Win95 having trouble loading OS to new system

rayjay

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This problem has been my nemesis all day long! First system I've built and was real excited about the way things were going and, alas, can't get OS WIN95 to load. Partitioned drive ok, installed drive for CD ok. When I try to load it comes up, flashes win screen momentarily and then says:
C:\>C\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE/D:MSCD001/M:10
Bad command or file name

I've tried downloading boot disks, doctoring mine, etc. but no go.
One thing: I have two Win95 disks, both came with old system which was purchased 2nd hand. Guy gave me those and some other disks with computer.
Could there be some reason they wouldn't load that way...if they were proprietary or something???
Thanks in advance.
RayJay
 

Vinny N

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Well assuming it's an IDE-CDROM drive right:

the config.sys file on the boot floppy should look something like this:

device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\cdromdrv.sys /d:mscd001
(cdromdrv being whatever the driver file actually is)


the autoexec.bat file on the boot floppy should look something like this:
set path=a:\
mscdex.exe /d:mscd001
(where mscd001 is exactly what is after the /d: in the config sys)

The boot floppy should probably have at least the following files.

io.sys, msdos.sys which will both be hidden.
command.com
himem.sys
cdromdrv.sys which will be whatever the cd-rom driver is.
mscdex.exe


edit:

the problem with the current line:
C:\>C\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE/D:MSCD001/M:10
is that, it's pointing to the c:\dos folder to run mscdex.exe, but if you just formatted the drive, there definitely shouldn't be a DOS folder on the C:\ drive, everything you need to load and run has to be on the floppy.
 

okydoky

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How old is the cd drive? As you might already know is that what you are seeing is the driver from the boot disk for the cd rom drive being called corrupt. If you have another computer, make a new boot disk and replace the cdrom driver on it. If that does not work, try another cd rom drive in it. I think Vinny has the right idea. Hope this helps.
 

ismellsmoke

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fdisk it ...reboot ..format it ....get a win 98 bootdisk from someone ...boot with the win98 boot disk ....go to e:/setup with your win 95 cd in place
good luck