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Sysedit

System Configuration Editor, commonly known by its filename Sysedit, is a specialized text/ASCII editor for core Microsoft Windows configuration files. This executable is installed in the Windows system directory: %windir%\SYSTEM or %windir%\SYSTEM32. Sysedit was bundled with and automatically installed by every version of Windows from Windows 3.0 up to Windows 98 SE. Support was discontinued with Windows Me. Sysedit features a multiple-document interface, opening all of the aforementioned configuration files at once in separate daughter windows whenever launched.

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System Configuration Editor
DeveloperMicrosoft
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeConfiguration management
LicenseBundled application under parent OS license
Websitewww.microsoft.com

System Configuration Editor, commonly known by its filename Sysedit, is a specialized text/ASCII editor for core Microsoft Windows configuration files (such as PROTOCOL.INI, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT).1 This executable is installed in the Windows system directory: %windir%\SYSTEM (Windows 3.x and 9x editions)1 or %windir%\SYSTEM32 (Windows NT editions).2 Sysedit was bundled with and automatically installed by every version of Windows from Windows 3.0 up to Windows 98 SE.3 Support was discontinued with Windows Me.4 Sysedit features a multiple-document interface, opening all of the aforementioned configuration files at once in separate daughter windows whenever launched.1

Other Microsoft operating systems that include Sysedit are Windows XP,5 Windows Vista (Service Pack 2),6 Windows Server 2008,7 and Windows 7 (32-bit only).8

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References

  1. Davis, Frederic E. (1993). The Windows 3.1 Bible. Peachpit Press. p. 286. ISBN 1566090156 – via the Internet Archive.
  2. Sanna, Paul; John Enck (1996). Using Windows NT Workstation 4.0. Que. pp. 319–320. ISBN 0789706733 – via Google Books.
  3. Murphy, Paul (November 8, 2005). "Tips, Tricks and Hints for Windows 3.0: Install and Use SYSEDIT". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 19/20. Ziff-Davis. p. 115 – via Google Books.
  4. Spector, Lincoln (April 2001). "Windows 98 Utilities Missing in Windows Me?". PC World. Vol. 19, no. 4. IDG Publications. pp. 186–188 – via the Internet Archive.
  5. Karp, David A.; Tim O'Reilly; Troy Mott (2002). Windows XP in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly. pp. 293–294. ISBN 9780596002497 – via Google Books.
  6. Karp, David A.; Tim O'Reilly; Troy Mott (2002). Windows Vista in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly. p. 538. ISBN 9780596515423 – via Google Books.
  7. Russel, Charlie; Sharon Crawford (2008). Windows Server 2008 Administrator's Companion (ebook ed.). Pearson Education. ISBN 0735642486 – via Google Books.
  8. Windows7パーフェクトマスター [Windows 7]. Perfect Master. Shuwa System. 2010. p. 422. ISBN 4798024848 – via Google Books.