Re: Installing a CD drive in DOS*

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From: Nathan Mercer
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 00:00

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> Some kid wiped nearly every bit of info off my mother's 486, and I'm 
stuck
> with fixing it :) 
> It orginally had Windows 95 and a CDROM drive that worked fine... Now I can
> only get as far as the DOS prompt...
> 
> So I've got her orginal Windows 95 CDROM, and downloaded the original CDROM
> drivers off the Net (it's a Goldstar x4, SoundBlaster compatiable)...
> 
> Problem is that I can't get DOS to recognise the CD-ROM drive, so I can't
> install windows...
> I keep getting the message "MSCD001 not found"
> 
> Any help or tips would be much appreciated...

Download Microsoft super-cool CDROM boot disk from
http://www.computer123.com/drivers/boot98.zip

It contains a wee proggy that will detect whatever CDROM you have, and 
load the appropriate real-mode drivers.  I've used it on all sorts of 
drives.

Cheers
Nathan
--
Nathan Mercer  MCSE+Internet
Technical Consultant
Christchurch, New Zealand

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From: nathan@mcs.co.nz (Nathan Mercer)
Subject: Re: Installing a CD drive in DOS*
Date: 1998/07/29
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