Author Topic: Odd one: After Windows 98 install, no CD-ROM Drive (Read 243 times)

LePaul · « **on:** October 06, 2002, 02:34:58 PM »

A co-worker's PC died, hard drive failed. For some reason, this model Compaq had the CAB files copied onto the hard drive, but they never had a CD for even a restore. So, they bought a new hard drive and asked me to re-install for them with the Win 98 CD they bought and make it all work for them

I've seen this error before and I can't remember how I worked around it. The system saw the CD-ROM fine and did the entire install from CD (booted from CD, etc) just fine. Now, after everything has been installed, the only thing showing is the A: and the C: I'm not finding any obvious clues....someone here had the same issue just over a year ago and I'll be darned if I recall the fix. I thought it was a RegEdit thing....can anyone enlighten me?

LePaul · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2002, 02:41:58 PM »

....nevermind

About 3 reboots later, it "discovered" the hardware

I'd love to claim credit, ingenuity or cleverness. Just being pissed off, cranky, and yanking the power plug solves another Microsoft issue

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2002, 05:26:26 PM »

beware i had this problem with a abit board turned out to be sub spec memory ( not cas 2)

will drive you nuts if the memory is "almost good enough"

silentdragon · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2002, 12:34:44 PM »

I once had the same problem, luckily I had not replaced Harddrives and so all my cab files were still on it. Same solution fixed it. I tried every trick in the book, I even rewrote some of the VxD's and DLL's on my comp and it didn't take until the 3rd reboot and the damn CD-ROM showed up. It is a Win98 thing I'm sure, don't know what or why, but it is.