This patch will modify "IO.SYS", "COMMAND.COM" and "REGENV32.EXE" in order to
unhide the Real DOS-Mode on Windows ME systems, resulting in a similar boot
process to the one available in Windows 9x. This will allow, for example, to
reach DOS directly by pressing "Shift-F8" at boot-up, to use "CONFIG.SYS" and
"AUTOEXEC.BAT" before Windows loads, and to set up a startup menu.
Note that whenever the instructions that follow refer to "C:\WINDOWS", you
should specify the correct directory in which Windows ME is installed.
Before applying the patch, make sure that the tasks below are completed:
1. Create a temp directory and copy into it "C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM",
"C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EBD\IO.SYS" and "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REGENV32.EXE".
The patch should be executed from the same directory.
2. Make sure that the three files are writable, by running from the temp
directory "ATTRIB -R -H -S *.*".
In case you haven't performed these tasks yet, you can stop the patch now.