CONFIG.SYS RUN Statements

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The Run statement in your config.sys file is used to run a program during boot up. Programs started by Run are executed in the background. The following pages describe these entries:

ACPIDAEMON.EXE - ACPI support
ACTVCOLL.EXE - Process Commander
AEFSDMN.EXE - The AEFS daemon
AFNBINI.EXE
APMDAEMN.EXE - APM 1.2
ASP4INIT.EXE
ATKINIT.EXE
BATSERV.EXE - Watcom
CACHE.EXE - HPFS cache
CACHE386.EXE - HPFS 386 cache

CALIBRATE.EXE-C

See DEVICE=TOUCH.SYS

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

CFOSD2.EXE

Starts the cFos-Daemon.

RUN=C:\Cfos\Cfosd2.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

CLKBASIC.EXE

eCS Clock Daemon. eCS Clock is developed by Mark Eckstein and intended to run only on eComStation.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	eCS

DB2UPM.EXE

Runs the U(ser) P(rofile) M(anager) from DB2.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	Yes	Yes	Yes

DDAEMON.EXE

This daemon process is required for the Netware requester. A daemon is a background process that usually carries out administrative tasks for the system without you knowing it. This "daemon" is required for the requester to be active.

RUN=\Netware\DDaemon.exe <parameter>

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

DMISL.EXE

DTAD.EXE

Streaming Data Transport Agent (DTA) daemon for eComStation.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	eCS

EVFSCTL.EXE

RUN=\ECS\BIN\EVFSCTL.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	eCS

EXT2_LW.EXE

This driver is needed by the ext2 file system driver.

RUN=\OS2\Fs\Ext2\Ext2_lw.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
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EXTENDFS.EXE
GENAUDD.EXE
GSVDAEMN.EXE - Intel SpeedStep
HELPERW.EXE - GenMAC helper
HFS.EXE - Mac HFS
HYBERSET.EXE
IBMCSFLK.EXE - Corrective service file lock
IBMLANLK.EXE

IOMGSYNC.EXE

Necessary for the Iomega Tools protect, lock, iomgfmt, remount, unitinfo, addman and readme

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
?	Yes	Yes	Yes

IP2XDMN.EXE

Dualstor Backup Daemon.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

IRDNDS.EXE

Needed to run IBM Infrared NDIS MAC Driver

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

ISOFSDMN.EXE

KBFAST.EXE

Runs keyboard enhancer to speed up keyboard.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

LANDLL.EXE

This starts the TCPIP/peer Stack.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

LANMSGEX.EXE

This is part of the messaging system in MPTS.

RUN=\IBMCOM\LANMSGEX.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

LOGDAEM.EXE - system error logging

LSDAEMON.EXE

This is part of the OS/2 File and Print Client.

RUN=\IBMLAN\NETPROG\Lsdaemon.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

LT_MON.EXE

Lucent Technologies Modem Monitor An older version is available at http://www.drmartinus.de/notebook2/notebook.htm

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

LVMALERT.EXE

Part of the L(ogical) V(olume) M(anager) in Warp Server for e-business

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	Yes

MIDIDMON.EXE

This is for MIDI.

RUN=C:\MMOS2\mididmon.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
2.1	Yes	Yes	Yes

MMFIX.EXE

This help to solve the repeating system sounds problem with SND.DLL. (Reference eComStation bug 2874). By David Azarewicz.

RUN=C:\MMOS2\MMFIX.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	eCS

MMHELPDD.EXE

This is for MIDI.

RUN=C:\MMOS2\MMHELPDD.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

MSENSIT.EXE

From the FM-Utils, accelerates the mouse.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MWSTART.EXE

Daemon for the MWAVE Modem for IBM Thinkpads

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	Yes	Yes	Yes

NBDAEMON.EXE

This statement loads the Netware NetBIOS daemon.

RUN=C:\NETWARE\NBDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

NBTCP.EXE

ND.EXE

To mount NDFS at startup add this complete line

RUN=\ndfs\nd.exe automnt drive:\fullpath\to\resconfig.ndc

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

NDCTL.EXE

Starts Netdrive Control Program. Netdrive is a new utility for OS/2 users which allows to mount an ftp site or a local directory or a network resource to a virtual volume.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

NET.EXE

Starts the requester immediately and not with startup.cmd, the startup folder or with logon.

RUN=\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NET.EXE START REQ

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

NETBIND.EXE

NMPBIND.EXE

Named Pipe used by the Watcom C/C++ compiler.

RUN=\Watcom_C\Binp\Nmpbind.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

NPDAEMON.EXE

This statement provides NamedPipes NetBIOS support for Netware.

RUN=\Netware\Npdaemon.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

NVCSRV2.EXE

Part of Norman Antivirus.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

NWDAEMON.EXE

This statement provides IPX packet exchange.

RUN=\NETWARE\NWDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

PC.EXE

Executable from Process Commander

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

QRYMMCD.EXE - Queries the Audio CD

RAMDISK.EXE

Creates a RAM drive together with RAM(64).IFS every boot.

Variable:

driveletter: - creates a Ramdisk called driveletter:

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

REXINIT.EXE

Makes sure that rexx is loaded and ready to process the MultiDesk2 rexx scripts. MultiDesk2 (available at http://guadagnino.tripod.com) adds Multi User capability - separate Desktop and Sound Scheme for each User.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

RSRV.EXE - registry server
SMSTART.EXE

SPDAEMON.EXE

This statement starts the Netware daemon to handle the SPX packets.

RUN=\NETWARE\SPDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

SSESCTL.EXE

RUN=C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\bin\ssesctl.exe --source <path 1>?<path 2> --

ex: RUN=C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\bin\ssesctl.exe --source C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\etc\passwd?C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\etc\acls --

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	?	Yes	Yes

START_S0.EXE

For Teles ISDN Cards.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

STHDAEM.EXE

Daemon for StHWMon, a temperature/fan/voltage monitor for W83781D/W83782D/VIA 82C686 chips.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

TVCTL.EXE

Starts the TVFS control program.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

ULTRADMN.EXE

Run statement for Gravis Ultra Soundcard (discontinued)

Must be used to get MIDI sounds to work with Gravis Ultra Soundcards drive:\ULTRAPNP or drive:\ULTRASND is location for MIDI patches.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
2.1	Yes	Yes	Yes

UNICHECK.EXE

Unimaint background daemon.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

UPDSIG.EXE

The tool UpdSig adds or updates adjustable intervals in at most 10 different signature files for mailers and/or newsreaders.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

USBMON.EXE

USB daemon to detect add and removals of devices.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	Yes	Yes	Yes

VDOSCTL.EXE

VFAT-LW.EXE

This driver is needed by the Vfat file system driver.

RUN=\OS2\VFAT-LW.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

VFBWC.EXE

VLANINIT.EXE

Part of OS/2 Virtual LAN Kernel.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

VNRMINIT.EXE

This statement is used by the File and Print Client.

RUN=\IBMLAN\NETPROG\VNRMINIT.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

WCCAD.EXE

WatchCat 2.1 CAD Package Control Program.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

WIPEBOOT.EXE

BocaSoft WipeOut/2 screen saver program.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

ZANDA.EXE

Loads Norman Ver. 5.2 Antivirus engine ZANDA.EXE, part of suite.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
		Yes	Yes

ZLITE.EXE

Part of Norman Antivirus.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
		Yes	Yes