how do i set the auto exec. and syst. file to read my new cd rom drive?

Didn't the new CD-ROM drive come with a floppy disk with some setup software on it? If not, your best bet would be to download a floppy boot disk from http://www.bootdisk.com The boot disks there have support for most CD-ROM drives, and you could then check out the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on the floppy, and adapt them for use on your hard drive.

Download OAKROM.sys from the site listed below; http://www.computerhope.com/download/hardware.htm This page explains how to install it. http://www.computerhope.com/cdromd.htm If you just bought a new CD-ROM in a box, I would be surprised if they didn't include the DOS installation 3.5" disk. If you have one, you can probably stick it in the A drive and from DOS type A:install Then the program will run and edit your config.sys and autoexec.bat files, copy drivers to the right place and tell you to reboot. Good luck

yes it came with a disk with its driver on it and it added is and updated my auto.exe and config.sys but when i reboot it says bad or missing c:\Devices\cdromdrv.sys error in conf.sys line 4 c:\> c:\> c:\>x:\dos\mscdex /d:mscd001/L:d illegalption

Ugh... Then it should have copied the cdromdrv.sys file into the C:\Devices subdirectory. If it did not, you will have to copy that file into that location from the diskette, or some other place, and edit the CONFIG.SYS file entry to point to the location with the driver.

how should it read if want to type it in myself and do i delet the *******rem's***** that are there?

This line x:\dos\mscdex /d:mscd001/L:d should read C:\dos\mscdex /d:mscd001/L:d The line /L:d on the end assigns the Drive letter D to your CD-ROM drive. You could omit /L:d and the drive letter would be assigned automatically. Then as Jack, above pointed out, look on the disk for cdromdrv.sys and copy it to the directory DEVICES. Create that directory DEVICES if it doesn't exist. That should work when you reboot.