CD-ROM read problem with Windows 98 SE

[Kaido]

I have an older Dell running Win98SE that's been having some issues. I replaced the CD-ROM drive in it with a newer working one, but it has one issue: it will only read discs without names. Like when you insert the Windows 98 install CD, the CD's name is "WIN98 SE". It won't read that. Any files I want to put on, such as the network card driver, I have to burn to a blank CD and not put a name on it. Somewhat annoying considering how much software I have to load. The Windows 98 install CD worked fine when I booted it from a floppy disk, however, which is strange (older computer, doesn't support boot-from-CD). So it did read CD's with names at install time, but after that, nada. Any ideas?

 

[DaveSimmons]

You probably used one of the newer formats (e.g. "Romeo" vs. "Joliet") that supported longer names when burning the discs that Win98SE didn't have native support for.

Or you used packet writing (drag and drop) burning, which also requires support software to be installed.

I'm not sure where you can go for 98 drivers for either, but for the packet writing there are several different schemes and you need to install the same one you burned with.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
You probably used one of the newer formats (e.g. "Romeo" vs. "Joliet") that supported longer names when burning the discs that Win98SE didn't have native support for.

Or you used packet writing (drag and drop) burning, which also requires support software to be installed.

I'm not sure where you can go for 98 drivers for either, but for the packet writing there are several different schemes and you need to install the same one you burned with.

Where would I get the support software from?

 

[DaveSimmons]

For packet writing if that's what you used, you probably installed software like "InCD" on the machine you burned with. You'd then need "InCD" installed on the Win98 machine too.

For newer ISO fromats, not sure. Installing Nero might do it, or MS might have a driver download

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
For packet writing if that's what you used, you probably installed software like "InCD" on the machine you burned with. You'd then need "InCD" installed on the Win98 machine too.

For newer ISO fromats, not sure. Installing Nero might do it, or MS might have a driver download

Oh, I just used Windows XP's built-in burning software to make the disc that actually worked. It's commercial discs that have the problem, as well as burned discs that have names on them. I need something that will enable the machine to read discs with names on them, like "WIN98 SE".

 

[Zepper]

Actually you should have no problems reading ANY CD-R disk under Win98SE (as others said, CD-RW often requires a packet reading program be installed e.g. InCD, et al.) in programs like Windows Explorer, etc. Is that version of Win98SE completely updated with the MS updates and patches and the latest available mobo chipset/IDE drivers. If not, do that and see what happens. Here is a link to the "Unofficial Win 98SE support CD" that has most of the Win98SE updates and patches on it: Linkage. But since you may not be able to read that CD with your Catch-22, you may have to try to DL the appropriate ones from the M$ site and install them first before using the "Unofficial...CD". Also download and install the ASPI layer software from Adaptec - that often fixes strange optical drive problems too (I know it says it's for SCSI, so humor me).

.bh.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Actually you should have no problems reading ANY CD-R disk under Win98SE (as others said, CD-RW often requires a packet reading program be installed e.g. InCD, et al.) in programs like Windows Explorer, etc. Is that version of Win98SE completely updated with the MS updates and patches and the latest available mobo chipset/IDE drivers. If not, do that and see what happens. Here is a link to the "Unofficial Win 98SE support CD" that has most of the Win98SE updates and patches on it: Linkage. But since you may not be able to read that CD with your Catch-22, you may have to try to DL the appropriate ones from the M$ site and install them first before using the "Unofficial...CD". Also download and install the ASPI layer software from Adaptec - that often fixes strange optical drive problems too (I know it says it's for SCSI, so humor me).

.bh.

No no, I CAN read CDs, I just have to burn them without a name (so it reads just D:\ instead of D:\NetworkDriver or whatever). I'll give this a try tomorrow, thanks!