The AUTOEXEC.BAT has an incorrect command: `@echo off /testmen off` is wrong. It should be `@echo off` alone. Also, in the `LH mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%` line, if `%CDROM%` is not properly set before this, it may cause an issue. The CONFIG.SYS has `device=qcdrom.sys /d:mscd001`, but it's not clear if `qcdrom.sys` is the correct driver for the CD - ROM in the VMware environment. Maybe the CD - ROM driver is not compatible or the setup of the CD - ROM drive in VMware is not configured correctly along with these configuration files.
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Posted 2006-08-27 00:44 · 中国 吉林 延边朝鲜族自治州 延吉市 联通
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Change LH mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /L:%CDROM% to LH mscdex.exe /d:mscd001
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In addition, the usage of findcd is also incorrect. Change the following sentence:
findcd /s
%CDROM%:
to:
findcd
%CDROM%
or change it to:
findcd /s
%CDROM1%
findcd /s
%CDROM%:
to:
findcd
%CDROM%
or change it to:
findcd /s
%CDROM1%
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Posted 2006-09-03 14:44 · 中国 吉林 延边朝鲜族自治州 延吉市 联通
It has been modified according to Wengier, but it still doesn't work. Is it a problem with my virtual machine? I'm using VMWARE 5.5.19175. I directly using the ISO also doesn't work. Loading the CD drive is fine, but when running GHOST from the CD, it's "bad command"..... Also, the drive letter isn't that of the CD drive.
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Have you made the changes according to what JonePeng said? Because there are multiple errors in the code you wrote in the top post. You need to strictly make the modifications as required by both me and JonePeng in the 2nd and 3rd floors respectively. Just modifying part of it is not enough.
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Posted 2006-09-03 18:39 · 中国 吉林 延边朝鲜族自治州 延吉市 联通
This is what I modified:
autoexec.bat
@ECHO OFF
PATH=A:\
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
SMARTDRV
FINDCD.EXE /S
%CDROM1%
GHOST.EXE
config.sys
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=QCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001
autoexec.bat
@ECHO OFF
PATH=A:\
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
SMARTDRV
FINDCD.EXE /S
%CDROM1%
GHOST.EXE
config.sys
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=QCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001
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Posted 2006-09-04 00:11 · 中国 吉林 延边朝鲜族自治州 延吉市 联通
It's not a problem with VMware. I changed another one and it still doesn't work. Come on, brother, help me. I'm confused.
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Posted 2006-09-18 09:12 · 中国 江苏 南京 电信
Are you using an external USB CD-ROM?
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Posted 2006-09-18 17:55 · 中国 黑龙江 哈尔滨 延寿县 联通
It's quite difficult, huh?
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Posted 2006-09-21 11:25 · 中国 吉林 延边朝鲜族自治州 延吉市 联通
Oh, of course it's not a USB drive. I'm using a virtual machine
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Posted 2006-10-22 04:13 · 中国 广东 肇庆 端州区 电信
Originally posted by ilovetridi at 2006-9-3 18:39:
This is how I modified it
autoexec.bat
@ECHO OFF
PATH=A:\
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
SMARTDRV
FINDCD.EXE /S
%CDROM1%
GHOST.EXE
config.sys
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=QCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001
Change
FINDCD.EXE /S
%CDROM1%
to:
FINDCD.EXE
%CDROM%
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Posted 2006-10-22 12:39 · 中国 广东 阳江 电信
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