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CD-ROM drives in DOS and Safe Mode
CD-ROM drives in DOS and Safe Mode:
I use a few Packard Bell computers, and a nagging problem is
getting the CD-ROM drive to work in DOS. I've only tested
this on two computers, but it worked flawlessly. Your
mileage may vary.
The path to individual files may be different on your
computer, so modify these if you need to.
If you've installed Windows in the default location,
C:\Windows, then you have a folder there called 'command.'
Copy the file 'oakcdrom.sys' from your boot disk
(Control Panel -- Add/Remove Programs -- Startup Disk) to c:\windows\command.
If you want to copy it somewhere else, modify the path in c:\config.sys
Add the following line to your C:\autoexec.bat file:
c:\windows\command\mscdex /D:MSCD000
Add the following line to your C:\config.sys file:
Device = C:\windows\command\oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD000
If it doesn't work, try substituting one of the other .sys files
on the boot disk for the oakcdrom.sys file.
If you don't have an autoexec.bat or config.sys file,
make them using Notepad.
To use the CD-ROM in Safe Mode, boot to DOS, change
directory to c:\windows, and type:
win /d:m
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