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   Message 67,721 of 68,980   
   JJ to Tom Del Rosso   
   Re: autoexec.bat   
   07 Mar 21 19:31:12   
   
   From: jj4public@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 20:21:34 -0500, Tom Del Rosso wrote:   
   > I don't think I understand this. It appears to say that autoexec.bat   
   > can't call another batch (if called it won't be parsed) but how is that   
   > "useful?"   
   >   
   > https://ss64.com/nt/set.html   
   >   
   > "If autoexec.bat CALLS any secondary batch files, the additional batch   
   > files will NOT be parsed at boot.   
   > This behaviour can be useful on a dual boot PC."   
      
   That refers to MS-DOS environment only.   
   In Windows NT, AUTOEXEC.BAT is no longer part of an OS boot.   
      
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