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Just put in the autoexec.bat<br />
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Sending keys to the program can be done by:<br />
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type keys.dat &gt;&nbsp;calmap.exe<br />
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where keys.dat contains the keys to be pressed.<br />

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Just put in the autoexec.bat

Sending keys to the program can be done by:

type keys.dat > calmap.exe

where keys.dat contains the keys to be pressed.


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How do I start calmap.exe before windows is launched? &nbsp;I think it was a shell command?
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How do I start calmap.exe before windows is launched?  I think it was a shell command?

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If I put this as the first part of my autoexec.bat, will it run before windows is launched?<br />
&nbsp; cd c:\calmap<br />
&nbsp; calmap.exe
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If I put this as the first part of my autoexec.bat, will it run before windows is launched?
  cd c:\calmap
  calmap.exe

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I need to recreate the turnkey DOS Batch script that I had in my laptop's autoexec.bat. &nbsp;It would start my DOS program (CALMAP.EXE) as my Windows 95 PC was booting up. &nbsp;I believe it would circumnavigate the normal boot process and start my DOS program quickly before windows was fully running. &nbsp;Then to run Windows 95, I would just exit CALMAP. &nbsp;I believe the script also sent keys to CALMAP to get it to the correct screen. &nbsp;FYI: This program (CALMAP) and the old laptop are used to tune my car so I want it to come up just by turning the laptop on. &nbsp;I had it working fine then my laptop was stolen. &nbsp;Now I can't remember how to write the script for my replacement laptop.
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I need to recreate the turnkey DOS Batch script that I had in my laptop's autoexec.bat.  It would start my DOS program (CALMAP.EXE) as my Windows 95 PC was booting up.  I believe it would circumnavigate the normal boot process and start my DOS program quickly before windows was fully running.  Then to run Windows 95, I would just exit CALMAP.  I believe the script also sent keys to CALMAP to get it to the correct screen.  FYI: This program (CALMAP) and the old laptop are used to tune my car so I want it to come up just by turning the laptop on.  I had it working fine then my laptop was stolen.  Now I can't remember how to write the script for my replacement laptop.

DOS Batch Turnkey system for Win95

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Windows OS

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.