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- CREATIVE CD-ROM INSTALLATION : Latest Information
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- This file contains information not available during the printing of
- the manual. Please read its contents before you proceed with the
- installation procedure.
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- This file contains the following sections :
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- 1. Running the Installation Program
- 2. Using Creative IDE CD-ROM Drive in MSDOS Mode
- 3. Updating drivers for Windows 95
- 4. MSCDEX driver
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- 1. RUNNING THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM
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- The installation program allows you to set up your CD-ROM drive under
- Windows 3.1/DOS or Windows 95.
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- To set up your drive in Windows 3.1/DOS, run INSTALL.EXE at the DOS prompt.
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- To set up your drive in Windows 95, run SETUP.EXE in Windows 95.
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- 2. USING CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM DRIVE IN MSDOS MODE
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- Note: Read this section only if you are using a Windows 95 based system.
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- When you open a MSDOS mode session in Windows 95, the system will close
- all other active Windows-based or MS-DOS based programs. You can return
- to Windows by typing exit.
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- There are two ways you can open a MS-DOS mode session.
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- I). Shutdown the system and choose the Restart the computer in MSDOS
- mode option.
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- II). Change your MSDOS prompt properties by checking the MSDOS mode box
- under the Advanced Program Settings. You can specify if you want
- to use the current MSDOS configuration, or specify a new
- configuration.
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- Under MSDOS mode, you need the drivers for DOS to be loaded. The
- installation program will modify the DOSSTART.BAT file located in the
- Windows directory so as to load your CD-ROM driver under DOS, when you
- shutdown to MSDOS mode.
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- The following lines are added to the DOSSTART.BAT.
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- C:\<dir>\Dosdrv\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\Dosdrv\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:1E8,11,3EE
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- C:\<win95dir>\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
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- Remarks:
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- a. <dir> is your target installation directory.
- b. <win95dir> is the Windows 95 directory.
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- If you choose to go to MSDOS mode by changing the MSDOS prompt properties
- and choosing a new configuration, you need to add the following lines
- to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
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- C:\<win95dir>\CTCM
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- C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\Drv\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
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- C:\<win95dir>\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
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- Remarks:
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- a. <dir> is your target installation directory.
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- Note: If the filename of your target directory is more than 8 characters
- (i.e. you are using the long filename feature of Windows 95), the filename
- must be shortened, as required for DOS.
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- E.g., If your target directory is "Program Files", then you need to refer
- to it as PROGRA~1. This is because MSDOS has a restriction on the length
- of the filename and directory name.
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- b. <win95dir> is the Windows 95 directory.
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- 3. UPDATING DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95
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- To update the drivers required for Windows 95:
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- a. In the Control Panel folder, double-click the System icon to show the
- System Properties dialog box.
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- b. Select the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
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- c. Double-click the appropriate item e.g. "Sound, video and game controllers"
- to display the devices installed in your system.
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- d. Double-click the device you wish to update (For example Creative Labs
- Sound Blaster 16 or AWE-32).The Properties dialog box of the selected
- device appears.
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- e. Select the Driver tab in the Properties dialog box and choose Change Driver.
- The Select Device dialog box appears.
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- f. Choose Have Disk in the Select Device dialog box.
- The Install From Disk dialog box appears.
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- g. Enter the path where the new drivers are located and choose OK.
- The Select Device dialog box appears.
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- h. Choose OK to return to the Properties dialog box.
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- i. Choose OK to exit the Properties dialog box.
- The drivers will be copied to your Windows directory.
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- j. Choose Close to exit the System Properties dialog box.
- The System Settings Change dialog box appears.
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- k. Choose OK to restart your system.
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- 4. MSCDEX.EXE DRIVER
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- To use your CD-ROM drive under Windows 3.1 or DOS, the Microsoft CD-ROM
- extension driver (MSCDEX.EXE) must be loaded.
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- The installation allows you to search for this driver in your system.
- It will then copy this driver to your <dir>\DRV directory and place
- a command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load this driver when your system
- boots up.
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- Note : <dir> is your target installation directory.
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- If you do not have the MSCDEX.EXE driver in your system, option 2 allows
- you to add a remarked statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you do so,
- you will then need to obtain this driver from your vendor and copy it to
- your <dir>\DRV sub-directory. Finally, remember to remove "REM" from the
- command that loads the MSCDEX.EXE driver in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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