window. network.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which network driver you are using. To change: Choose the Windows Setup icon from the Main Group window. oemfonts.fon=<filename> Purpose: Supplies the names of the font files for the OEM character 
         set. This setting is associated with the display setting.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. shell=<filename> Default: progman.exe Purpose: Specifies the Windows program that serves as the user shell 
         for Windows.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. sound.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies which sound driver you are using. To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. system.drv=<filename> Purpose: Specifies the system hardware you are using. For IBM PC 
         compatible systems, this file is system.drv.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

KBCategory: kbref kbdisplay kbsound
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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