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Re: Recognizing CDs (DOS ones show!)



>>>>> "Matt" == mpsmock  <mpsmock@gnn.com> writes:
In article <4qa724$ouc@news-e2d.gnn.com> mpsmock@gnn.com (mpsmock) writes:


    Matt> I downloaded the evaluation copy of Executor last night.  As
    Matt> a longtime Mac user who recently had to purchase a PC due to
    Matt> work requirements, I am really happy to see that familiar
    Matt> interface on my screen.  I am having trouble getting
    Matt> Executor to recognize Mac CDs, though.  If there is a DOS CD
    Matt> in my drive, it will show it, and let me see the files on
    Matt> it.  When I put in any of my Mac CDs, though, it won't even
    Matt> show that it's there?  Any ideas?

If you're running Win'95, then you need to run the 16-bit version of
MSCDEX.  Unfortunately the procedure for doing that varies
considerably from machine to machine.  If you have free access to
tech. support via a phone, bbs or internet group you should ask "What
do I put in my config.sys and autoexec.bat to load my CD-ROM driver
and then get the 16-bit version of MSCDEX started?"

Most likely your config.sys will need a line that looks something like this:

device=c:\scsi\cdrom.sys/d:cdrom

and your autoexec.bat will need a line that looks something like this:

mscdex/d:cdrom

The portion that varies from system to system is the the path and name
of your CD-ROM driver.  In the example above (on a SCSI based PC),
it's "c:\scsi\cdrom.sys", but I don't know what it will be on your
system.

After you've done that, you may still need to restart your machine in
DOS mode in order to get to the CD-ROM, but once you've got the old
version of MSCDEX running you should be able to read Mac formatted
CD-ROMs, at least from E/D when run from DOS.

    Matt> Thanks,

    Matt> Matt Smock

I hope this helps.  If it doesn't, post again with the details of your
machine and maybe someone else here can give you better instructions.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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