Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 20:30:51
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
Works for me too, Jon. But to do that I have to go hunting out all the
drivers and mscdex and so on. Linux was already there and didn't even notice
the new motherboard bits. Otherwise it's the same net effect.
Cheers,
Neil
>From: "Jon Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
>Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:25:58 -0800
>
>Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:22:52 -0000
>From: "Jon Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
>
>Nah Neil, easier way than that.
>
>Create a boot disk complete with autoexec.bat & config.sys to include your
>cd driver and MSCDEX.. Copy boot disk to C: making sure all drivers are on
>the C drive and config.sys & autoexec.bat point at the drivers on the C:
>drive.
>
>works for me.
>
>Jon
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:25 AM
>Subject: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 07:20:44
> > From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: OT Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
> >
> > Off topic but:
> >
> > My venerable 266 pentium which has spent the last two years overclocked
> > finally gave up the ghost today, causing me to invest in a new
>motherboard
> > and processor.
> >
> > Windows95 of course is unable to see the cd drive, although it's there
>in
> > the bios. The drivers to allow it to see it are - yes - on the CD.
>Bugger.
> >
> > The cure? wake it up in linux, copy the CD to a hard drive, install from
> > there. Good to see the boys at MS really thought that one through!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil
> >
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