<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Totally surprising that I DID find it on Win2000 and furnished the path isn't it?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">My test was based on the shell returning the info which it didn't but now I know </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">you could use mci instead...</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Total cheers</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Xavier</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">On 11/07/2003 09:49:18 metacard-admin wrote:<br>
>MisterX writes:<br>
>[snip]<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> sorry<br>
>><br>
>> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared>msinfo32<br>
>> 'msinfo32' is not recognized as an internal or external command,<br>
>> operable program or batch file.<br>
>><br>
>> can't be retrieved from a vanilla mswin2000<br>
><br>
>Totally not surprising that you don't find msinfo32.exe on Win2000; I think<br>
>winmsd.exe is still used. If you carefully read what I posted, "BTW, WIN XP<br>
>pro uses msinfo32.exe in place of winmsd.exe"... No mention of Win2000, is<br>
>there?<br>
><br>
>Find it here in Win XP pro<br>
>C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe<br>
><br>
>> but im interested if you find it...<br>
>> it's also an msc so maybe with vbs...<br>
>><br>
>> but why go that far?<br>
><br>
>Maybe because the output includes some of the info Shari requested? Here is<br>
>a slice of it:<br>
><br>
>Drive E:<br>
>Description CD-ROM Drive<br>
>Media Loaded no<br>
>Name CD-ROM Drive/G6D<br>
>Status OK<br>
><br>
>Drive F:<br>
>Description CD-ROM Drive<br>
>Media Loaded no<br>
>Name YAMAHA CRW3200E<br>
>Status OK<br>
><br>
>Notice it reports on BOTH of my CD-ROM drives, whether there is media<br>
>loaded, the status of the drive, etc., all things that Shari can use.<br>
>><br>
>>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>>> From: metacard-admin@lists.runrev.com<br>
>>> [mailto:metacard-admin@lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of miscdas@boxfrog.com<br>
>>> Sent: Thursday, 10 July, 2003 23:01<br>
>>> To: metacard@lists.runrev.com<br>
>>> Subject: Re: Getting the system profile<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> miscdas@boxfrog.com writes:<br>
>>><br>
>>> > Shari writes:<br>
>>> > [snip]<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >>> As a workaround in the meantime, have you considered walking<br>
>>> through the<br>
>>> >>> drive list looking for a specific file? That would at least let you<br>
>>> >>> know<br>
>>> >>> whether a specific CD is mounted.<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> --<br>
>>> >>> Richard Gaskin<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Tried it. But XP kills it.<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Instead of just passing it over if there is not, it spits up an error<br>
>>> >> window. Bad.<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Shari C<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> > ======================<br>
>>> > You need to navigate deeper into the folders in the system Information.<br>
>>> > CD-ROM drive info, including: drive letter, if media is loaded, status,<br>
>>> > etc.,is here<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > System Information\Components\Multimedia\CD-ROM<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > miscdas<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ===============<br>
>>> BTW, WIN XP pro uses msinfo32.exe in place of winmsd.exe<br>
>>><br>
>>> miscdas<br>
>>><br>
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