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Subject:	Re: CDROM in DOS
From:	Peter Ramins <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 18 Jul 1999 02:19:02 -0400
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>I am currently running Win95 ver 4.00.950B.  I have a Toshiba 32x CDROM
>drive and I am trying to get it to work in an MSDOS session.  In the
>autoexec.bat file I have included the following  " mscdex.exe
>/g:mscd000"  Now the Drive letter g: is recognized, but I get the
>"Abort, Retry, Fail" message now.  I am assuming that I still need a
>device entry in the Config.sys file, but haven't been able to ferret out
>the right entry.  Can anyone help me with this?


    Actually, yes... CD-ROMs need individual drivers with an entry in
config.sys to work in MS-DOS mode. I would try hitting Toshiba's website and
looking there for a DOS compatible driver for your cd drive. The driver .zip
or .exe would more than likely include instructions on how to add the
correct entries to config.sys and autoexec.bat, or include a program/batch
file to do it for you.

-Peter

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