MSCDEX.EXE Settings
The syntax of the MSCDEX.EXE statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT is:
C:\path\MSCDEX /D:device /M:xx [/L:drive] [/E] /V
[ ] in the above statement refers to any optional parameters. After making changes to the statement, please remember to reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
The descriptions of the parameters are as follows:
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path | Specifies the directory where the driver is stored. | |||||
/D:device | Specifies the name of the | |||||
| Installation default is MSCD001. | |||||
/M:xx | Specifies the number of buffers to use for temporary | |||||
| storage of the most recent data. xx ranges from 2 to | |||||
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/L:drive | Specifies the drive letter assigned to the first | |||||
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/E | Specifies the use of expanded memory. This | |||||
| parameter is only applicable to Expanded Memory | |||||
| Manager LIM version 3.2 or later. | |||||
/V | Displays RAM allocation and expanded memory | |||||
| usage at boot time. | |||||
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