Article: Q99283
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.1
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SUMMARY
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When troubleshooting problems with Microsoft CD products, you may have to
restart your machine using your MS-DOS startup disks (that is, perform a "clean
boot"). This procedure helps eliminate possible conflicts with third-party
device drivers and other terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs. This
article discusses performing this procedure with a CD-ROM drive.
MORE INFORMATION
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When performing a "clean boot", you may need to retain access to the computer's
CD-ROM drive. The following lines must be retained in the computer's system
files:
REQUIRED
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AUTOEXEC.BAT File
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<drive>:\<path>\mscdex.exe <switches>
CONFIG.SYS File
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device=<drive>:\<path>\<cd-rom driver> <switches>
where <drive> represents the drive letter that contains the file,
<path> represents the path to the file, <cd-rom driver> represents
the filename of the CD-ROM driver and <switches> represents any relevant
software switches required by the device.
MAY BE REQUIRED
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CONFIG.SYS File
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device=<drive>:\<path>\setver.exe
where <drive> represents the drive letter that contains the file and
<path> represents the path to the file. This line will be needed if the
version of Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) was written for an earlier
version of MS-DOS than is currently installed on the system.
device=<drive>:\<path>\smartdrv.exe /double_buffer
where <drive> represents the drive letter that contains the file and
<path> represents the path to the file. Some older CD-ROM drives require
this entry for Windows to access the drive. For additional information about
this entry, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
troubleshooting and smartdrive and cd-rom abd emm386.exe and noems
In addition, some CD-ROM drives (such a some from Creative Labs) require a batch
file to be run at MS-DOS that will install additional switches required for the
MSCDEX.
Additional query words: tshoot 1.00 Publisher Nautilus
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100
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