INSTALLING ME PROBLEM

Please help. I tried to change the cd drive to a different
one because the one on the pc wasn't reading well. When I
changed it, I didn't have the correct software so it
didn't work. Then, I tried to install the old one back on,
but I don't have the software that came with it anymore. I
thought that reformatting the C drive might help but it
didn't. Now I can't install ME because it cannot read ME
from the CD drive. I don't know what else to do. HELP!
thanks.

Mike
Wed May 19 12:46:06 CDT 2004

You shouldn't need to install anything to get Win Me to recognise and use a
CD-ROM. Since you say you have formatted your hard disk your problem is now
nothing to do with the operating system since you don't have one installed but
rather is almost certainly a hardware problem of some sort.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


sam <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Please help. I tried to change the cd drive to a different
> one because the one on the pc wasn't reading well. When I
> changed it, I didn't have the correct software so it
> didn't work. Then, I tried to install the old one back on,
> but I don't have the software that came with it anymore. I
> thought that reformatting the C drive might help but it
> didn't. Now I can't install ME because it cannot read ME
> from the CD drive. I don't know what else to do. HELP!
> thanks.

Rick
Wed May 19 13:46:14 CDT 2004

sam wrote:

> Please help. I tried to change the cd drive to a different
> one because the one on the pc wasn't reading well. When I
> changed it, I didn't have the correct software so it
> didn't work. Then, I tried to install the old one back on,
> but I don't have the software that came with it anymore. I
> thought that reformatting the C drive might help but it
> didn't. Now I can't install ME because it cannot read ME
> from the CD drive. I don't know what else to do. HELP!
> thanks.

That's a little too confusing for me (and you too apparently), but...

do you have an Emergency Boot Disk on hand? (the floppy disk you created
when you first installed Windows ME). If you don't, go to
www.bootdisk.com and download one (the WinME OEM floppy is fine).

Start your machine from the floppy disk, choose CD support, can you
*see* your CD here?

we're not talking about a USB CD drive are we ?



Rick

Sam
Wed May 19 14:27:00 CDT 2004

Yes, I have the bootdisk. I tried that but even if I
start the installation with cd support, it cannot read
the cd from the drive so first off, I think I need to fix
something so that the computer can recognize the drive
but I don't know how or where to start. No, this is not a
USB cd drive.


>-----Original Message-----
>sam wrote:
>
>> Please help. I tried to change the cd drive to a
different
>> one because the one on the pc wasn't reading well.
When I
>> changed it, I didn't have the correct software so it
>> didn't work. Then, I tried to install the old one back
on,
>> but I don't have the software that came with it
anymore. I
>> thought that reformatting the C drive might help but
it
>> didn't. Now I can't install ME because it cannot read
ME
>> from the CD drive. I don't know what else to do. HELP!
>> thanks.
>
>That's a little too confusing for me (and you too
apparently), but...
>
>do you have an Emergency Boot Disk on hand? (the floppy
disk you created
>when you first installed Windows ME). If you don't, go
to
>www.bootdisk.com and download one (the WinME OEM floppy
is fine).
>
>Start your machine from the floppy disk, choose CD
support, can you
>*see* your CD here?
>
>we're not talking about a USB CD drive are we ?
>
>
>
>Rick
>.
>

Mike
Wed May 19 14:49:39 CDT 2004

Your problem is with your hardware. Fix that and you should have no problem.
You say you have swapped CD-ROMs. Check that you fitted the cables correctly,
remembering to check both ends of the ribbon cable, that is at the CD-ROM end
and also where it plugs in to the motherboard. Check that if you have two
drives on the same ribbon one is set as master and the other as slave (unless
using Cable Select).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


Sam <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Yes, I have the bootdisk. I tried that but even if I
> start the installation with cd support, it cannot read
> the cd from the drive so first off, I think I need to fix
> something so that the computer can recognize the drive
> but I don't know how or where to start. No, this is not a
> USB cd drive.