MSCDEX provides access to CD-ROM drives. MSCDEX can be loaded
from your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file or from the command prompt. (The device driver that came
with your CD-ROM drive must be loaded from your CONFIG.SYS file.
For more information, see NOTES)
The MSCDEX command should not be used after Windows has started.
SYNTAX
MSCDEX /D:driver [/D:driver2... ] [/E] [/K] [/S] [/V] [/L:letter]
PARAMETERS
/D:driver1 [D:driver2... ]
Specifies the driver signature of the first CD-ROM device driver.
The driver1 parameter must match the parameter specified by
the /D switch on the CONFIG.SYS command that starts the corresponding
CD-ROM device driver.
The MSCDEX command must include at least one /D switch. To install
additional CD-ROM device drivers, specify an additional /D switch
for each device driver.
/E
Specifies that the CD-ROM driver be allowed to use expanded
memory, if available, to store sector buffers.
/K
Specifies that MS-DOS should recognize CD ROM volumes encoded
in Kanji. By default, MS-DOS does not recognize Kanji CD ROM
volumes.
/S
Enables sharing of CD ROM drives on MS-NET or Windows for Workgroups
servers.
/V
Directs MSCDEX to display memory statistics when it starts.
/L:letter
Specifies the drive letter to assign the first CD ROM drive.
If you have more than one CD ROM drive, MS-DOS assigns additional
CD ROM drives subsequent available drive letters.
/M:number
Specifies the number of sector buffers.
For the complete help file, goto the utilities
page and download the OLD DOS UTILITIES.