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From: timoney@cyberspace.com (David Timoney)
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Subject: Re: Mscdex no longer works.
Date: 6 Apr 1994 23:46:34 -0700
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Alan Hall (arh00@netcom.com) wrote:
: I seem to be having a problem with the cd-rom device driver, mscdex, 
: I had to re-format my hard disk due to a corruption problem, and after I
: re-loaded all the software, my mscdex no longer works.  I get a message
: that says "Incorrect DOS version".  The one that comes with DOS just
: hangs.  I have dos 6.2 loaded.  When I try to change to he F: drive, I
: get an unknown drive message.  Anyone have any ideas?? 

Typically, MSCDEX v2.1 and 2.2  expect MSDOS 4.0. To use it with newer
versions of DOS, you need to run the SETVER program that comes with DOS.
This 'lies' to programs that query for the DOS version via a software INT
request. SETVER should have MSCDEX predefined, so just add SETVER in your 
autoxec.bat before the MSCDEX line.

Dave
Humongous Entertainment