Re: RealMode Driver Help

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From: Raist
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:00

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Go to control panel, add/remove programs on the win98 machine and create a
startup disk. It should have everything on it.


"Alabasta" <destabi@excite.com> wrote in message
news:9a1hqe$925$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Here's a real newbie question I guess a guru here may be able to help.
>
> I am loading win95 from cd rom and thought I had a startup disk that would
> allow this . BUT NO!!!
>
> I forgot i need to load the cd drive drivers so I copied MSCDEX.exe from a
> Win98 machine and added it to the start up disk.(the disk is one made with
> the add/remove programs - startup disk - so it must be fairly generic)
>
> I then had to edit config.sys and autoexec.bat but i know mscdex goes in
th
> autoexec.bat file but I am unsure of the model of the cd drive.
>
> Is mscdex.exe truely generic in realmode or must I find a driver
> compatible??
> Would this line do the deed???
>
> LH A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD0001 /M:30 /L:D
>
> can you confirm I ve thought of enough before I go back and try again
>
>
>

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