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MSCDEX

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(MicroSoft CD-ROM EXtensions) A DOS operating system module that added support for CD-ROM drives. The MSCDEX.EXE file was required on a DOS boot floppy in order to install Windows from the CD-ROM. Starting with Windows 95, MSCDEX was replaced with the CD-ROM File System (see CDFS).


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0 or higher, 8 MB RAM, 36 MB free hard drive space, 2x CD-ROM drive or faster, MSCDEX version 2.
Microsoft currently bundles the MSCDEX extension with DOS and Windows software.
 
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