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Thread ID: 49062	2004-09-09 06:10:00	MSCDEX.EXE on bootable floppy	Scattershot06 (4844)	Press F1

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270628	2004-09-09 06:10:00	I have this file on my bootable floppy disk, but I can't seem to open it when I boot-up from the floppy. I couldn't find the answer on www.bootdisk.com. And I have a file called OAKCDROM.SYS, what do I use that for???	Scattershot06 (4844)
270629	2004-09-09 06:18:00	oakcdrom.sys is a system file to allow access to your CDROM drive whilst in DOS. mscdex.exe is a bunch of MicroSoft CD EXtensions used in association with the .sys file to access the CDROM under DOS. Useless trivia: Each cdrom manufacturer used to have there own .sys file; but oakcdrom.sys is generally acknowledged to be the smallest and most compatible cdrom system file there is, hence it's inclusion on almost all dos boot disks.	antmannz (28)
270630	2004-09-09 06:20:00	Iv'e heard that you can use the OAKCDROM.SYS to name the CD-ROM to whatever you want or something, is that right? How would I go about doing that?	Scattershot06 (4844)
270631	2004-09-09 06:39:00	It would probably be something like this. In your config.sys file: DEVICE=a:\oakcdrom.sys /D:cdname In your autoexec.bat file: a:\mscdex /D:cdname /L:z Note that the /D switches in both lines have the same parameters. This is a must. Don't go over 8 characters either. The /L switch specifies the drive letter to be assigned.	antmannz (28)
270632	2004-09-09 07:14:00	How can I make SMARTDRV, DOSKEY, and the RAM disk intall every time the computer is booted?	Scattershot06 (4844)
270633	2004-09-09 07:26:00	The AUTOEXEC.BAT needs to look like this: loadhigh doskey loadhigh smartdrv loadhigh mscdex /d:(whatever you put for the name for the OAKCDROM.SYS) Can't remember the options for the ramdisk and I can't check as I'm not in Windows atm, but it should go something like: ramdisk /D:(size) Hope this helps ya out.	wintertide (1306)
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