Windows Registry Persistence, Part 2: The Run Keys and Search-Order

Windows 98 still recognizes and works with the settings in WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI to maintain compatibility with 16-bit applications that are hard-wired to use these files for configuration data. Also, you still need CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT if you have hardware that requires real-mode drivers or software that requires specific DOS settings . Of course, 16-bit …

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