Command: mscdex

  MSCDEX is the MS CD-ROM driver.
  FreeDOS uses the command SHSUCDX instead of MSCDEX.

Syntax:

  MSCDEX [/E/K/S/V] [/D:device] [/L:drive] [/M:buffers]

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Options:

  /E          In case that the system uses expansion memory, it
              should be used.
  /K          KANJI-filestructures are used instead of the normal
              file structures.
  /S          The CD-ROM-drive can be used by MS-network systems.
  /V          Shows information about the use of RAM.
  /D:device   The name of the device driver which is installed to
              control the CD-ROM-drive.
  /L:drive    The drive letter to be used by the CD-ROM-drive.
  /M:buffers  The number of buffers which are used to store the
              path table of a CD-ROM-drive.

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Comments:

  FreeDOS uses the command SHSUCDX instead of MSCDEX.

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Examples:

  - none -

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See also:

 (atapicdd.sys)
  autoexec.bat
  config.sys
  fdconfig.sys
 (gcdrom.sys)
  shsucdx
 (udvd.sys)
  uide.sys
 (xcdrom.sys)

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File:

  Please read this command's lsm file also.
  You will find the updated version (internet) here and
  the version described in this manual page here.
  The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
  the download site, and some other command related information.

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  Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2011 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.