At 06:05 PM 8/01/03 -0800, Wally Hartley wallyhartley-at-mindspring.com wrote: >My wife recently purchased new software designed to run under Windows 98 >(which we are running under virtual PC v3.0 on an iMac Revision D - 333MHz, >6GB Hard Drive, 96MB RAM, OS 8.6). > >When we try to read the CD-ROM we get a message that the disk is unreadable >and asking us if we want to format it. This occurs whether VPC is running or >not. So, of course, the installation cannot be done at all. BTW the disk IS >recognizable and readable by our Power PC 8500/180 internal CD-ROM drive. > >The iMacs and 8500 are all connected over an etherNet network using a >Linksys Etherfast Cable / DSL Router sharing files and programs.
I found CDRs work in some drives but not others. Something in or out of spec. If you have a CD burner, or a friend does, trying cloning the disk and seeing if the copy works. Otherwise, can you access the 8500s CD drive through your network from the iMac? If you can do it under VPC, problem solved. If not, copy all the files via your network to the iMac with MacOS and then run VPC and try to install from the iMac hard disk -- should work, most installers don't care where they are started from. I've done this on PC with dodgy CDs that work intermittently. If space is a problem, look at the files, there may be junk (clipart, promos, etc) that you don't need, at least to get it running. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
