Lost CD ROM under DOS 95
To all,
A while ago, I saw a few threads regarding CD ROM's not showing up when going
to DOS from WIN '95. Some had complained that when starting 3D Studio or
PAR.EXE (DOS) from Windows, sometimes the CD ROM drive would not show up. I had
the same problem until I placed these lines in my DOSSTART.BAT file. My CD ROM
drive letter is f:
@echo off
f:\
dir >nul
What this does is forces DOS to read and accept the CD ROM as a legitimate
device instead of just trying to read it once, failing, and continuing on. If
it fails, you are given the chance to eject the CD, place it back in, and try
again until it accepts it. Usually twice will do the trick. If your CD ROM
drive has a different drive letter, just replace the f: in the second line with
your CD's drive letter.
Hope this helps.
Don