PRB: Visual J++ Requires a Protected Mode CD-ROM Driver

ID: Q157877

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Windows 95 requires a protected-mode CD-ROM driver to access the Visual J++ 1.0 product. If you use a real-mode CD-ROM driver, the following problems occur:

CAUSE

Windows 95 requires a protected-mode CD-ROM driver to access file names that do not conform to the 8.3 conventions of MS-DOS.

Windows 95 can use a real-mode CD-ROM driver to view the CD; however, it cannot access the files or folders that do not conform to the 8.3 conventions. Real-mode CD-ROM drivers include the following:

The Java language uses long file names and lowercase letters as part of its naming convention standards--for example, MySampleApplet.java and MySampleApplet.class. The Visual J++ product, therefore, implements this naming convention, requiring a protected-mode CD-ROM driver in Windows 95.

Some CD-ROM drive manufacturers do not provide protected-mode CD-ROM drivers; therefore, these drives cannot be used with the Visual J++ product.

WORKAROUND

Using another machine with a protected mode CD-ROM driver in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, use the following steps:

1. Copy the complete Visual J++ CD to a network hard drive and install it

   over the network.

2. Share out the Visual J++ CD-ROM drive and install over the network.

3. If you are using Windows 95, establish a Direct Cable Connection and

   install over that connection.

4. If these options are not readily available, installation of a new
   protected mode CD-ROM driver is necessary. Manufacturers are responsible
   for providing protected-mode CD-ROM drivers, some of these drivers are
   available as part of the Windows 95 product.

If a compatible protected-mode CD-ROM driver is not available as part of the Windows 95 product, contact your manufacturer or use an Internet search engine to find a protected mode CD-ROM driver (suggested keywords: "Windows 95 CD-ROM driver," and your manufacturer's name).

REFERENCES

For information on this naming convention see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q100108
   TITLE: Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems

For information about protected-mode CD-ROM drive support in Windows 95, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q151634
   TITLE     : Protected-Mode CD-ROM Drive Support in Windows

For information about CD-ROM drives that do not support protected- mode drivers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and the suggested workarounds section below:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q131499
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Drives Requiring Real-Mode Drivers

For information about using Direct Cable Connection, see Windows 95 Help; search on: "Direct Cable Connection, setting up a direct cable connection"

For information about installing protected-mode CD-ROM drivers, see Windows 95 Help; search on "CD-ROM drives, installing"

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/ 
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/ 

Additional query words: autorun setup install kbdsi greetingsw setup protect

Keywords          : kbsetup kbGenInfo kbVJ 
Version           : 1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 12, 1998