Streets and Trips 2000: Testing CD-ROM Drive for File Access (223443)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000
This article was previously published under Q223443

SUMMARY

Because of physical read limitations of some CD-ROM drives, you may be denied access to some of the files and folders on the Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000 compact disc. This article lists those files and supplies a method to test your CD-ROM drive.

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To test for specific drive-capacity limitations, attempt to gain access to the following files. 

   Files                                   Location on disc
   --------------------------------------------------------

   Data\Usa0409i.dat                            0.06 MB
   Data\Usaarts.its                             0.42 MB
   Data\Usam2p.dat                             64.94 MB
   Data\Usaroads.dat                           69.57 MB
   Data\Usaroute.dct                           69.58 MB
   Data\Usaroute.ndx                           73.03 MB
   Data\Usaroute.vlf                           73.30 MB
   Data\Usa_cd.mad                            129.52 MB
   Autorun.inf                                619.15 MB
   Autousa7.exe                               619.16 MB
The Expedia Streets & Trips 2000 CD-ROM contains 620 MB of data. The final file on the CD-ROM is Autousa7.exe.

NOTE: This list contains every file located on the Expedia Streets & Trips 2000 Run CD-ROM.

Testing Your CD-ROM Drive

To test the integrity of any files you copy from your CD-ROM drive to your hard disk, compare the files using the MS-DOS File Compare program (Fc.exe). You can use this test to determine if the CD-ROM subsystem is functioning properly at the device driver or hardware level(s).

The Fc.exe program is a useful method for testing problems related to general protection (GP) faults or other critical errors (such as read errors or out of memory messages) that may occur when you use CD-ROM drives with Windows programs.

To test your CD-ROM drive, attempt to copy one of these files to your hard disk.

For information about how to copy files in Windows, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type copying, files, and then click Display.

NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Windows 98, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type copying files, folders, and then click Display.

If you receive the following error message
CDR101: Not Ready
the CD-ROM drive cannot read the disc at the specified location.

If the file is copied, test the file's integrity by using Fc.exe with the /B (binary) switch. For example, to compare the Autousa7.exe file on the CD-ROM to the Autousa7.exe file you copied to your hard disk, type the following line at the MS-DOS command prompt, and then press ENTER

fc /b <cd-rom>:\Autousa7.exe <drive>:\Autousa7.exe

where <cd-rom> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and <drive> is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Streets and Trips 2000 is installed.

If you receive errors, your CD-ROM drive is having problems reading the compact disc at that location.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/27/2001
Keywords:kbHardware kbinfo kbsetup KB223443
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