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Syntax
Syntax: MSCDEX.EXE /D:x /M:n /E /V /L:x /S /K
| /D:Device name |
Allows you to specify the name for the driver. This must be identical
to the device name in the Config.sys file. Usually MSCD0001 is commonly used. |
| /M:<n> |
Specifies the number of sector buffers to cache the path table of a CD-ROM disk.
Typically, each drive should have four to five buffers. The larger this number is, the
less your computer will read directly from the CD-ROM drive. |
| /E |
Tells MSCDEX.exe to use expanded memory. |
| /V |
Displays information on memory usage when you boot your PC. |
| /L:<drive letter> |
Specifies the letter you wan to assign the first CD-ROM drive. Such as D: |
| /S |
Allows the CD-ROM to be shared on MS-NET based systems. |
| /K (Japanese) |
Tells MSCDEX.EXE to use any KANJI file structures, if present rather than the default
of alphanumeric file structures. |
Extra Notes:
When loading the MSCDEX line in Windows 3.x that you specify the LASTDRIVE=
statement, such as LASTDRIVE=Z
Examples
Below is an example of how the MSCDEX line should look in your autoexec.bat:
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
Remember that the above example, if used,
must have the same device driver name as the
CD-ROM driver in the config.sys.
Additional information about the
autoexec.bat / config.sys can be found on our autoexec.bat
/ config.sys page.
Additional information about loading MS-DOS CD-ROM drivers can be found
on our CD-ROM drivers page.
Errors and issues
When booting I
receive message "MSCDEX is already running" and if I continue, all
programs will stop running.
It is likely that you have more
than
one MSCDEX statement in your autoexec.bat. Edit the autoexec.bat and
place a REM in front of one of the MSCDEX lines in the autoexec.bat.
Additional information about editing the autoexec.bat can be found
on our autoexec.bat / config.sys page.
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