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Re: Windows and new hard drive
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Date: 
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:29:19 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm+antispam+.org
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Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote:
Is it necessary to have MSCDEX operating to recognise a
CD-ROM under Windows?  I thought that was all embedded in

It shouldn't be.

What about the LASTDRIVE environment variable? Does it still have to be set
to 'Z' manually?

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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Windows and new hard drive
 
(...) Hm, that's something I can try... Thanks. Fredrik (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Windows and new hard drive
 
(...) Yeah, putting "LASTDRIVE=Z" in CONFIG.SYS did work! Thanks! Fredrik (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Windows and new hard drive
 
(...) Is it necessary to have MSCDEX operating to recognise a CD-ROM under Windows? I thought that was all embedded in the OS but one never knows. I haven't used SCSI peripherals since the days of Windoze 3.1. Just a thought, LFB (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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