MS DOS Command: MENUCOLOR

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

Sets the text and background colors for the startup menu. You can use this command only within a menu block in your CONFIG.SYS file.

The startup menu is a list of choices that appears when you start your computer. You define a startup menu by using special CONFIG.SYS commands. Each item on the menu corresponds to a set of CONFIG.SYS commands called a "configuration block." A startup menu makes it possible to start your computer with a variety of configurations. For more information about defining multiple configurations, see the chapter "Configuring Your System" in the MS-DOS User's Guide.

Syntax

Parameters

Related Commands

The MENUCOLOR command is one of six special CONFIG.SYS commands for defining startup menus and multiple configurations. The other commands are as follows:

• The INCLUDE command, which includes the contents of one configuration block in another. This command cannot be included in a menu block.
• The MENUITEM command, which defines an item on the menu.
• The MENUDEFAULT command, which specifies the default menu item.
• The NUMLOCK command, which specifies the state of the NUM LOCK key when the startup menu appears. (Although NUMLOCK can be used anywhere in the CONFIG.SYS file, it is especially useful when defining a startup menu.)
• The SUBMENU command, which defines a submenu.

For an overview of the procedure for defining multiple configurations, see the topic Commands for Defining Multiple Configurations

Examples

The following MENUCOLOR command sets the menu text to bright white and the screen background to blue:

menucolor=15, 1