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    Nothing in config.sys

    Is it okay to have nothing in config.sys? I'm troubleshooting my cdrom because I keep getting "not accessible, drive not ready" error when I try to use it. I checked config.sys and there's nothing there. I have other config files with extensions syd, dos, and win and there's nothing there either.

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    To err is human. To forget to turn the NumLock on is just plain stupid.
    To err is human. To forget to turn the NumLock on is just plain stupid.

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    Win95 doesn't need to have anything in the Config.sys file, Win95 (supposedly) loads all the drivers needed for the CD-ROM drive on it's own.

    Try booting with a Win98 boot disk and see if the CD-ROM drive works in DOS mode. During the boot process, you should see a message indicating which letter is assigned to the CD-ROM drive, let's assume it receives drive letter E:. Insert a know good data (not music) CD disk and use the following command:

    DIR E:\*.* /S

    You should see a listing of every file on the CD disk.

    If you don't have a Win98 boot disk, you can download one from here: WWW.BOOTDISK.COM

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