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MSCDEX
Last modified: Thursday, August 30, 2001
Short for Microsoft CD-ROM Extension, a driver that enables DOS and Windows 3.x systems to recognize and control CD-ROM players. The driver is located in a file called MSCDEX.EXE.Windows 95 replaces MSCDEX with a 32-bit, dynamically loadable driver called CDFS.
CD-ROM Programming FAQ Detailed instructions for controlling a CD-ROM player in a DOS environment. Includes lots of sample code.
