Hi if you want to have a go at a batch file, here is a simple one that will do what you want:
@echo off
xcopy /s/e/y LOCATION OF THE CONF.INI YOU WANT TO LOAD LOCATION OF IL2 ROOT FOLDER
cd LOCATION OF IL2 ROOT FOLDER
start il2fb.exe
Paste the above into notepad, save and rename the file .bat rather than .txt
Double-clicking this file will copy your conf.ini from a safe location (create a folder somewhere with each one in) and paste it into IL2, overwriting the one that is there already. It then starts IL2 so is pretty much automatic. You can create a shortcut to this .bat file to launch it from your desktop (right click, create shortcut).
Remember to backup your original conf.ini before running the .bat as it will overwrite it! You can create as many .bat as you want, each one loading a different conf.ini
Make sure there are no spaces in folder names or the .bat won't work
Test on a backup of your IL2 folder before trying on your main one!
Here is a real example, just to make clear where the file addresses go (obviously yours will be different):
@echo off
xcopy /s/e/y E:\IL2_1946\CONFSWITCHER\CONFDGEN E:\IL2_1946
cd E:\IL2_1946
start il2fb.exe
Above I have created a folder in IL2 root folder, called 'CONFSWITCHER'. Within 'CONFSWITCHER' folder is a folder for each conf.ini version I want and the conf.ini file is there. The above .bat loads my conf.ini for dgen campaigns which I have put in a folder called 'CONFDGEN'.
The easiest way to get the address of your files and folders is to navigate to them with Windows Explorer, left click on the address bar at the top so that the address shows, right click and copy. then paste into the .bat file
.bat files are useful and fun when you get used to them, worth a play if you haven't used them before. You can name the .bat file whatever you want so you know what it does and if you create a shortcut to it, you could change the icon on the shortcut to make it clear what it does.
Regards,
M