Search results for query: *

I'm still unable to get the CD ROM drive recognized in DOS. Also, when I try to start a game in DOS I get a 'not enough memory' message. Exactly how would I accomplish what was said in the previous note: 'Other possibility if no good is a custom reboot to dos shortcut where you specify a...

I put the following in the config.sys file: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EBD\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /L:%CDROM% And the following in the autoexec.bat file: CHDIR C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /L:%CDROM% Now during boot up I can see the CD ROM information just before going to the...

I did use the CTLOAD program but I want to try another method of loading the DOS driver for the CD ROM but I don't know how to uninstall the CTLOAD program that was loaded. I know that at least two folders were created on my C drive: DEV\TAISTAP.SYS and BIN\MSCDEX.EXE but I don't know if...

I found a web site that had a DOS driver for my CD ROM drive (actually it's a comination CD R/W/DVD drive by Toshiba.) It was file called atapi.exe and after I installed it according to the instructions it appeared to install a DOS driver for the CD ROM but I couldn't get access to the drive...

I was able to add the mouse and audio drivers (haven't been able to test to see if the sound works yet) but I haven't been able to load the driver for the CDROM. I downloaded the MSCDEX.EXE file but when I double clicked the file it opened a DOS windows and a message said: MSCDEX VERSION 2.95...

Thanks for the responses, I'll try your suggestions. As far as why I need DOS sound and mouse drivers, I subscribe to a game forum and someone there was having a problem getting their sound working on an old DOS game that was released in 1996 - which I happen to have - so I thought I'd try to...

I would like to restart (or start) my PC in MSDOS mode, I'm running under Windows 98 se. The way I've done this in the past - on older machines - was to hit Start-Shut Down-Restart in MS DOS mode and I would end up at the C:\Windows prompt after having loaded the drivers for audio, CDROM and the...

I tried the Powermax utility but couldn't get it to work right - I guess it only works with Maxtor hard drives. If It try fdisk /mbr, I get a message 'The master boot code has not been updated.' Robert Melone

I just noticed something else I didn't put in my previous note. If I power down the system, rather than ctrl-alt-del, I do not get the HD error on boot up. Also, I went back and ran FDISK and right after the message: DO YOU WISH TO ENABLE LARGE DISK SUPPORT (Y/N) and I select 'Y', I get the...

I should have included more information in my first note. This is the same HD that was in the Dell system that I had all the problems with. I borrowed an IBM Aptiva system from a friend; made sure the system was operating properly and then put the suspect HD in the Aptiva. I had to change the...

I've had many problems with this hard drive but now I think it's completely gone (I hope I'm wrong.) When I boot up I see a 'Hard Drive Error' message immediately at the top of the screen. Earlier I had tried to partition the HD but kept getting a vague hard drive error. I then tried fdisk...

I have not been able to locate any Virus setting in the CMOS. If there was any, what would it look like? In the meantime, I'll go back again in FDISK and try the suggestion from lewat but I've repartitioned so many times and I don't think there was an extended partition. There's something...

I replaced the battery. I then partitioned and formatted the hard drive. I then tried to install Windows 98 from a CD. The first thing the software did was to run ScanDisk - which ran error free. It then did some kind of registry setup and I thought it was about ready to install the OS but...

I installed and ran 'Wipeout' on the Dell. I did what the README file said to do: WIPEOUT C: /nq /np I then ran FDISK and reformatted the hard drive (Re-IPLing after each.) I then tried to install Win98 - ScanDisk ran with no errors. The following messages came up: PLEASE WAIT WHILE SETUP...

Well, the problem is back. I hadn't used the Dell system for a while and I thought the problem was resolved but it isn't. To cut to the chase here's the current situation. I have tried just about everything that was recommended in the earlier posts to fix this problem. I just did the...

Lately I have been having a problem when trying to start a particular game - "Dragon's Lair 3D - Return to the Lair." Sometimes when I click on the icon to start the game I get the following error message: CANNOT LOCATE THE CD-ROM. PLEASE EJECT AND REINSERT THE CD-ROM, SELECT OK...

Since my last post a few things have happened - mostly bad. The Dell system is now at the point that shortly after POST and (I think) right when it's attempting to start the OS, the screen goes blank and there's a blinking cursor in the upper left corner of the monitor. I am unable to use a...

I copied a CD using CD Creator Platinum and when I tried to access it I got the following message: PLEASE EJECT AND RE-INSERT THE CD ROM, SELECT OK & RESTART APPLICATION When I put the original CD in the drive it worked fine (originally.) Now, after uninstalling and reinstalling the program...

The latest error I get when trying to install Windows 98 is: W98 SETUP - AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED IN YOUR APPLICATION. IF YOU CHOOSE 'IGNORE' YOU SHOULD SAVE YOUR WORK IN A NEW FILE. IF YOU CHOOSE 'CLOSE', YOUR APPLICATION WILL TERMINATE. The suggestion earlier to check the BIOS, I think, was a...

I have a Dell that's a few years old with a 266 mhz processor and a 6 gig hard drive using Windows 95. The system started acting up with various erros; on boot up, after boot up, etc. I decided because there wasn't much information on it to format the drive. I first booted with a Norton Anti...