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From: Barry@nexthire.demon.co.uk (Barry Pickles)
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!parc!biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!nexthire.demon.co.uk!Barry
Subject: Re: MSCDEX - latest version ???
References: <1994Jun6.114355.5257@knight.vf.ge.com>
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Date: Wed, 8 Jun 1994 11:05:35 +0000
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In article <1994Jun6.114355.5257@knight.vf.ge.com>
           famous@meadow.mdso.vf.ge.com "Jonathan Famous" writes:

>
> Hi!
>
>  Probably an FAQ question here, but I have an older FAQ, and the answer in
>there applies to an older version, so....
>
>  I just upgraded hard drives, and in doing so upgraded to MS-DOS 6.21.
>  Now, when I run MSCDEX I get an "Incorrect DOS Version" error message
>and my CD-ROM drive doesn't go.
>  The old FAQ mentions that DOS 5.0 requires MSCDEX 2.21.
>
>  Is there a newer MSCDEX compatible with DOS 6.21, and where can I get it ??
>
>  thanks!
>
> - jfamous
>
>

If you have DOS 6.21, then you already have MSCDEX 2.23 - its in your DOS
subdirectory. Just amend the path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT to point
to it.
Barry


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