Q74453: Load NEC CD-ROM Driver 2.1 and Earlier Before HIMEM.SYS

Article: Q74453
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:4.x,5.x,6.22,6.x; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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NEC CD-ROM drivers versions 2.1 and earlier (NECCDR.SYS) must be installed
before HIMEM.SYS. NEC CD-ROM driver versions 2.12 and later will allow the
driver to be installed after HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS file. The driver may
then be installed high with the DEVICEHIGH= command.

The product included here, NECCDR.SYS, is manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 3rdparty 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:4.x,5.x,6.22,6.x; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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