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problem after installing cd-rom

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Name: MP King
Date: September 11, 2003 at 17:22:18 Pacific
Subject: problem after installing cd-rom
OS: windows 3.1
CPU/Ram: 486SX/32 mb

Comment:

installed a 16x cd-rom read the drive fine, but then froze and after rebooting, this error comes up after loading mouse at start up...
bad or missing c:\windows\ES1868.com
error in config.sys line 1

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Response Number 1

Name: funickk
Date: September 12, 2003 at 14:35:36 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

I'm only guessing, and making a broad assumption, but it looks like you had an ESS 1868 chipset on your sound board. Unfortunately, I cannot prove/disprove that, since I've never used creative or ESS chipsets.
Either re-install your soundcard drivers, or see if you can find that file on your driver disc and put it in the c:\windows directory, where the file apparently was at one time. That is, if you still have a soundcard.
Good luck.

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