A sample use of the winstart.bat file in Windows 95

This article discusses the winstart.bat batch file in Windows 95, detailing its utility and how it can be used to load the TIGA Communications Driver for enhanced graphics capabilities. It provides insights into the historical context and functionality of this lesser-known feature.

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In my earlier discussion of the the litte-known winstart.bat batch file in Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 , Danielix Klimax wondered whether it was useful in Windows 95, or whether it was primarily used only in Windows 3.x .

I found a reference to winstart.bat in the Windows 3.1 SETUP.TXT file :

Using the TIGA Display Driver ------------------------------- If you are using the TIGA display driver, you must load the TIGACD.EXE MS-DOS driver manually before running Setup to upgrade Windows. Otherwise, Windows will not upgrade your system properly. After successfully setting up Windows, you can increase the amount of conventional memory available to non-Windows applications when Windows is running in 386 enhanced mode by loading TIGACD.EXE from the WINSTART.BAT file. The WINSTART.BAT file runs…

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