Winbatch CD-ROM and Joliet Image Files

Keywords:   Joliet image Cd Rom

Question:

I just received the cd-rom from WindowWare and I can not read it on my Windows 95 Laptop. All I see is the file:
D:\JOLIETCD.TXT

with the following contents:
"This CD-R contains a Joliet image and can only be read by a system capable of reading Joliet images."
The enclosed installation note suggests I should see files including setup.exe.

Do I need a driver to read this disk, or is it the wrong disk for Windows 95?

Answer:

There are three main formats for data cd's:

ISO-Level-1
The first one out. Most compatible, but limited in what filenames you can use.

ISO-Level-2
Relaxed filename issues a little.

Joliet
Microsoft standard. Allows most long file names. Our CD-s use this standard. A couple times a year we find someone who cannot reald it. Most older computers or Laptops with parallel port CD's.

Since there is a newer standard for CD-ROMs called the Joilet image (that understands long filenames on a CD-ROM), which it seems that your CD-ROM driver does not recognize. That is why you can only see the joilet file with the contents:


"This CD-R contains a Joliet image and can only be read
by a system capable of reading Joliet images."

Solution:

If you can find another machine that can read the CD, there are 3 directories on the CD called Disk1, Disk2, and Disk3. You can copy the contents of those directories to corresponding 3.5" floppies. Then install WinBatch on the problem machine using the 3.5" disks instead of CD.
If you have internet access, you can download a zipped copy of the software from our website:
```
http://www.windowware.com/download.html
```
....Once downloaded, unzip and run SETUP.EXE.
If you can a CD writer, copy the contents of the Winbatch CD and create your own CD, and then install from that.

Further Info:

(1998/05/16)

Microsoft, being Microsoft, created their own standard called "Joliet". This is currently supported by Win95 and WinNT. It's useful when doing backups from Win95 onto a CD-R, because the disc is still readable as ISO-9660 but shows the long filenames under Win95.

The spec can be found at:
http://www.ms4music.com/devl/dvjoliet.htm

Linux can be taught to read Joliet discs by patching the kernel. See:
http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/joliet.html

Some Creative CD-ROM drivers have trouble with CD-ROMs that have Joliet filenames. You may need an updated copy of sbided95.exe, available from:
http://www.filewatcher.com/m/sbided95.exe.1226693-0.html


Here is an article from the Microsoft Support Web area:

Last reviewed: June 23, 1998
Article ID: Q152200

Rock Ridge CD-ROM Extensions Not Supported in Windows 95

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 95


SUMMARY

Windows 95/98 does not support the Rock Ridge CD-ROM extensions.

MORE INFORMATION

Extract:

Rock Ridge is a method of storing POSIX file 
system extensions on a CD-ROM. Windows 95/98 uses 
the Joliet file system for deep subdirectories and long 
file names instead of the Rock Ridge CD-ROM extensions.
Joliet permits the use of Unicode characters and clarifies 
some ambiguities in the ISO 9660 standard while providing 
some additional extensions. If you need to read Rock 
Ridge-formatted CD-ROMs in Windows 95/98, use the Windows 
95/98 version of Mscdex.exe and the MS-DOS device drivers 
provided by the CD-ROM drive's manufacturer.

Article ID:   W13402

Filename:   Joliet Image file on CD-ROM.txt

File Created: 2014:07:18:12:30:16

Last Updated: 2014:07:18:12:30:16

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