Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!parc!biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!portal.com!portal!vodem!rlbeard From: rlbeard@vodem.com (Roger Beard) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: MSCDEX - latest version ??? Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Jun 94 09:39:29 -0800 References: <1994Jun6.114355.5257@knight.vf.ge.com> Organization: The Vodem Project - Free Usenet Feed for All! Lines: 36 In <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! I believe that MSCDEX comes with DOS, from versions 5.00 and up. So, when you installed your new DOS version, you should have also installed the new MSCDEX. If it did not install, then check the DOS disks you installed from. It should be there, and I believe it is not in compressed form. Just copy it over to you DOS directory. If it is infact compressed, use Microsofts EXPAND.EXE program. It is included with Windows 3.1 and DOS, from version 5.X and up as well. Expand is very easy to use, much like PKUNZIP. Just type, from your C:\DOS directory, EXPAND A:\MSCDEX.EX_ MSCDEX.EXE That should do it (that is, if it was compressed, but my MSCDEX on my DOS 6.0 disks is not). By the way, I could not make it come up with a version number, but the file is dated 3/10/93, and is 25377 bytes long. Hope that helps! -- Roger Beard - RLBeard@Vodem.Com