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[c:\dos\run]

ok, it recognizes the cdrom drive, but is saying it is empty.....


any suggetions? i know it works, i just installed win95!!!!

[kendo]

once windows is working you do not need to load mscdex or a config file the support is native in windows (unless maybe this is win 95a)

is pcmcia service

1. installed
2. running

you should have an icon on the systray if it is

you can check in control panel if it is not and try to start it

[c:\dos\run]

its running, but it wont recognize the drivers. it does recognize that it is a cdrom

[kendo]

you say it won't recognize the drivers is it showing up as an exclamation in the device manager?

[c:\dos\run]

no, maybe it isnt the drivers, but what else could it be?? it wont recognize the disks, it has to be software, it was just working...

any suggestions?

[choc101]

Well if you " had" it working in DOS with the mscdex drivers then you need to get the correct drivers for you pcmcia drivers up and running.

You could try and download the cdfs which work on win9x. These drivers are 32-bit drivers that run in windows. The previous drivers you used are for dos environments only ( as kendo explained)

Since it doest sound like windows (95 anyways) hasn't found any drivers that will work for you drive you have to go and install your own. Either these genric drivers or ones from your manufacturer.

Thats all you need to do basically.

its running, but it wont recognize the drivers. it does recognize that it is a cdrom

Could you elaborate a little more on that, as far as what you have done or did to that point. Also I have also found a link to some CDFS drivers that may or maynot work but give em a shot there are device drivers that are supposed to work, however I'm not sure how theyll work with the pcmcia if it matters

Download Here

From what it sounds like you have gotten through the worst of it, now your just trying to work out the kinks. I was curious though why you wanted to run 95? I know you said the laptop was old but 98 should be sufficient to run and is a little bit better.

Anyways glad you got the OS installed, let us know how this goes.

-Late

[c:\dos\run]

i got the cdrom working, now im working on the network. I would like to install 98, but my 98 cd doesnt work oh well, maybe i will find one from a friend, until then, thank you all for the help now i just need to work on my network, then format my xp computer. thanks again for helping me in my spring cleaning all, ill let you all know how it goes once i have everything up and running