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by aries6969 2 views

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Windows 98 se upgrade crashed and I did quick restore and reinstalled 98se upgrade and now when I try to use my cd rom drive on drive e it readys e drive not ready - retry which also fails. How do I get my cds to work now?

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by dmiles

You will need to reinstall the cd rom and the drivers for it,you will need to install the drivers from a floppy usinfg the run command from start.Hope This Helps

by mtrahern

You should have a Win98 boot disk which contains generic cd-rom drivers which should enable your computer to see your cd-rom. Try running the setup program from DOS, or copy the cd to your hard drive.

by aries6969

I could not believe that my win98 boot disk would work when my disk drive wasn't working and system was saying my disk drive wasn't installed whenever I tried another disk. But I was amazingly surprised when I put it in and my quick restore started again and I am now back online. Thanks so much. I lost 3 whole days but the answer was so simple. Thank you.

by jhesby1

This behavior can occur if you have a dual-channel integrated device electronics (IDE) controller installed in your computer.

to rectify this behavior, follow these steps:

1.Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

2.Click the Device Manager tab.

3.Click the Hard Disk Controllers branch to expand it, click your IDE controller, and then click Properties.

4.Click the Settings tab.

5.In the Dual IDE Channel Settings box, click Both IDE Channels Enabled, and then click OK.

6.Click OK, and then restart your computer.

7.Test to determine if the issue is resolved by trying to use your CD-ROM drive.

I hope this works for you.

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