I bought a older but higher power computer to run my dos based bpies accounting program. I can't get the cd rom to work. Looks like its been replaced. Start up screen says its a Liteon LTN485S JKF1. I loaded in a all purpose driver for liteon cd roms i got from driverguide.com. On start up screen it says its reading driver and its installed. But i can't figure out how to get the cd rom to work. D: F: E: read invalid drive. last 3 lines of the dos starup screen read: C:\>REM c:\dos\smartdrv.exe /x Incorrect Dos version c:\> config.sys reads DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.exe DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH FILES=30 STACKS=9,256 REM --- By HighSpeed CD-ROM Drive installation Program. 1/15/107 --- LASTDRIVE=M DEVICE = C:\HXCD-ROM\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 AUTOEXEC.BAT reads REM --- By HiSpeed CD-ROM Drive installation program. 1/15/107 --- REM c:\dos\smartdrv.exe /x @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS REM --- By HiSpeed CD-ROM Drive installation program. 1/5/107 --- C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.exe /X C:\DOS\MSCDEX.exe /D:MSCD000 SET TEMP=C:\DOS Typing in MSCDEX at the c prompt returns me a "Incorrect DOS version" Windows 3.1, bpies program loaded fine with the 3.5 disks. How can i get this thing to read the cdrom so i can load my other programs???? THANKS Reg312

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"Incorrect DOS version" means just that - you must somehow be using MSCDEX.exe from some other version of DOS - easily determined by checking the date of that file, as most 622 files are timestamped 6.22 1994 You could replace it with the correct version, or employ SETVER (since you have it loaded anyways) Normally you would not enter MSCDEX.exe at the command prompt - it doesn't do a whole lot without the 'signature' suffix, and is best loaded from autoexec That's not the worst set of DOS startups I've seen (but pretty close) - you have a lot of unnecessary REMs, you've failed to setup upper memory management and if you ever do get the CD drive working, it's not being cached by smartdrv. In order to do that, you'd load MSCDEX.exe prior to smartdrv I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter

OK Orbital - I assume you are suggesting I download the MSCDEX and the QCDROM at the links you gave me. jboy - I checked the MSCDEX date. All dates read 94 EXCEPT the MSCDEX which is dated 2-4-92. So. where does that leave me. Should i reinstall the dos program to bring it back to its factory settings? Then install the MSCDEX and QCDROM suggested by orbital. I've just noticed that with whatever I've done, I can no longer get into windows 3.1. It loads to the logo screen i guess you'ld call it and LOCKS up. So should i format the hard drive and start over. Just remember, i know enough about computers to get me into trouble, and not enough to fix my mistakes most times. Thanks again Reg312

Well, I decided to format the drive and re-install everything. Windows 3.1 is working fine now. MSCDEX is now reading the proper date. But i still don't know how to get that cd rom drive to work. Should i just load the driver QCDROM????? Reg312

http://bootdisk.com/popfiles.htm

Also.............. http://www.computerhope.com/cdromd.htm http://computer.internet2.co.in/pcd...