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Editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
If you don't update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file automatically with the setup
program, you need to edit the file. You need to specify the name of the
HP 3000 system and identify the HP CD extensions device driver. You can
also edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to specify drive letters for CD-ROM
drives.
Adding the Directory, HP 3000 Name, and Device Driver Information
If you update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file during the installation, the setup
program adds these lines to the file:
C:\HPNETCD\HPNETCD.EXE HOST=CHEERS
C:\HPNETCD\MSCDEX.EXE /D:HPNETCD
The first line identifies the HP CD extensions directory and the name of
the HP 3000 system. In the above example, the directory is C:\HPNETCD,
and the HP 3000 name is CHEERS. The information in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
will show the directory and HP 3000 name you entered during the
installation procedure.
NOTE You must specify a hostname rather than an Internet (IP) address.
The second line tells MSCDEX to find the HP CD extensions device driver
named HPNETCD.
If you don't update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file during the installation, you
need to add both lines to the file. Replace the example name CHEERS with
the name of your HP 3000 system and the example directory C:\HPNETCD with
your HP CD extensions directory.
You also need to make sure that the second line, containing the MSCDEX
command, is loaded ahead of DOSSHELL or Microsoft Windows.
If you have local CD-ROM drives connected to your PC, the HPNETCD driver
will coexist with these drives. The device driver line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file will show both drives, as in this example:
C:\HPNETCD\MSCDEX.EXE /D:LOCALCD /D:HPNETCD
In this example, LOCALCD is the name of the drive connected to the PC.
Specifying Drive Letters
If you want to specify drive letters for CD-ROM drives on your system,
you can do so by using the MSCDEX L: option in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.If
you don't specify any drive letters, HP CD extensions will assign the
highest available drive letter to each CD-ROM drive.
NOTE If you use the LASTDRIVE command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to limit
the letters available, make sure there are enough letters to
accommodate all available CD-ROM drives on your HP 3000 system.
In the following example, the drive letter is I. Replace I with the drive
letter you want to use.
To specify a drive letter:
1. Locate the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
C:\HPNETCD\MSCDEX.EXE /D:HPNETCD
2. Add the following text to the end of the line:
/L:I
The new line will be:
C:\HPNETCD\MSCDEX.EXE /D:HPNETCD /L:I
When you boot the PC, the information displayed about MSCDEX includes the
drive letters for the CD-ROM logical drives. In the following example,
the two CD-ROM drives on the HP 3000 system start at drive letter I.
MSCDEX Version 2.22
Drive I: = Driver HPNETCD unit 0
Drive J: = Driver HPNETCD unit 1
Support for Expanded Memory
The HPNETCD device driver may not support the /E expanded memory option
of MSCDEX, depending on your TCP client package. If you are already
using a local CD-ROM drive and have configured MSCDEX with the /E option,
you will need to remove the /E option if you are also using HP PC/Arpa NS
or Microsoft LAN Manager clients. These TCP packages access the same
location in expanded memory as MSCDEX. This problem does not arise with
WRQ 3000 Connection 2.01, so you should be able to retain your use of
expanded memory.
A Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT File
The following sample AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains the HP CD extensions
information, as well as information added during an HP LaserROM
installation.
@echo off
path C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOW31;c:\batch;c:\norton;
rem mode com2:9600,N,7,1,P
set TEMP=D:\TMP
\MOUSE1\mouse
prompt [$p$g]
rem HP LaserROM/PC setting
set fultemp=c:\LROM
rem HP CD extensions setting
C:\HPNETCD\HPNETCD.EXE HOST=CHEERS
C:\HPNETCD\MSCDEX.EXE /D:HPNETCD