Clean installing Win 98.Error message:"The file ASPI8U2.SYS is missing or corrupted.Error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 17".I continued anyway ad got to the D prompt.Error message: CDR101 not ready reading drive E.

It would seem that line 17 of your config.sys (on a bootdisk?) is trying to load ASPI8U2.SYS as the real mode (DOS) CD driver. Either it's not at the location referenced by the config.sys or the file is damaged - (missing or corrupted) Some bootdisks create a ramdisk using the first available letter - in this case D: - which would bump your CD drive letter to E: Check your config.sys, in particular line 17 and also check to where ASPI8U2.SYS actually is. You could post config.sys here if you like. My other computer is a CRAY

This is my config.sys: DEVICE=OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 DEVICE=BTDOSM.SYS DEVICE=FLASHPT.SYS DEVICE=BTCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 DEVICE=ASPI2DOS.SYS DEVICE=ASPI8DOS.SYS DEVICE=ASPI4DOD.SYS DEVICE=ASPI8U2.SYS DEVICE=ASPICD.SYS /D:MSCD101 (NOCD) DEVICE=HIMEN.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF (HELP) DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF (COMMON) FILES=10 BUFFERS=10 DOD=HIGH,UMB STACKS=9,256 DEVICEHIGH=RAMDRIVE.SYS /E2048 LASTDRIVE=Z

Ok - well, on your line 17: DOD=HIGH,UMB should be DOS=HIGH,UMB Took a look at a standard 98 boot floppy - did you copy and paste yours, or did you just type it in? Because then, the abovementioned line would likely be a typo. On my floppy, line 17 is (not coincidently) device=aspi8u2.sys Now, I don't work with 98 bootdisks very often - but that line references the aspi8u2.sys CD driver (that is normally on the floppy). Is there a file aspi8u2.sys (40 Kb) on the bootdisk? My other computer is a CRAY

You are right.It was a typo.It read DOS not DOD.The file aspi8u2.sys is ont the disk but not on line 17.Anyway I replaced the boot disk and did not get any error message like the one I describe before.But I still can not get to the E Drive.It seems that my Cd-rom is bad.Will replace it and go from there.Thanks.

Ok - the config.sys you'd posted (typo aside) was missing some initial lines that setup the menuing feature. Seems odd that line 17 was also the one to reference aspi8u2.sys - perhaps it was corrupt. If you're using a downloaded bootdisk, CD assignment is not necessarily going to be E: Good luck & post back with any progress or issues. My other computer is a CRAY