Using the "CD ROM Setup Boot Disk" provided by Microsoft
What is Needed . . .
A file editor;
CD ROM driver disk and name of driver file. This file normally ends in "sys" ;
What to Do . . .
The following files on the Boot disk needs to be modified so that your CD ROM drive will be recognized. To do this follow the following instructions :-Using an editor such as "edit" proceed to edit the following files. Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and Drvcopy.inf .
Step 1
Start with the Autoexec.bat and follow all the instructions that are listed within the REM section. An example follows for the Toshiba CD ROM drive.@echo off
REM ===================
REM Notes for OEM:
REM - You should remove these remarks for the final disks you send to customers.
REM - You MUST explicitly specify the CD ROM Drive Letter for MSCDEX.
REM - You must switch to the CDROM drive, and then CD to the directory.
REM - the string CD001 must explicitly match the same string in CONFIG.SYS.
REM - The file DRVCOPY.INF MUST be modified to refer to the proper
REM - real-mode CD ROM driver. This driver will be copied to the
REM - hard disk during installation by the DRVCOPY.INF file.
REM - (Note: The user will have to type in the drive letter for the floppy disk
REM - when prompted at the end of setup.)
REM ECHO Warning - This system may not be setup to use the CD ROM.
REM ECHO Please contact your PC Manufacturer if Setup does not start
automatically.
REM PAUSE
REM ===================
MSCDEX.EXE /D:TOSCD001 /L:D
d:
cd \win95
oemsetup /k "a:\drvcopy.inf"
Step 2
Next edit the config.sys file on your boot disk. You will need the filename of the CD ROM driver that was indicated in the "What Needed" section above. An example follows for the Toshiba CD ROM
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
BUFFERS=20
FILES=60
REM ==============
REM OEM Notes - remove these remarks before shipping to customers.
REM - You need to include the correct CD driver information for your
REM IDE or SCSI CDROM Drivers below.
REM - You must modify Autoexec.bat and DRVCOPY.INF also.
REM ==============
DEVICE=CDROMDRV.SYS /D:TOSCD001
LASTDRIVE=Z
Than edit the Drvcopy.inf file. Again here the name of your CD ROM driver will be needed. An example of the Toshiba CD ROM drive follows.
; DRVCOPY.INF;
; This is the Driver Copy information file for
; real-mode CD-ROM drivers.
;
; These driver(s) are copied to the root of the hard disk
; during setup, and are installed in config.sys and autoexec.bat
;
; This file MUST be modified by the OEM prior to shipping
; to end users.
;
; OEMs will need to modify this to add the proper name(s)
; for their real-mode CD ROM drivers.
; Lines that must be modified are marked OEM_Modify
; You can also copy additional drivers and add lines to autoexec.bat
; and config.sys using this file.
[version]
; Do not change this section
signature=$chicago$
[DestinationDirs]
; Do not change this section
RM.driver.dest.copy = 30 ; root directory
[install]
; Do not change this section
copyfiles=RM.driver.dest.copy
updatecfgsys=RM.Sys.upd
updateautobat=RM.Auto.upd
[RM.driver.dest.copy]
; OEM_Modify - Change the name from SAMPLE.SYS to your CD ROM drivers.
; - You can insert additional filenames for your real
; mode driver(s).
; This file name will be copied to the hard disk.
CDROMDRV.SYS
[RM.Sys.upd]
; OEM_Modify - Change the name from SAMPLE.SYS to your CD ROM drivers.
: - You can also change the driver name here and below.
; This line will be added to the user's CONFIG.SYS.
DevAddDev=CDROMDRV.SYS,device,,"/D:TOSCD001"
[RM.Auto.upd]
; OEM_Modify - Change the "D" in L:D to represent the default drive
; letter for your CD ROM.
; - The OEMCD001 parameter should agree with the
; config.sys parameter above.
; This line will be added to the user's AUTOEXEC.BAT
CmdAdd=MSCDEX.EXE,"/D:TOSCD001 /L:D"
[OEMInfo.copy]
OEMINFO.INI
[SourceDisksNames]
; Do not change this section
100="%oem.boot.desc%",,5,A:\
[SourceDisksFiles]
; OEM_Modify - Change the name from SAMPLE.SYS to your CD ROM drivers.
; Do not change the 100,,2000
; This file will be copied to the hard disk root directory.
CDROMDRV.SYS=100,,2000
[Strings]
; This string is displayed to the user. It can be localized as
; necessary.
oem.boot.desc="Setup Boot Disk"
Finally, copy the CD ROM driver file from your CD ROM driver disk to the boot disk. This now concludes the modification. You can now go ahead and boot with this modified disk after inserting the Windows 95 CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive. On boot-up your Windows 95 Setup will automatically start. Follow the instruction and you should have a successful installation.
Thank you.
