trying to do a clean re-install of windows xp in my friends pc.
I have done it before on other machines and managed to get the cd drive working, but this time i can't.
on the initial boot the cd will start to spin then stop
thought i had copied all the cd drivers to the "c: drive" but the cd won't boot.
after startup i get the error, "device driver not found, MSCD001 no valid cd rom device drivers selected".
i also copied the drivers from the w98 boot disk, ie; aspi2dos.sys, and 3 others similar.
also in the bios the cd is referred to as "CD" and not as a letter.
so the boot sequence i have set to "cd rom-a:-c:".
i have some boot disks i copied from "bootdisk.com" but they don't boot. just give system error.
any help offered gratefully accepted.
i am not a dummy but please keep it simple.
cheers
mfm
the sysytem
abit be 6 mb
p3 550mhz
64ram
toshiba dvd
wd 13gb hdd.
i though it strange- he said he was running XP previously, thought his system may be a little underpowered.
I have done it before on other machines and managed to get the cd drive working, but this time i can't.
on the initial boot the cd will start to spin then stop
thought i had copied all the cd drivers to the "c: drive" but the cd won't boot.
after startup i get the error, "device driver not found, MSCD001 no valid cd rom device drivers selected".
i also copied the drivers from the w98 boot disk, ie; aspi2dos.sys, and 3 others similar.
also in the bios the cd is referred to as "CD" and not as a letter.
so the boot sequence i have set to "cd rom-a:-c:".
i have some boot disks i copied from "bootdisk.com" but they don't boot. just give system error.
any help offered gratefully accepted.
i am not a dummy but please keep it simple.
cheers
mfm
the sysytem
abit be 6 mb
p3 550mhz
64ram
toshiba dvd
wd 13gb hdd.
i though it strange- he said he was running XP previously, thought his system may be a little underpowered.