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Re: CD ROM Question



rick.ho@utoronto.ca wrote:
: On Sun, 12 May 1996 red.bug@ix.netcom.com wrote:
: > I have a good question for you.....
: > Executor will not read the Macintosh cd in windows 95....UNLESS:
: > I boot in MS Dos mode. Then, it reads it fine. Any suggestions?
: > Thanks! red.bug
: Executor requires the MS CD-ROM Extension (MSCDEX) to read a Mac format 
: CD, Windows 95 uses the new CDFS within the GUI.  When you boot or shell 
: out to MS DOS mode, Win 95 switches back to MSCDEX to let you use the 
: CD-ROM, that's why Executor can see Mac CDs only under MS DOS mode (not 
: MS DOS session).
Move the mscdex line from your DOSSTART.BAT file to your AUTOEXEC.BAT.


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