Anyone know a generic CDROM driver that will allow it to work in DOS?

[RambleOn]

I want to install Windows 2000 pro on a new hard drive. I need a way to access the CD-R from DOS. I have a bootdisk on a floppy, but I'm not sure what will get my Creative 52X drive to work. Thanks for any help

 

[Lucky]

I must learn where to buy Win2K on CDR's.

 

[RambleOn]

No no no, it's my backup copy I'm trying to use here on CD-R. The original is at my girlfriends house.

 

[cressida]

use bootup like win98 boot disk for to detect cdrom?

 

[RambleOn]

I need some kind of driver I think to put on my floppy boot disk to get the Creative 52x work.

 

[Electrode]

I have 2 such drivers. Let me upload 'em to my site and whip up an example config.sys and autoexec.bat a sec.

 

[RambleOn]

<< I have 2 such drivers. Let me upload 'em to my site and whip up an example config.sys and autoexec.bat a sec. >>



thanks man!

 

[The Stigenator]

www.bootdisk.com

and then download one of the win98/98se boot disk stuff

 

[Electrode]

http://electrode.wox.org:2400/dos_cd.zip

Unzip into your DOS boot disk and follow instructions in howto.txt

 

[tops2]

can u boot from cdrom?
whenever i reinstall win2k or winxp, i just go to the bios and set boot with cdrom...

 

[Thump553]

Make a set of Win2k boot floppies from the Win2k CD and use that. You can't start Win2k install process from DOS anyway.

 

[Nitemare]

There is a proggie on the disk that makes 3-4 startup disks..just use that and boot using those disks

 

[Bulk Beef]

<< Make a set of Win2k boot floppies from the Win2k CD and use that. You can't start Win2k install process from DOS anyway. >>

Yes you can. Run "winnt" in the i386 directory on the CD. You'll need to load "smartdrv.exe" before you start.
Booting from the CD is really the best way to do it though.

 

[Bulk Beef]

And a Windows 98 startup disk will have drivers for your CD drive. You shouldn't need to screw around with anything.