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EXPAND environment variable
I continue to tinker... I have removed the set EXPAND=YES and it seems to have no impact on my autoexec.bat successfully decompressing (using extract) the ebd.cab file onto a ramdisk (i tried several commands without issue). If this environment variable served a purpose at one time, it...- bigfatroundguy
- Post #2
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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EXPAND environment variable
Does anyone know the effect that the following command has within an Autoexec.bat file: set EXPAND=YES It is typically found on bootdisks and I googled everywhere and found nothing- bigfatroundguy
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Registry Hack - Start Menu
LOB, thank you for the suggestion. I was not aware of dynamic values like this. In any event, I did try it but unfortunately, it did not work. I verified that it was getting the value written to the registry in the manner you instructed through the Run command. While it did write to the...- bigfatroundguy
- Post #10
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Registry Hack - Start Menu
your easter egg url definitely gets to it. your 2nd url clearly highlites it. so what do you think, is it possible to remove?- bigfatroundguy
- Post #7
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Registry Hack - Start Menu
thank you for the suggestion. i found this link and tried. it didn't work. for the record, here are the hacks i tried that failed (i believe your suggestion is either the 1st or 2nd) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\IDConfigDB\CurrentDockInfo] "EjectableDocks"=dword:00000000...- bigfatroundguy
- Post #5
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Registry Hack - Start Menu
No, this is not a wind up. I have a notebook computer that is ACPI-compliant (thus it support hot docking/undocking). When docked, the Start Menu from bottom upwards reads, ShutDown, Eject PC, Log Off ..., Run, Help, Find etc. I am tired of accidently selecting Eject PC instead of Shutdown and...- bigfatroundguy
- Post #3
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Registry Hack - Start Menu
Does anyone know how to remove "Eject PC" from the Start Menu with a registry hack?- bigfatroundguy
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
