[arachne] Re: ?win98 boot into dos by default?

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Udo,

> No, it's the other way round - it works on all machines but you have to
> disable the automatic power-off to see the effects.

> If Windows is able to pull the plug on your machine this means that it
> has access to the Power Management interface of the BIOS. Go to the BIOS
> setup and disable everything that sounds like APM, ACPI or Power
> Management. If this does not help - bad luck. You may have success if
> you go to the Windows setup and disable support for those functions
> there, but IIRC, Windows still finds a way to pull the plug if the
> interface is active even if it does not use any of the other power
> management functions.

I see. Nevermind, I'll just keep using my method so that I don't
have to fool around with CMOS. But I think I'll try it again next
time I have some other reason to change my CMOS.


Regards,


Ray Andrews
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