Autoexec.bat in Me/NT/2000/XP

[j2k]

Hi all,

Is there any way to make Windows read autoexec.bat before bootup?

The reason is because I want to DEL index.dat every time Windows boots. Yes it works in 9x because autoexec.bat is parsed, but not with Me/NT/2000 or XP.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

You could add a registry entry to run cmd.exe and del the file.

[j2k]

But registry entries are loaded when Windows has fully loaded. When Windows has fully loaded you cannot delete index.dat.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Why do you want to delete it?

[j2k]

Cos the file is fairly large in size and I don't want it logging all the sites I visit even after I empty the temp files.

Any ideas how to delete the file anyone?

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

I did a search of index.dat on my comp.

One of them almost 6 MB, I was able to delete.

The rest are of paltry size.

[JoshT]

index.dat is for Internet Explorer, not the registry, right?

Anyway, NT+ has the special mode chkdsk or scandsk run in before going into the GUI, perhaps there's a way to run something there.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

I was able to delete all index.dat files on my comp except one that was a mere 80 kb.

[j2k]

Panic over :)

I found a solution how to load commands in Windows NT/2000/XP before Windows boots without using autoexec.bat...

Not sure if it works with Windows Me though :(

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Mind sharing?

[j2k]

Yeah sure :)

NT/2000/XP parse config.nt and autoexec.nt in the WINNT\SYSTEM32 folder so I just added the entries there :)

Still no luck with Me though.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Windows ME sucks anyway. ;)

[j2k]

DiGiTaIErRoR, out of curiosity what is your version of Windows?

Thanks

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Win2k Advanced Server.

[mastermind94]

Command Prompt???

HItting F8 when starting Windows... but Windows ME doesnt have a command prompt (M$ wanted to prove that DOS was not in WinME but, they are a bunch of liar)

[Evil_Cowgod]

try using this, apparantly it starts before a lot of other stuff...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\KeyName
StubPath=C:\PathToFile\Filename.exe

[baja_yu]

There is a registry item that needs to be added to 2000/XP systems to enable parsing of Autoexec.bat file.

I forgot which it is, try searching your reg or google
for ParseAutoexec

When you change its value to 1
you will then be able to use it and delete files on boot.


Regards,
Baja

[Bellig]

The following Registry key might be useful:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

It runs tasks before Windows fully loads.