CONFIG.SYS - CALL Statements

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The Call statement in your config.sys file is used to run a program during the boot up. Programs started by Call are executed in the foreground, the boot stops until the program has finished.

• ATTRIB.EXE
• CACHEF32.EXE
• CHKDSK.COM
• CMD.EXE

DCF2.EXE

This driver is used by the DCF/2 disk compression program.

CALL=C:\DCF2\DCF2.EXE <parameter>

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EQNINDST.EXE

Part of DCAF (Distributed Console Access Facility)

ATTENTION: If you have not the IBM Internal Y2K fix it won't work after 31.12.1999

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EQNINNEW.EXE

Part of DCAF (Distributed Console Access Facility)

ATTENTION: If you have not the IBM Internal Y2K fix it won't work after 31.12.1999

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EQNKCTLD.EXE

Part of Netfinity* Version 5.20.3

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EQNKRCLD.EXE

Part of Netfinity* Version 5.20.3

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EQNRCLD.EXE

Part of DCAF (Distributed Console Access Facility)

ATTENTION: If you have not the IBM Internal Y2K fix it won't work after 31.12.1999

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

INIFLAG.EXE

Lotus cc:Mail NOTE: removes readonly flag from os2.ini

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

ISDNLOAD.EXE

AVM ISDN-Controller B1 PCI Coomon ISDN API loader

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MPTSTART.CMD

The file named MPTSTART.CMD contains Socket/MPTS configuration information for a workstation. Socket/MPTS creates and updates a MPTSTART.CMD file, based on your configuration selections using the Socket/MPTS window interface or using the response files.

CALL=drive:\OS2\CMD.EXE /Q /C drive:\MPTN\BIN\MPTSTART.CMD >NUL

MPTSTART.CMD is automatically started when the workstation is restarted by a call statement in the CONFIG.SYS file.

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

NETBIND.EXE

This program binds the protocols to the adapter driver that the NDIS Protocol Manager ( Protman.os2) tells it to.

CALL=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIND.EXE

NOTE: This program has no parameters.

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

PPS242A.EXE

Part of PolyPM Remote Service Management Solution

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

PPS371B.EXE

Part of PolyPM Remote Service Management Solution

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

PPS731B.EXE

IBM RS/2 Client delivered with the OS/2 Bonus Pak. Part of PolyPM Remote Service Management Solution.

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

PSNSBOOT.EXE

Warp Server for e-Business Boot Restore Utility Part of Backup and Restore (formerly Personally Safe N' Sound)

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

SHIFTRUN.EXE

IBM EWS program, that allows you to press shift during bootup, and run program (CMD.EXE), with a n second timeout before continuing.

CALL=\path\SHIFTRUN.EXE n (in seconds) program

TIP: By Steve Wendt: In other words, it boots normally, unless you press shift when this loads. If you press Shift, it starts CMD, and when you exit, it finished booting. Much easier than Alt-F1, F2.

Platform Support:

OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

• SRVATTCH.EXE
• SVDC.EXE
• SVDISK.EXE
• XCOPY.EXE