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Name: paul griesbaum
Date: July 31, 2003 at 04:36:05 Pacific
OS: windows 3.1
CPU/Ram: 1.1g/32mb
Comment:

I have a cd-rom installed on my computer running win 3.1 The bios recognizes the cd-rom but is not recognized by win 3.1. Could anyone explain this and provide possible solutions?



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Response Number 1
Name: x86
Date: July 31, 2003 at 04:47:59 Pacific
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Do you have drivers installed thru config.sys and autoexec.bat ??

http://www.oldstuff.myagora.net/powerload/cdrom.htm


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Response Number 2
Name: Mick C
Date: July 31, 2003 at 06:17:18 Pacific
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I prefer that advisers direct people to my home page, so that they can see what else is offered by PowerLoad! Thanks



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Response Number 3
Name: x86
Date: July 31, 2003 at 06:23:20 Pacific
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Sorry Mike, did link your homepage on my site, I forgot, I am going senile!!


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Response Number 4
Name: Mick C
Date: July 31, 2003 at 13:11:31 Pacific
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Hey no problem x86! I just think its more of a help to point to my homepage.

Thanks for the support.

Mick C


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Response Number 5
Name: paul griesbaum
Date: August 1, 2003 at 05:52:10 Pacific
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I downloaded the driver oakcdrom.sys, but could not get it to work. Am I doing something wrong? I downloaded it to a floppy, typed a:\setup but couldn't get it to do what it's supposed to do. Could someone tell me how to install this in windows 3.1?


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Response Number 6
Name: litz (by don)
Date: August 1, 2003 at 06:57:55 Pacific
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individual drivers files are the complicated way of doing this...it is not an 'install" deal, you ahve to put the individual files in and alter your autoexec file...there is a way that is easier

go to this site...http://www.btinternet.com/~woofgbr/

download the universal ide cd-rom driver...put it on a floppy...reboot into DOS, put floppy in and run setup...this is a easy to use program


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Response Number 7
Name: Mick C
Date: August 1, 2003 at 13:51:36 Pacific
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If you had looked further down the page you would have found 'Install' programs.

OAKCDROM.SYS file was part of a working example:

[config.sys]

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
LASTDRIVE=F

[autoexec.bat]

LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.exe /D:mscd001 /l:D

Not a setup file as don points out!

Here is the OAKCDROM Setup file:

http://www.oldstuff.myagora.net/powerload/download/cdrom.exe


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