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when you are doing a dos only boot, no CD-ROM drivers are loaded. Windows 9x and higher have built in drivers for IDE CD-ROM drivers, but these drivers only load when booting into Windows.
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if you use a win98 startup disk you can choose to start with cd-rom support.
http://www.bootdisk.com
or if you have 98 start-settings-control panel-add/remove programs-startup disk tab-create disk.
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This will give you CDROM support in DOS when going from Windows into MSDOS (click below):
To access CDROM from pure DOS you need a boot floppy which has CDROM support.
If yours doesn't, get one here:Response Number 4 Reply:
Or change the following files so they're similar to mine. This will give you the option of RAW DOS if you want, with sound, cd, or both. If you let it time out, it goes to windows after 8 seconds. You would of course have to change a few paths/filenames/settings, but you get the idea.
MSDOS.SYS -
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;SYS
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C[Options]
drvspace=0
dblspace=0
BootMulti=0
BootGUI=0
BootWarn=0
Network=0
LOGO=0
DoubleBuffer=0
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.2222
Bootkeys=1
BootMenu=0
BootMenuDelay=8
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).CONFIG.SYS -
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[Menu]
menucolor=11,0
menuitem=windows,Windows 98 Second Edition
menuitem=dos,DOS 7.1
menuitem=doscd,DOS 7.1 with CDROM Support
menuitem=dossound,DOS 7.1 with Sound
menuitem=doscdsound,DOS 7.1 with CD & Sound
menudefault=windows,8[COMMON]
SWITCHES=/F
dos=high,umb
break=on
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS[windows]
FILES=40
BUFFERS=13[dos]
SHELL=c:\COMMAND.COM c:\ /E:384 /p
DEVICE=c:\windows\HIMEM.SYS
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems frame=none I=B000-B7FF
BUFFERShigh=40
FILEShigh=40
stacks=9,256[doscd]
include=dos
DEVICEhigh=c:\windows\command\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01[dossound]
include=dos
DEVICEHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /WIN95 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5
DEVICEhigh=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS[doscdsound]
include=dossound
DEVICEhigh=c:\windows\command\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01AUTOEXEC.BAT -
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@ECHO OFF
COPY/V/Y D:\CALENDAR\TODAY.CAL D:\BACKUPS
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y C:\RECYCLED
IF EXIST C:\TREEINFO.NCD DEL C:\TREEINFO.NCD
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y D:\RECYCLED
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y D:\WIN386.SWP
IF EXIST D:\TREEINFO.NCD DEL D:\TREEINFO.NCD
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y E:\RECYCLED
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE/Y E:\WIN386.SWP
IF EXIST E:\TREEINFO.NCD DEL E:\TREEINFO.NCD
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\;D:\;D:\TOOLBOX;E:\;E:\BATCH\;E:\COMMAND\;D:\CD'S\98SE\TOOLS\OLDMSDOS\GOTO %CONFIG%
:WINDOWS
path=C:\BITWARE\;%PATH%;"C:\PROGRAM FILES\WEB PUBLISH\MTS"
SET DIRCMD=/A-D/O/P
c:\windows\WIN
GOTO END:DOS
path=%PATH%;c:\windows\locals~1\tempor~1\content.ie5;c:\windows\cookies;c:\windows\history
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COMMAND.COM
SET DIRCMD=/A-D/O/P
SET COPYCMD=/V/-Y
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
IF EXIST %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe 4096 16
LH E:\MOUSE\GMOUSE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY/INSERT/REINSTALL
GOTO END:DOSCD
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COMMAND.COM
SET DIRCMD=/A-D/O/P
SET COPYCMD=/V/-Y
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
IF EXIST %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe 4096 16
LH E:\MOUSE\GMOUSE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY/INSERT/REINSTALL
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.exe /D:MTMIDE01 /M:10
GOTO END:DOSSOUND
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COMMAND.COM
SET DIRCMD=/A-D/O/P
SET COPYCMD=/V/-Y
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
IF EXIST %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe 4096 16
LH E:\MOUSE\GMOUSE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY/INSERT/REINSTALL
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
rem C:\WINDOWS\CTCM
GOTO END:DOSCDSOUND
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COMMAND.COM
SET DIRCMD=/A-D/O/P
SET COPYCMD=/V/-Y
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
IF EXIST %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe %WINBOOTDIR%\SMARTDRV.exe 4096 16
LH E:\MOUSE\GMOUSE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY/INSERT/REINSTALL
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.exe /D:MTMIDE01 /M:10
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
GOTO END:END
EXIT
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