bat& sys files?!

is this a school report question?

Right click on autoexec.bat and select EDIT

Same with config.sys

These files ONLY pertain to 98. XP uses different protocols.

Autoexec loads programs - memory resident - cd drive loader, dos based sound, etc.

Config.sys tells the os what specific drivers it needs - CD Rom, Mouse, Max files, maximum drives avail, etc.

You can read both files with any text editor they are plain ASCII text.

For the most part these two files are legacy files left over from DOS. Windows 98 uses them a great deal but now their functions have been absorbed into the windows XP Regestry.

The Autoexec.bat file is just a special Batch file that Executes automattically after the config.sys is processed. It can contain almost any command that can be executed from a command line as well as a few special batch commands.

Config.sys comannds define to the operating system how your system will be configured. "They provide a method to load device drivers,"..."set the number of open files and buffers to use and install some memory resident programs into high memory or upper memory blocks."

Any good DOS reference should be able to fill in the detailes for you.