New XP install, cd-rw error

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From: adam (torf4_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/24/04


Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:17:00 -0800

Just did a full format of hardrive and installed xp on top
of windows 98. Now that xp is installed, no matter what
cd i read, i recieve "E:\ is not a valid win32
application". According to the cd drive its xp compatible.



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