Re: system disk

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Hi Dana,

Win98 disks were generally not bootable, you needed a boot floppy with CD
support to use them from a DOS prompt.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"Dana" <Dana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2A870992-4D56-4368-B7CF-6E26A15034D8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hey Mike,
> The cd and hard drive ARE on the same ribbon - there are no jumpers on the
> cd drive - and there are none on the hard drive but they are available to
> be
> put on the hard drive - if we make them a master, will the cd be the
> slave?
>
> If she just puts the cd in and boots, she gets a DISK BOOT FAILURE
> message...
>
> "Jerry" wrote:
>
>> She will have to edit CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to add the drivers for
>> the
>> CD-ROM.
>>
>> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uBGt647uFHA.3864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Dana
>> >
>> > Win 9x has native support for CD drives.. one might question if the CD
>> > drive has been jumpered correctly for installation on the ribbon
>> > cable..
>> >
>> > Example.. if the CD is being placed on the same ribbon cable as another
>> > drive, the jumper on the back should be set to slave.. if it is being
>> > placed on its very own cable, the jumper should be set to master.. I
>> > think
>> > that this is also the default jumper setting from new..
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike Hall
>> > MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dana" <Dana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:686857DC-D231-47C1-A7CA-2E8D0C617BBD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Mike, well, I think she did that (she's starting to give me attitude!
>> >> GRR),
>> >> but Win 98 doesn't need the driver for the cd-rom? It's been a
>> >> realllly
>> >> long
>> >> time since I've done any computer "building" - or adding any
>> >> hardware....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Dana
>> >>>
>> >>> Your mom just has to install the CD drive.. no diskette required..
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Mike Hall
>> >>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> "Dana" <Dana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> news:E35497A9-0C5B-4825-A27A-F4FD53D0C161@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> >I think I know the answer - BUT my mom is trying to install a cd-rom
>> >>> >drive
>> >>> >in
>> >>> > an old Windows 98 machine. We need a system disk with cd-rom
>> >>> > support
>> >>> > on
>> >>> > it,
>> >>> > right? Do we get that off the Win98 machine she's trying to fix and
>> >>> > put it
>> >>> > on
>> >>> > a floppy? (It's for a friend of hers) - We CAN'T get it off her
>> >>> > Windows XP
>> >>> > machine, can we????
>> >>> >
>> >>> > ANY advice here? This all started because the friend's modem died
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > a
>> >>> > new
>> >>> > modem didn't work, so I gave her an old box I had sitting around -
>> >>> > but
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > DVD-ROM drive didnt' work and she can't get signed up for her
>> >>> > email!
>> >>> > ARGHGHGHG!!! It's never-ending!! and my mother and I are about to
>> >>> > come
>> >>> > to
>> >>> > blows, because she's in a different city and I'm doing this over
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > phone!!
>> >>> > HAHA!!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > THANKS!!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>


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