Configure a CDR for DOS 1

[jaegermonster]

Ultimately, I need to make a system boot disc so I can install new Windows operating systems from CD Rom. How do I modify config.sys & autoexec.bat to find/recognise/run my CDR player?

 

[edfair]

You find a cd driver that works with dos and your cdrom, call it from config.sys and have mscdex point to the driver name. Or you get one of the boot disks from ebay that gives several possible combinations. Or you find a 95OEM version with a boot disk and use it. Takes more time than it is worth to make one up, but in the long run that is the better way. Ed Fair
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[sehiser]

You can use generic CD-ROM drivers. Pretty much what he said above. You can also search the net for a DSP boot disk. This loads everything. But if you search the net, you can find it. If not...

Then view the file in the windows directory called dosstart.bat after you have rebooted to DOS from the start menu. It may list the config. Basically it goes like this.

config.sys
set device=c:\driver\cdrom.sys /d:mscd0000
and
autoexec.bat
mscdex /d:mscd0000


Scott

 

[jeromec]

Check out the site below for bootdisk for a number of different operating systems

http://www.bootdisk.com/

Jerome