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Re: Interlnk can't see my CD drive ?

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From: Roger Hamlett
Date: Fri, 03 May 1996 00:00
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In article: <PfDMxDA0pTixEw8H@gaffers.demon.co.uk>  Gaffer <gaffers@gaffers.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I have recently tried to use Interlnk/Intersvr to access the CD ROM
> drive on my desktop PC from a laptop.
> 
> Whilst I can see the other logical drives OK (C and D are logical drives
> on a single disk), it says 'drive not present' when I try to look at the
> E: drive.  I have set drives:4 on the command line but still no luck.
> 
> Does anyone have experience of this facility please, and have any idea
> what I'm doing wrong ?
Add  '/S', to the end of your MSCDEX line. This is required, if a CD is to
be visible across any network, allowing the drive to be 'shared'. I have
never tried it with interlink, but it should be the solution.

Best Wishes

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