No Max, no other CD's in. Here's exactly what it's giving me at boot up since I've redone a fresh boot disk with all needed drivers.."ASPI Manager for USB Mass storage device vers:2.06"..CONTROLLER:007-2 vid 8086h"..USB Device Host(with mostly the same #'s as Aspi Manager)...."Scanning USB Devices"....DI1000 Aspi Device Driver-copyright Novac vers:2.0"...Available ID: Not Found...USB Device driver-Panasonic..."CD-ROM driver is installed vrs.1.0 JR24CDRW"..."This driver is provided by Oak Technol. Device Driver: MSCD001-No Device Found-Aborting install"..."Buslogic DOS CDROM Driver vrs.V3.4IA"...PCI Bus Scan Complete...ASPI Device Driver for DOS vrs:4.013..."Host Adapter:0 Target: SCSI ID=0 LUN=0 PhilipsJR24CDRW"..."CDROM Driver installed- 1 Host Adapter(s) 1 Target(s)"...Microsoft RAMDRIVE vrs:3.06..."OFFc"...A:>MSDEX /d:USDCD001"...then it runs "Preparing to start your computer" then it stops at the A: prompt. My external cdrw is spinning but if I try and run SETUP at A: C: D: or E: prompts I get "Bad command or file name". Anyway, everything I wrote was exactly the same order as it happened at bootup.( I did leave out approx 10 AIC-ASPI Manager drivers) The following is exactly what I have in Config.sys and autoexec.bat...CONFIG.SYS..under [CD] heading, device=himem.sys-OFF device=USBASPI1.SYS device=DI1000DD.SYS device=USBCD1.SYS /D:USBCD001 device=Oak Technologies :MSCD00 and so on...Everything else unchanged. AUTOEXEC.BAT...ECHO=OFF MSCDEX /D:USBCD001 set EXPAND=YES set Lgl Drive=( A whole long series of #'s) set temp=c:\ *(empty) Path=%RAMD%\;a:\:%CDROM% copy=COMMAND.com%RAMD% (skipping a few things that were unchaged) Error IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO exit (skipping a few) IF %config%=="NO CD" GOTO quit LH %RAMD\MSCDEX.exe /D:USBCD001 set CDROM= (empty) set Lgl Drive= (empty) That is exactly what I've got going Max. From my end it seems like I'm just about there. But you would know better than me ;-) Thanks again for your time, you've been the only truly "on the ball" help I've gotten online. Let me know what direction to take if you would k. Thanx

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Just to re-iterate my comp. is a Dell Latitude cpxj650 notebook, and I'm using a purple Re-Installation disc from Dell to install the o.s. the Cdrw drive has been working fine...no probs there

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I would suggest getting a fresh W98 OEM boot floppy image from www.bootdisk.com: Edit config.sys to add the lines as the last entries: device=USBASPI.SYS /v device=USBCD.SYS /d:USBCD001 Edit autoexec.bat to add the line as the last entry: MSCDEX.EXE /d:USBCD001 You will need the mscdex file from: http://download.microsoft.com/download/dos622/Utility/2.23/DOS/EN-US/Mscdx223.exe You will need the Panasonic drivers from: http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/drive/other/driver/f2h_usb.exe (you can use WinRAR to extract the files)

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Forgot to say when boot from W98 floppy start WITHOUT CDROM support..........

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That's the problem - you're using one of those long scripts which try to load every conceivable device driver possible. An alternative to x86 suggestion is 1. copy your old config.sys to c.s and autoexec.bat to a.b 2. edit config.sys and remove all device lines and options which are not relevant to your specific configuration. I suggest leaving only the ff. but in case you have other important device drivers, you may need to add them. device=HIMEM.SYS device=USBASPI1.SYS device=USBCD1.SYS /D:USBCD001 dos=high,umb 3. edit autoexec.bat and remove all command lines and settings which are not relevant to your specific configuration. I suggest leaving only the ff. but in case you have other important lines, feel free to add them. MSCDEX /D:USBCD001

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Ok I think I'm tracking with ya, You want me to take everything out of config.sys and autoexec.bat that isnt relevant to booting with the CD drive right? Btw...what are you referring to when you say copy your config to c.s autoexec to a.b? The c.s and a.b? Oh, and when you refer to ff...what do you mean? Thanks again, and thank you also x86

