Question : Problem: How to install CD ROM Drivers for a computer

Call me dumb, but I just formatted by hard disk after backing up only the MSCDEX.EXE and a bootable DOS floppy. Now, I have the windows 98 cd to install, but I cannot access the CD ROM drive since I don't know how to install the cd rom drivers in order to be able to access the D: drive from DOS prompt.

Also to make matters even worse, I don't know what model of cd rom is installed on the computer. I know this is a kinda dumb question but, can anyone help me out of this predicament?

Are there any cd rom drivers that I can install from DOS that would work with _any_ make of cd rom drives?

Appreciate any help I can get.

I am investing all the 35 question pts I've got into this question

Answer : Problem: How to install CD ROM Drivers for a computer

all CD-ROM drivers are kinda the same, so:

you can download a driver, adn mscdex.exe from:
http://us.geocities.com/the_blaze.geo/cdrompkg.zip

+copy LTNIDE.SYS and MSCDEX.EXE to your floppy.
+on CONFIG.SYS add a line like:

DEVICE=A:\LTNIDE.SYS /D:MSCD0001

where A:\LTNIDE.SYS can be changed to btccdrom.sys, or any cdrom driver you got, including the full path. ( I included LTNIDE.SYS on the package, since this drivers are usually generic)

+on AUTOEXEC.BAT add a line like this:

A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD0001

and that's it... boot with your DOS floppy, and you'll see the CDROM on D: drive.

=) hope this helps...