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Title: Odd one: After Windows 98 install, no CD-ROM Drive
Post by: 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?
Title: Odd one: After Windows 98 install, no CD-ROM Drive
Post by: LePaul 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   :p
Title: Odd one: After Windows 98 install, no CD-ROM Drive
Post by: lord dolf vader 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"
Title: Odd one: After Windows 98 install, no CD-ROM Drive
Post by: silentdragon 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.