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lets start again using the Panasonic drivers from: http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/drive/other/driver/f2h_usb.exe (you can use WinRAR to extract the files) This is my UK Win98SE startup config.sys: [menu] menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support. menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support. menuitem=HELP, View the Help file. menudefault=CD,30 menucolor=7,0 [CD] device=himem.sys /testmem:off device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001 device=btdosm.sys device=flashpt.sys device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001 device=aspi2dos.sys device=aspi8dos.sys device=aspi4dos.sys device=aspi8u2.sys device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001 [NOCD] device=himem.sys /testmem:off [HELP] device=himem.sys /testmem:off [COMMON] files=10 buffers=10 dos=high,umb stacks=9,256 devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048 lastdrive=z device=display.sys con=(ega,,1) country=044,850,country.sys install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi) install=mode.com con cp select=850 install=keyb.com uk,,keyboard.sys I would edit to look like this: device=usbaspi.sys /v /w device=usbcd.sys /d:usbcd001 device=himem.sys /testmem:off files=30 buffers=10 dos=high,umb stacks=9,256 devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048 lastdrive=g device=display.sys con=(ega,,1) country=044,850,country.sys install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi) install=mode.com con cp select=850 install=keyb.com uk,,keyboard.sys

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using the CDROM extensions from here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/dos622/Utility/2.23/DOS/EN-US/Mscdx223.exe This is my UK Win98SE startup autoexec.bat: @ECHO OFF set EXPAND=YES SET DIRCMD=/O:N set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15 set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C cls call setramd.bat %LglDrv% set temp=c:\ set tmp=c:\ path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\ copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL :ERROR IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2 echo. pause GOTO ERROR :EXT %RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%. echo. IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.exe /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM% echo. GOTO QUIT :HELP cls call help.bat echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. restart.com GOTO QUIT :QUIT echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER. echo. rem clean up environment variables set CDROM= set LglDrv= I would edit to look like this: @ECHO OFF set EXPAND=YES SET DIRCMD=/O:N set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15 set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C cls call setramd.bat %LglDrv% set temp=c:\ set tmp=c:\ path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\ copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL mscdexe.exe /d:usbcd001

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Thanks x86...I'm gonna start a new boot disk with this configuration, Now after I get all the drivers loaded and autoexec.bat and config.sys configured, I should start "without CDROM support", right? then once I get the A:> prompt I enter "setup" to confirm the configuration worked and start the o.s. running right? Thanks again, I'll post back how it goes.

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The change to configuration will not give you any options, the USBASPI will load and tell you, hopefully, that you have USB ports, it will then, hopefully, ask you to plug in your CDROM, then when plugged in will assign drive letter. If it does all that it will install DOS in a RAMDRIVE (virtual drive in memory)

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This is what I've got at startup now using the EXACT configuration you gave me(other than the following lines which I didnt have in config.sys that you listed you're version of Win98SE as having) device=display.sys con=ega,,1) country=044,850,country.sys install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi) install=mode.com con cp select=850 install=keyb.com uk,,keyboard.sys ** I didn't have those in my stock config.sys Everything else you listed is exactly what I originally had in my config.sys. Here is what I now get at boot up. ASPI Manager for USB mass-storage device Version 2.06 **Connect the target device to USB port** **Press [ENTER] to continue** Controller : 00-07-2 VID 8086h--*PLUS more numbers USB Device : Host 00-07-2 8086h-- *Again more numbers ....Scanning USB Device.... ASPI device: ID 0 LUN 0 Philips JR24CDRW USB Cdrom driver installed version 1.0 0 JR24CDRW Cdrom driver is installed Microsoft Ramdisk version 3.06 virtual disk D Then it's "Preparing to start your computer" then... Bad command or file name A:\> ** note "Bad command" is above the A: prompt...It appears that way BEFORE putting in a command. Also, when I try to go into config.sys or autoexec.bat from the A:> prompt I also get "Bad command or file name" In order to edit it I have to use Notepad on another computer. I have tried changing the A: prompt to C:> and D:> and entering SETUP as a command and the same thing happens. What do you think? Am I not entering the right command? Also, I was told I needed the "Motto Hairu" driver from MadmaxUSB who posted above, With the configuration you gave me last night you're saying I dont need it in config.sys? Thanks again for the feedback!

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I think it is time to be minimilistic, if you show the hidden files on the floppy and delete files just leaving the following on floppy: command.com io.sys msdos.sys usbaspi.sys usbcd.sys mscdex.exe CONFIG.SYS device=usbaspi.sys /v /w device=usbcd.sys /d:usbcd001 AUTOEXEC.BAT mscdexe.exe /d:usbcd001 So what you get......the only other driver that may work is a self extracting boot floppy from http://www.datoptic.com/fw25fr.html download dat.exe

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