rAt 11:37 PM 9/7/98 , you wrote:
>Packard Bell POS P75, Win95a, Wearnes 24x
>
>Thank you very much for the information.  I deleted the config.sys line
>and installed the drivers.  The program put in a line in my config.sys.
>I have no problem with that.
>
>The install program put in a line into the top of my autoexec.bat:
>LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /E:NCI000  /V.  My current line is:
>rem - by Windows Setup - LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.MSCDEX.EXE /E:MSCD0001
>>    /M:20 /S.  I may be slow, but why can't I just change my original line from
>/E:MSCD0001 to /E:NCI000?
>
>? Do I need the line the install program put in?  If so, how do I
>reconcile the fact my usual autoexec.bat cdrom line started with "rem"?
>If I need the line do I keep the "/V"?  I have no idea what it means.  I
>also don't know what my original line with the "/M:20 /S" means.  Do I
>have to keep that in?  If I need to keep the new line, does it belong at
>the beginning of autoexec.bat instead of my current "@ECHO OFF."
>
>Sorry this is so long.

Do not apologize for taking the space you need to ask a question or
give a good answer...   it is better than those "one line toss-away answers."

First, you can put your MSCDEX.EXE line after the @Echo Off statement.
This statement only attempts to not display verbage as command lines
are processed or drivers loaded from the Autoexec.bat...  it has no effect
on the processing.

Here are the definitions of the switches for MSCDEX.EXE:

/s   This switch makes the drive a "shared" drive for a network, (not required
       if you are not on a network).

/e    This switch specifies that the drive use Expanded memory to store sector
       buffers if it is available, (not necessary with Win95 as it manages the memory),
       and only works if you have loaded EMM386.exe to create expanded memory

/m   This specifies the number of sector buffers the drive should use, (not necessary
        with win95)

/d    This switch specifies the drive signature or a 'name' for the manufacturer's
        CD driver to link to the operating system's driver, (MSCDEX.EXE).   Anything
        can be used as a defining signature...   I use NOSPIN all the time, as in:
         /d:nospin  for both drivers.

So, your lines would look like this:

Config.sys:
    c:\cd_dirctory\cd_driver.sys /d:NC1000
Autoexec.bat:
    c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /d:NC1000

Any line after a REMARK, (rem), statment is not used by your system and can
be deleted.    The "N" statement or switch at the end of MSCDEXE.EXE is not
a valid option and is serving no purpose...

If you load a CD Driver from the config.sys file, you do not need a MSCDEX driver
loaded in the Autoexec.bat.   If it is there, Win95 will unload it and load it's
own driver, (even if it is the same driver).   That is why Win95 "remarks" the
statement out.




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