Command-Line Switches for MSCDEX.EXE
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.x, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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Microsoft Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 98
SUMMARY
This article describes the command-line switches for Microsoft's CD-ROM
Extension, Mscdex.exe, versions 2.21, 2.22, and 2.95.
Mscdex.exe is available from CD-ROM vendors, with the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, 6.2
Upgrade, and 6.21 Upgrade, and with Windows 95/98.
MORE INFORMATION
Mscdex.exe is a CD-ROM "redirector." It hooks into the MS-DOS or Windows
operating system the same way the network redirector does to obtain access
to files that are not on local hard or floppy disks. As far as MS-DOS or
Windows is concerned, CD-ROM drives look just like network drives.
MSCDEX splices itself in front of the network redirector and takes requests
belonging to CD-ROM drives and passes the rest to redirectors (such as
network redirectors).
Command Line Switches
The following is the command line for MSCDEX.EXE:
MSCDEX.EXE: /D:x /M:n /E /V /L:x /S /K
The following table defines the MSCDEX.EXE command-line switches:
Switch Definition
/D:<device name> - Allows you to specify a name for the device
driver. This name must be identical to the
device name used in the CONFIG.SYS file.
/M:<n> - Specifies the number of sector buffers used
to cache the path table of a CD-ROM disk.
Typically, each drive should have a minimum
of four to five buffers. The larger this
number is, the less your computer will have
to read directly from the CD-ROM drive.
/E - Tells MSCDEX.EXE to use expanded memory if
your system is using expanded memory.
/V - Displays information on memory usage
when you boot your PC.
/L:<drive letter> - Allows you to specify the letter you want
to assign to the first CD-ROM drive.
/S - Allows the CD-ROM to be shared on MS-NET
based systems.
/K - Tells MSCDEX.EXE to use any KANJI (Japanese)
file structures, if present, rather than the
default of alphanumeric file structures.
Additional query words:
5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 share
cd rom device parameters delimiters dos win95x
Keywords : win31 win95 win98 cddrive wfwg
Version : 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 95 | 5.x 6.
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo