Microsoft KB Archive/123456

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BUG: MSCDEX May Not Detect Disk Change

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Q123456

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23
 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
If a GetAttributes function call is the first MS-DOS API call made following a CD-ROM disk change, MSCDEX doesn't detect that the disk is changed, so the function call reflects the contents of the previous disk. The next Open, Search, or Change Directory function call will cause MSCDEX to detect the disk change.

CAUSE
The MSCDEX driver fails to issue a Media Check call to the Hardware Dependent Device Driver when the GetAttributes call is made.

WORKAROUND
You can check for a CD-ROM ID file by using the C-Runtime access function or by making direct calls to the MS-DOS Interrupt 21h. Function AX=4300h should be changed to use a file open call. Windows Applications that use the SDK OpenFile function to detect a key file should be changed to use _lopen.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the MSCDEX versions listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
The OpenFile function in the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 SDK makes a GetAttributes function call prior to opening a file for reading if the system is running with Novell Netware loaded. The OpenFile function fails if the GetAttributes function fails to find the requested file. As a result, if the OpenFile function is used to detect which CD-ROM is in the drive by opening a key file, the wrong CD-ROM may be detected following a disk change.

NOTE: Some products mentioned in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: buglist2.00 buglist2.10 buglist2.20 buglist2.21 buglist2.22 buglist2.23

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbmm

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbMSCDEXSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310 kbMSCDEX200DOS kbMSCDEX210DOS kbMSCDEX220DOS kbMSCDEX221DOS kbMSCDEX222DOS kbMSCDEX223DOS