#Mscdex for Dos5.0
5 messages in this thread
David,
You need version 2.21. MS has pulled it from their bbs, but I heard
last week that it was available here. Try the Microsoft Knowledge base
here. (GO MSKB).
Frank
Ok, what's the problem with v2.20? I'm running it with MS-DOS 5.0 and
haven't noticed any problems.
Tom
Tom,
In their infinite wisdom microsoft set MSCDEX to check for DOS
versions of 3.1 to 4.x. Dos 5 obiously doesn't qualify. Normally SETVER,
which installs itself with Dos 5 takes care of this, but there are systems
on which Setver doesn't "take." (I'm sure Microsoft says no way, but there
have been too many reports here (and I've seen it myself).) MSCDEX 2.21 is
patched to run with Dos 5 W/o Setver.
Frank
Frank, MS won't supply it to anybody, except a manufacturer or distributor;
and they won't even tell you to whom they supply it cuz they don't
officially support v2.21. (Wonderful service, Bill!) It used to be here,
but no longer, alas. If you locate a freebie source, please let me know so
I can update a library file I maintain on the subject; the only place for
download I've found is a subscription ($$) BBS in Oregon. TIA… Kevin–