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- From: stufried@ix.netcom.com (Stuart Friedman )
- Newsgroups: comp.emulators.mac.executor
- Subject: Re: MSCDEX question
- Date: 21 May 1996 03:17:08 GMT
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- In <m0uK1ZL-00027DC@beaut.ardi.com> ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews)
- writes:
- >
- >Hi Folks,
- >
- >Our laptop that we used to run Windows '95 and OS/2 on was stolen a
- >few weeks ago. We haven't yet had the insurance settled so of late
- >we've been doing without. As such, I have a question:
- >
- Sorry to hear that. Everyone traveling with a laptop should be
- particularly careful at airports, there is a scam going around where
- two crooks go in front of a person in line for security . #1 has empty
- pockets; #2 has six pounds of steal. #1 clears and walks away from
- security with your laptop. #2 sets off the metal detector slowing you
- down.
-
- >
- >Right now it's necessary for many people to boot Windows '95 in DOS
- >mode and use MSCDEX in order to access Mac CD-ROMs. When we do a
- >native Win32 port this won't be necessary, but we're really concerned
- >that people buying new systems that come with Windows '95 preinstalled
- >won't have MSCDEX.
- >
- I don't have any answers, but I have a couple of potential "clues" to
- solving this puzzle. Corel had an MSCDEX clone as did Novell. I don't
- know if there is anything in the public domain, but it is worth
- mentioning. Many CDROMs include MSCDEX in their software bundles so
- for some people this would be a solution. There are also a variety of
- utility which are designed into spoofing systems into thinking that a
- harddisk is a CDROM by faking many of the MSCDEX routines. I don't
- know how much this would help, but I would pass it on for what it is
- worth. Lastly, has anyone done a thorough search of a Window's '95
- disk to make sure that MSCDEX isn't on it someplace?
-
- Stu
-
-