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How can I install my CDROM?!??

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Name: Michael Allen
Date: September 15, 2002 at 18:23:14 Pacific
OS: DOS
CPU/Ram: 60/4
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I deleted my hard drive, so my system is running off of a boot disk. How can I install a cdrom? I am totally lost on writing code in autoexec and config... I don't know where to begin. Any help??

Thanks

Michael



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Name: Ronin
Date: September 15, 2002 at 19:12:34 Pacific
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Back for more then? :P

a:\>format c: /s (requires format.com)
a:\>sys c: (requires sys.com)

Will both make c: bootable, but both files need to be from the same OS as you booted with as should mscdex.exe be.

a:\>c:
c:>md dos
c:>copy a:\mscdex.exe c:\dos
c:>copy a:\oakcdrom.sys c:\dos
c:>copy con autoexec.bat
prompt $p$g
c:\dos\mscdex /d:nci001
F6

After each line hit the enter key, and at the end hit the F6 key or ^Z to create the file.

c:>copy con config.sys
device=c:\dos\oakcdrom.sys /d:nci001
F6

oakcdrom.sys can be found all over the internet and is a decent generic cdrom driver for ide cdrom drives.

good luck



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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny
Date: September 16, 2002 at 04:29:03 Pacific
Reply:

Autoexec.bat;
c:\dos\MSCDEX.exe /D:nci001 /M:10

Ensure the device label (/D:) is the same in both config.sys and autoexec.bat.


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