#MSCDEX 2.21
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Hello,
Can anyone tell me what the definitions for the switches in MSCDEX.EXE
indicate? They are as follows:
MSCDEX [/E/K/S/V] [/D:DRIVER…] [/L:LETTER] [/M:BUFFER].
I understand the /D parameter and possibly the /M, but the rest remain
a mystery.
The reason I ask is because I believe MSCDEX.EXE and /or Norton
Desktop for Windows is causing an annoying little problem on my system. Every
time I start windows, just prior to the desktop coming up, I receive the error:
"System Error. Unable to Read From Drive E". My drive "E" is a Creative
Labs/Panasonic internal CD ROM drive. I called the tech folks at Symantic and
Microsoft and neither could figure it out. The best Symantic could tell me was
that NDW polls all the drives and to leave a CD in the drive, that's just a
quick fix and not a solution.
When I REM out the MCSDEX driver, I can start NDW with no errors, so
this is why I believe is has to be related to the MSCDEX driver in some way.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul…
I had the same problem till i binned NDW. Initially, I thought that some
.INI file had a reference to e:, but I cleaned out ALL references and STILL it
happened. In the end, I presumed wot Symantec told you. Can't see why NDW can
cope with empty A: B: but not CDROM's if MSCDEX makes it look like a normal
disk, but there you go. Maybe some techie can explain. You don;t mention yr
windows vn is it 3.0? If so, get 3.1, and bin NDW. All you'll miss is the
viewer and searcher, which you can still run.
Pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by "bin NDW"?
-cjh
Curtis,
>> bin NDW
He means throw away, dispose of, get rid of, trash etc NDW (Norton Desktop for
Windows)
I'm keeping an open mind on the merits of NDW; I'm only translating the
expression<g>
Adrian
Consign it to the bin, trash it, can it. In UK we call a trashcan a dustbin or
bin for short.
Ahhh, I forget about the international aspects here. Problem was bin is widely
used in the Unix world as short for binary. Almost every Unix system I've seen
has a BIN subdirectory where utility program (binary files) are stored. (Kind
of like a DOS or UTIL subdirectory.)
I thought maybe you had compiled a certain portion or something. Thanks for the
clarification.
I'm running NDW v2 and have just bought a CD-ROM drive. I find that every now
and then Windows seems to slow down and the CD drive squeeks for no apparent
reason, but I suppose that that is NDW checking the drive. I'm not about to
"bin" NDW though, too convenient and PM is the lamest interface on the planet.
Lots of people raving about the new PC-Tools for Windows though.
-cjh
There is documentation for the switches in file Laser3.txt in Library #4.