CD-ROM driver not on list of Windows 95 supported drivers due to not included.
Cause:
Windows 95 does NOT include drivers for every CD-ROM on the market. However, Windows 95 can use many older drivers originally designed for DOS and Windows 3.x by loading the driver and MSCDEX (the Microsoft CD-ROM extensions) from CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Solution:
Run the DOS/Windows 3.x Install program to install the real-mode driver for the CD-ROM.
1) If an Install program is provided:
a) Select the 'Start' menu and select 'Run'.
b) Type the path and filename of the DOS/Windows 3.x install program.
c) Click 'OK'.
d) Wait for the Install program to install the real-mode CD-ROM driver.
e) Shut down and restart Windows 95.
2) If no Install program is provided, do one of the following:
a) Add the older drivers with the 'Add New Hardware' utility:
NOTE: This procedure will not work if no .INF file is provided with the CD-ROM driver.
1] Select the 'Start' menu and select 'Control Panel'.
Select 'Control Panel'
2] Open 'Add New Hardware'.
3] Click 'Next'.
4] Select 'No'.
5] Click 'Next'.
6] Select the 'CD-ROM' device icon.
7] Click 'Next'.
8] Click 'Have Disk'.
9] Insert the diskette or CD-ROM that contains the CD-ROM driver in the drive.
10] Type the correct drive letter and path name in the 'Copy manufacturer's files from' box.
11] Click 'OK'.
12] Wait for Windows 95 to install the driver.
NOTE: If the procedure fails at this point, skip to step 2)b).
13] Shut down and restart Windows 95.
b) MANUALLY add the drivers:
NOTE: The following procedure uses 'D' as the CD-ROM's designated drive.
1] Determine the filename of the DOS/Windows 3.x CD-ROM driver.
NOTE: Consult the documentation provided with the CD-ROM drive for assistance with this step.
2] Select the 'Start' menu and select 'MS-DOS Prompt'.
3] Type the following command to copy the driver file to a directory on the hard disk:
COPY A:\<path>\<driver name> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
(where A: is the drive letter of the floppy drive or other disk that contains the driver, <path> is the full directory path to the driver, <driver name> is the filename of the driver, and C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM is an example of a possible destination directory).
EXAMPLE: The following command copies a MicroSolutions Backpack CD-ROM driver from diskette to the hard drive:
COPY A:\BPCDDRV.SYS C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
4] Edit Config.sys.
5] Add the following line to Config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\<path>\<driver name> /D:<driver ID>
(where <path> is the hard disk directory that contains the CD-ROM driver, <driver name> is the CD-ROM driver filename, and <driver ID> is a maximum eight-character identifier for the CD-ROM driver).
EXAMPLE: The following is a Config.sys device driver line for a Mitsumi IDE CD-ROM drive:
DEVICE=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01
6] Save the changes to Config.sys.
7] Edit Autoexec.bat.
8] Add the following line to Autoexec.bat:
C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX /D:<driver ID> /L:D
(where <driver ID> is the same driver ID that was specified in the CD-ROM device driver line in Config.sys, and the 'D' in '/L:D' is the drive letter to assign to the CD-ROM while running Windows 95).
EXAMPLE: The following is the MSCDEX line in Autoexec.bat for a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive:
C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /L:D
NOTE: The <driver ID> matches that in the example of a device driver line from Config.sys.
9] Save the changes to Autoexec.bat.
10] Exit the editor.
11] Type 'EXIT' at the MS-DOS prompt and press ENTER to exit DOS and return to Windows 95.
12] Select the 'Start' menu and select 'Shut Down...' to restart Windows 95.
