Q151310: Mastering Visual C++: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access
Article: Q151310
Product(s): Microsoft Mastering Series
Version(s): 1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbmm kbsetup
Last Modified: 22-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- MSPRESS Mastering Microsoft Visual C++ ISBN 1-55615-914-5, versions 1.0, 1.0a
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SUMMARY
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Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, your CD-ROM drive
may deny access to some of the files and folders on the Microsoft Mastering
Visual C++ compact disc. This article lists those files and supplies a method to
test your CD-ROM drive.
MORE INFORMATION
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The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading the final folder, listed below,
from the Mastering Visual C++ compact disc:
Folders Location On Disk
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msdev\redist 634 MB
To test for specific drive-capacity limitations, try to access the following
files:
Files Location On Disk
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msdev\redist\setup.tdf 634 MB
system\msrd2x32.dll 620 MB
media\library\a211_017.bmp 600 MB
media\L12\vdL12_03.avi 585 MB
The Mastering Visual C++ disc contains 634 MB of data. The final file on the
CD-ROM is msdev\redist\setup.tdf.
Testing Your CD-ROM Drive
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To ensure the integrity of files that you have copied from your compact disc to
your hard drive, compare the files using the MS-DOS File Compare program
(Fc.exe). This test can be used to determine if the CD-ROM subsystem is
functioning properly at the device driver or hardware level(s).
The Fc.exe utility is a useful method for testing problems related to general
protection (GP) faults or other critical errors (such as read errors or out of
memory messages) that may occur when you use CD-ROM drives with Windows
programs.
Attempt to copy the following files to the hard drive:
Files Location On Disk
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msdev\redist\setup.tdf 634 MB
system\msrd2x32.dll 620 MB
media\library\a211_017.bmp 600 MB
media\L12\vdL12_03.avi 585 MB
For more information about how to perform this task in Windows, see your Windows
printed documentation or online Help.
If the following error message appears
CDR101: Not Ready
the CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location. If the file does
copy, test the file's integrity by using Fc.exe with the /B (binary) switch. For
example, to compare the Setup.tdf file on your CD-ROM to the version of
Setup.tdf file you copied to your hard drive, type the following at the MS-DOS
command prompt and press ENTER:
" fc /b d:\msdev\redist\setup.tdf c:\setup.tdf " (without the quotation
marks)
where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive, and C is the letter of your hard
drive.
If you receive errors, the CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the disc at
that location.
Additional query words: 1.00 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles CD C.D. ROM disc compact disk read only memory errors missing unavailable read-error win95
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Keywords : kbmm kbsetup
Technology : kbMSPressSearch kbZNotKeyword2
Version : :1.0,1.0a
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