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More info?)
Thank you Don for your suggestion.
I am aware of Safe Mode's goal. Unfortunately I am working on a PC the might
need to have it's OS reinstalled and would need to try and run a few
utilities from disk (and then backup some critical data to if it doesn't
work).
I'll check the KB. Thanks.
- ANdrew
"Don Phillipson" wrote:
> "Boone" <Boone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > I have a PC I'm working on fixing in "Safe Mode" My question is:
> > If I need to get a piece of hardware working (like a CD-Rom drive or Zip
> > Drive) what do I have to do? How? They are not currently availible as the
> > driers were not loaded.
>
> 1. Safe Mode is designed to help repairs by loading
> the Win98 OS without (most) drivers. The idea is that
> you should first make whatever system-wide repairs
> are needed, then boot regular Windows with the CD
> drives etc. enabled.
> 2. Search the MS Knowledge Base for their
> suggested technique to add CD drives to Safe Mode.
> (It does not work for every PC.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
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