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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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