#DOS 6.0 Extension
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Bruce,
>> The DOS extension you are probably talking about is called MSCDEX. A
current version of MSCDEX is included with MS-DOS 6.0. <<
Yep, that sounds like the one which I need. Thanks.
Glad to hear that a _new_ version of MSCDEX is included in MS-DOS 6.0. That
means that it would probably be safe to take a chance and purchase it. I have
been running CDROM just fine for years using MS-DOS 3.2. But when trying to
install MS-DOS 5.0, I had no version 5.0 MSCDEX and so the CDROM would not run.
Hopefully, Microsoft 6.0 will allow me to call the new compressed hard disk
drive DRIVE C. Then I can continue to call my CDROM drive DRIVE D, and all
should be well using my old, very long, very complicated, factory installed
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
With STACKER, STACKER insisted in calling the compressed drive DRIVE D which
was already the label of my CDROM drive. This prevented me from using it under
my old AUTOEXEC.BAT, and so I returned STACKER to the store.
If Microsoft has no 800 number, and if I have problems with it, back DOS 6.0
will go to the store as well. It sounds nice, I want it, but I don't _need_ it.
Thanks again,
Dan
Dan, Stacker is faster and compresses better than DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE program. I
suggest waiting for the new Stacker 3.1 as it will be more invisible to the
user. Apparently you are not much into reading README files on your disks
because it tells you about MSCDEX. The older version of MSCDEX works under DOS
5.0 if you run SETVER to tell DOS to return the DOS 3.1 version number to
MSCDEX. You can also D/L a copy of MSCDEX from the MSL forum and several other
forums on CIS that is DOS 5.0 compatible without running SETVER. Unfortunately
DOS 6.0 does not allow you to call the compressed drive by another name. It
seems silly to give up a good program because you have to change some drive
letters in your autoexec.bat file.
Good luck!
Bruce
Thanks Bruce for the information. Off hand, do you know what label DOS 6.0
puts on the compressed drive? Hopefully not D or E or F because many persons
already have drives so labeled. Hopefully, Microsoft was wise enough to use a
_high_ letter to avoid conflicts. It was probably foolish for MS not to allow
relabeling of drives during instalation.
After installing DOS 6.0, does the computer then have two hardrives like the
computer does after installing STACKER?
I beginning to think that 6.0 is not worth the trouble. I have been satisfied
with 3.2 (using Executive Systems' XTREE/HOT combo as my DOS shell).
Dan
No, MS-DOS 6.0 does not allow you to change the drive letters and it does not
use high letters, so expect to change some batch files and even reinstall some
software. Especialy CD-ROM titles.
Bruce,
I've only got Stacker version 2 (no DOS 6 yet<g>) and I've heard that even this
version of Stacker is better than what comes with DOS 6. I've only got the
software version of Stacker, but I don't even notice it's there. Takes a little
longer to reboot the PC, but that's all.
I've set my CDROM drive as drive R. Well out of the way of interfering with
anything else<g>. I should probably use a lower drive letter to squeeze a few
extra bytes of memory, and if I do there's only one character to change on the
MSCDEX line.
If you get MSCDEX 2.21, I don't think you even need to run SETVER (for DOS 5).
Yep, just looked and I've REMmed it out<bg>
Adrian
Bruce: I see from your note that you know something about my problem. I will go
to the readme file in DOS 6..0 as you suggest. Let me state my problem anyway.
If you think I will need more help, please say so.
I lost my hard disk. When I reloaded my software, I used DOS 6.0. After loading
Sony CD-ROM extensions to run my Sony CD-ROM drive, I received the following
message,
"Incorrect DOS version"
"MSCDEX not installed"
The CONGIG.SYS and the AUTOEXEC.BAT files seem to have everything they should.
The SONY-CD directory is in place as is the MSCDEX.EXE file. On the other hand
I do not show a CD drive and cannot run it.
PETER