Microsoft KB Archive/197287

Encarta 99 Standard Edition: Testing CD-ROM for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q197287 Article last modified on 12-12-1998

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 == Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 == 

= SUMMARY =

Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, you may be unable to open some of the files and folders on the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition CD-ROM. This article lists those files and describes how to test your CD-ROM drive.

= MORE INFORMATION =

If your CD-ROM drive is not a full-capacity drive, it may be unable to properly read files from the following folder on the Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition CD-ROM:

Encyc99041755a

This folder is located in the 637-642 megabyte (MB) range on the Encarta 99 CD-ROM. The Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition CD-ROM contains 642 MB of information. The following file is the last file on the CD-ROM:

Encyc99041755a055000a.swa

To test the capacity of your CD-ROM drive, copy some files from the end of the CD-ROM to your hard disk, and then use the MS-DOS File Compare program (Fc.exe) to compare the copies to the files on the CD-ROM. The following table lists the names and locations of three files located in folders near the end of the CD-ROM:

File Location —————————————————————

Encyc99041755a050690k.swa 641-642 MB Encyc99620271a620271a.dcr 633-634 MB Encyc991.cct 626-627 MB

To do this, follow these steps:

  Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.   At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line: cd  md cdtest cd cdtest   At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER copy :041755a050690k.swa where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive. If you receive a “CDR101: Not Ready” error message when you copy the file, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located.   If you copy the file successfully, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER fc /b :041755a050690k.swa :050690k.swa where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive, and is the letter for your hard disk. If you receive any error messages, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located.   At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER copy :620271a620271a.dcr where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive. If you receive a “CDR101: Not Ready” error message when you copy the file, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located.   If you copy the file successfully, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER fc /b :620271a620271a.dcr :620271a.dcr where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive, and is the letter for your hard disk. If you receive any error messages, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located. </li>  At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER copy :1.cct where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive. If you receive a “CDR101: Not Ready” error message when you copy the file, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located. </li>  If you copy the file successfully, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER fc /b :1.cct :1.cct where is the letter for your CD-ROM drive, and is the letter for your hard disk. If you receive any error messages, the CD-ROM drive cannot read the area of the CD-ROM where the file is located. </li>  When you finish testing the CD-ROM drive, delete the test files on your hard disk. To do this, type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line: cd  deltree cdtest When you are prompted to delete the Cdtest folder and all its contents, press the Y key. </li>  At the command prompt, type “exit” (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER. </li></ol>

= Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm enc99 cdrom cd rom =

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