CD-ROM Always Shows 127 MB Used and Zero Bytes Free (111757)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft Windows 3.0
• Microsoft Windows 3.0a
• Microsoft Windows 3.1
• Microsoft Windows 3.11
• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
This article was previously published under Q111757
SUMMARY
When you view disk information for a CD-ROM in File Manager, free disk
space is always reported as zero (0) bytes, and total disk space in use is
always reported as approximately 127 megabytes.
Microsoft Mulitmedia CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX.EXE) is coded to report a
specific number for both free space and bytes in use. Microsoft has
confirmed this to be a limitation of MSCDEX.EXE (all versions).
Microsoft Windows NT uses a different file system for addressing CD-ROM
drives and does not have this limitation.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
12/5/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB111757 |
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