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CREATIVE CD-ROM INSTALLATION : Latest Information
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This file contains information not available during the printing of
the manual. Please read its contents before you proceed with the
installation procedure.
This file contains the following sections :
1. Running the Installation Program
2. Using Creative IDE CD-ROM Drive in MSDOS Mode
3. Updating drivers for Windows 95
4. MSCDEX driver
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1. RUNNING THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM
The installation program allows you to set up your CD-ROM drive under
Windows 3.1/DOS or Windows 95.
To set up your drive in Windows 3.1/DOS, run INSTALL.EXE at the DOS prompt.
To set up your drive in Windows 95, run SETUP.EXE in Windows 95.
2. USING CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM DRIVE IN MSDOS MODE
Note: Read this section only if you are using a Windows 95 based system.
When you open a MSDOS mode session in Windows 95, the system will close
all other active Windows-based or MS-DOS based programs. You can return
to Windows by typing exit.
There are two ways you can open a MS-DOS mode session.
I). Shutdown the system and choose the Restart the computer in MSDOS
mode option.
II). Change your MSDOS prompt properties by checking the MSDOS mode box
under the Advanced Program Settings. You can specify if you want
to use the current MSDOS configuration, or specify a new
configuration.
Under MSDOS mode, you need the drivers for DOS to be loaded. The
installation program will modify the DOSSTART.BAT file located in the
Windows directory so as to load your CD-ROM driver under DOS, when you
shutdown to MSDOS mode.
The following lines are added to the DOSSTART.BAT.
C:\<dir>\Dosdrv\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\Dosdrv\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\<win95dir>\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
Remarks:
a. <dir> is your target installation directory.
b. <win95dir> is the Windows 95 directory.
If you choose to go to MSDOS mode by changing the MSDOS prompt properties
and choosing a new configuration, you need to add the following lines
to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
C:\<win95dir>\CTCM
C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\Drv\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\<win95dir>\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
Remarks:
a. <dir> is your target installation directory.
Note: If the filename of your target directory is more than 8 characters
(i.e. you are using the long filename feature of Windows 95), the filename
must be shortened, as required for DOS.
E.g., If your target directory is "Program Files", then you need to refer
to it as PROGRA~1. This is because MSDOS has a restriction on the length
of the filename and directory name.
b. <win95dir> is the Windows 95 directory.
3. UPDATING DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95
To update the drivers required for Windows 95:
a. In the Control Panel folder, double-click the System icon to show the
System Properties dialog box.
b. Select the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
c. Double-click the appropriate item e.g. "Sound, video and game controllers"
to display the devices installed in your system.
d. Double-click the device you wish to update (For example Creative Labs
Sound Blaster 16 or AWE-32).The Properties dialog box of the selected
device appears.
e. Select the Driver tab in the Properties dialog box and choose Change Driver.
The Select Device dialog box appears.
f. Choose Have Disk in the Select Device dialog box.
The Install From Disk dialog box appears.
g. Enter the path where the new drivers are located and choose OK.
The Select Device dialog box appears.
h. Choose OK to return to the Properties dialog box.
i. Choose OK to exit the Properties dialog box.
The drivers will be copied to your Windows directory.
j. Choose Close to exit the System Properties dialog box.
The System Settings Change dialog box appears.
k. Choose OK to restart your system.
4. MSCDEX.EXE DRIVER
To use your CD-ROM drive under Windows 3.1 or DOS, the Microsoft CD-ROM
extension driver (MSCDEX.EXE) must be loaded.
The installation allows you to search for this driver in your system.
It will then copy this driver to your <dir>\DRV directory and place
a command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load this driver when your system
boots up.
Note : <dir> is your target installation directory.
If you do not have the MSCDEX.EXE driver in your system, option 2 allows
you to add a remarked statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you do so,
you will then need to obtain this driver from your vendor and copy it to
your <dir>\DRV sub-directory. Finally, remember to remove "REM" from the
command that loads the MSCDEX.EXE driver in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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