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can i do this with mscdex.exe?

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Name: wishy
Date: July 12, 2002 at 01:11:51 Pacific
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i have two cd roms, but i want to install only one by using mscdex.exe. is it possible? would you please illuminate my way?



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Name: Dan Penny
Date: July 12, 2002 at 05:47:15 Pacific
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Sure, in your config.sys you'll have an entry similar to; (Your paths/drivers will differ)

DEVICEhigh=e:\command\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01

or possibly two lines, one for each drive;

DEVICEhigh=e:\command\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01
DEVICEhigh=e:\command\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE02

In your autoexec.bat you should have the line(s) for mscdex;

LH %WINBOOTDIR%\COMMAND\MSCDEX.exe /D:MTMIDE01 /M:10
LH %WINBOOTDIR%\COMMAND\MSCDEX.exe /D:MTMIDE02 /M:10

Just place "rem " (no quotes, there's a space after the m) at the beginning of the second mscdex line in autoexec.bat, do the same for the second driver load line in config.sys. The system will load only one, but it will be the ~first~ one it "finds".


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