Win3.1 won't recognize my Cd drive. Help!

[Cityscape]

How do i get my Windows 3.1 (running in ms virtual PC 2004) to recognize my CD/DVD drive? Is there a generic driver to install? Can someone give me directions?

[BC_Programmer]

you need the CD-ROM driver. I always use OAKCDROM.sys. It's free and you should be able to find a download somewhere.

you'll need to add this line to CONFIG.SYS:

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DEVICE=C:\DOS\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:OAKCD

and this one to autoexec.bat:

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mscdex /D:OAKCD

this assumes the driver has been copied to the C:\DOS directory; you can of course change it.

You can also use DEVICEHIGH if you wish. MSCDEX is a utility included with MS-DOS; if you don't have it for some reason it's available for free as well.

[squall_01]

I must of missed something.  Cause orginally this was before cds.  Also they would have been very expensive if you got the beta's if there were any.

[BC_Programmer]

what are you talking about?

[squall_01]

Cd's didnt exsist then.  So its just a matter that I thought that it wasnt possible to set it up to use.

[BC_Programmer]

Cd's didnt exsist then. 

yes they did. The "Yellow Book" standard that defines CD-ROM was published in 1985. Can't remember the title but the first commercial CD-ROM was stamped in the next year or so.

CD-ROM drives obviously existed to support CD-ROM, and one would likely require drivers to use them. In any case MSCDEX was provided with MS-DOS solely to implement CD-ROM support.

[squall_01]

Ah was thinking it was older then that.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Cd's didnt exsist then.  So its just a matter that I thought that it wasnt possible to set it up to use.

That's like saying, any new hardware invented after 2001 is not XP compatible.

[squall_01]

It varies.  Dont it?  you know I'm right.

[Dias de verano]

It varies.  Dont it?  you know I'm right.

You're talking rubbish. Not for the first time. 

[Aegis]

I used to keep a Mitsumi driver on a floppy disk that just seemed capable of running any brand drive back then.

Ah, the good ol' day...   

[Cityscape]

According to: http://www.computerhope.com/help/cdrom.htm

Cd's were released in 1982 and started becoming popular in the late 80's and early 90's.
Windows 3.1 was released in 1992 so there has to be ways to get it to recognize CD's.

[Dias de verano]

this was before cds.

SQuall, why do you post the first nonsense that comes into your head? Windows 3.1 came out 10 years after CD-ROMs. I had a Compaq 486 running Windows 3.1 that had a CD drive.

[Aegis]

Yes, wasn't it the mscdex.exe ?

[squall_01]

my dad said that the only way to move files were with floppies.  I figured that it was the only way cause I did go threw that like youd's.  He had.