"Bare Bones" Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Startup

WIN /N /D:CFSVX

WIN [/B] [/N] [/D: [C] [F] [S] [V] [X]]

/B Creates a file. BOOTLOG.TXT, that records system messages generated during system startup (boot).

/N Causes WINDOWS not to load network drivers.

/D: Used in combination with one or more of the following switches for troubleshooting when WINDOWS does not start correctly.

C Turns off 32-bit file access.

F Turns off 32-bit disk access. Equivalent to SYSTEM.INI file setting: 32BitDiskAccess=FALSE

S Specifies that WINDOWS should not use ROM address space between FOOO:0000 and 1 MB for a break point. Equivalent to SYSTEM.INI file setting: SystemROMBreakPoint=FALSE.

V Specifies that the ROM routine will handle interrupts from the hard disk controller. Equivalent to SYSTEM.INI file setting: VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE

X Excludes all of the adapter area from the range of memory that WINDOWS scans to find unused space. Equivalent to SYSTEM.INI file setting: EMMExclude=AOOO-FFFF.