> -----Original Message-----
> From: vze3xykq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: cdrom help
>
>
> Quick question before bedtime. Got an old computer running
> win98SE. The
> cdrom has DOS drivers only. When I put a cd in it, it only
> sees 8 letter
> file names. Someone, a third person source, said it may be
> the cdrom cable.
Nope. That's not it. What I believe is happening is that the dos drivers are
loading first before Windows starts, which overrides Windows ability to Plug
and play drivers for the cd-rom. This provides backward compatibility for
older programs that expect to see DOS driver CD-ROM'S
If you want to use DOS drivers (It is not a requirement) you can use newer
DOS drivers that comes with Windows.
To test out my theory try this:
Edit with notepad c:\config.sys . add "; " no quotes to any line that looks
like this:
device=c:\xxyyyzz\cdromblabla.sys /d:cdrom
Of course it will look different, but it will contain /d: in the line.
; device=c:\xxyyyzz\cdromxxyr.sys /d:cdrom
Save the file, then restart your computer. See if your CD-ROM comes up. If
not, go to control panel and run Add Hardware. Run through that wizard.
If this does not work, edit that file again, take out the ;, then reboot.
The next step is to update drivers. Talk to me if this is necessary.
Nerd From Hell
