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.
This file contains the following sections :
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
The installation program allows you to set up your
CD-ROM drive under Windows 3.1/DOS or Windows 95.
To set up your drive in Windows 3.1/DOS, run
INSTALL.EXE at the DOS prompt.
To set up your drive in Windows 95, run SETUP.EXE in
Windows 95.
2. USING CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM DRIVE IN MSDOS MODE
Note: Read this section only if you are using a
Windows 95 based system.
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.
There are two ways you can open a MS-DOS mode session.
I). Shutdown the system and choose the Restart the
computer in MSDOS mode option.
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.
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.
The following lines are added to the DOSSTART.BAT.
C:\
\Dosdrv\CTLOAD C:\\Dosdrv\SBIDE.SYS
/D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
Remarks:
a. is your target installation directory.
b. is the Windows 95 directory.
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:
C:\\CTPNP
C:\\CTLOAD C:\\Drv\SBIDE.SYS
/D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\\Command\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:8
Remarks:
a. is your target installation directory.
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.
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.
b. is the Windows 95 directory.
3. UPDATING DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95
To update the drivers required for Windows 95:
a. In the Control Panel folder, double-click the System
icon to show the System Properties dialog box.
b. Select the Device Manager tab in the System Properties
dialog box.
c. Double-click the appropriate item e.g. "Sound, video
and game controllers" to display the devices installed
in your system.
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.
e. Select the Driver tab in the Properties dialog box
and choose Change Driver. The Select Device dialog
box appears.
f. Choose Have Disk in the Select Device dialog box.
The Install From Disk dialog box appears.
g. Enter the path where the new drivers are located and
choose OK. The Select Device dialog box appears.
h. Choose OK to return to the Properties dialog box.
i. Choose OK to exit the Properties dialog box.
The drivers will be copied to your Windows directory.
j. Choose Close to exit the System Properties dialog box.
The System Settings Change dialog box appears.
k. Choose OK to restart your system.
4. MSCDEX.EXE DRIVER
To use your CD-ROM drive under Windows 3.1 or DOS, the
Microsoft CD-ROM extension driver (MSCDEX.EXE) must
be loaded.
The installation allows you to search for this driver
in your system. It will then copy this driver to your
\DRV directory and place a command in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load this driver when your system
boots up.
Note : is your target installation directory.
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
\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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