Wiped out 3.1 on 486. Have new W95 w/boot disk, but it can't find CDRom. Drivers that come w/disk don't work. HELP!

i want to format my windows 3.1 and install my windows 98...do i need a bootdisk to format my harddisk

Tracy, To learn how to make a boot disk with your CD-ROM drivers go to; www.bootdisk.com Follow the links for Win 95 and you should be able to fire up your CD-ROM.

Doug: THANK YOU! I really appreciate your help. I'm going to the site now. Wish me luck! (My son is desparate to play his Star Wars game!) Tracy :-)

You can also re-install dos 5.x or 6.x after you have done this - install the cd-rom drivers disk that came with your cd-rom... this will give access to your CD-Rom to install windows... MY ADVICE : depending which versions of Win95 you are installing - there are 3-6 versions depending upon who you talk too... Before installing make a directory c:\md win95 c:\cd win95 then go to which ever drive is setup for your CD-Rom eg. C:\d: d:\cd win95 d:\win95\copy *.* c:\win95 This will copy all the setup files to your hard drive... this is if you have enough hard drive space to do this of course... WHY i hear you ask... Some versions of Win95 will start to install fine util they go to the first reboot - then for whatever reason - on the reboot it does not install the CD-Rom drivers... consequently - you cannot finish installing the programme because you cannot access the CD-Rom - however this way you just redirect the setup to look in c:\win95 where it will find the files PLEASE NOTE - DO NOT DO AN INSTALL FROM THE HARD DRIVE - IT WILL NOT LOAD THE CD-ROM DRIVERS AT ALL IN SOME CASES - BECAUSE IT DOES NOT KNOW TO LOOK FOR THEM !

You could also try using win98 setup disk it has a better selection of cdrom drivers. You will have to change to the cdrom drive and type "setup"(d:\setup) when the message "cannot find win98 setup files" This works well, but please note, "win98 emergency boot disk" will not work because it creates a ram drive to install the cdrom into and when it reboots it looses the ram drive. Good Luck

i wish to assembly a pc by my ownself but i don't have any basic knowledge about pc eventhough a simple programme. i hope that you can help me by giving a information to me. i'll be appreciate it.thank you