Microsoft KB Archive/184024

Flight Simulator 98: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access

PSS ID Number: Q184024 Article last modified on 05-24-1999

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 == Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 == 

= 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 Flight Simulator 98 compact disc. This article lists those files and supplies a method to test your CD-ROM drive.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The CD-ROM drive may have difficulty reading the final folder, listed below, from the Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM.

To test for specific drive-capacity limitations, attempt to gain access to the following files.

The Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM contains 363 MB of data. The final file on the CD-ROM is Fs98.bgl.

Testing Your CD-ROM Drive
To test the integrity of any files you copy from your CD-ROM drive to your hard disk, compare the files using the MS-DOS File Compare program (Fc.exe). You can use this test to determine if the CD-ROM subsystem is functioning properly at the device driver or hardware level(s).

The Fc.exe program 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.

To test your CD-ROM drive, attempt to copy one of the following files to your hard disk.

For information about how to copy files in Windows, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, and then click Help.
 * 2) On the Index tab, type “copying” (without the quotation marks), and then double-click Files Or Folders.
 * 3) Click Copying A File Or Folder, and then click Display.

If you receive the following error message

CDR101: Not Ready

the CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location.

If the file is copied, test the file’s integrity by using Fc.exe with the /B (binary) switch. For example, to compare the South.bgl file on the CD-ROM to the South.bgl file you copied to your hard disk, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt, and then press ENTER

fc /b :.bgl :.bgl

where  is the letter of your CD-ROM drive, and  is the letter of your hard disk.

If you receive errors, your CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the compact disc at that location.

Additional query words: 98 fltsim msgame cdrom cd rom

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