Need the driver for my Dimension XPS P200 with OS 98SE for CD-ROM drive. I am attempting to install OS 98SE on the computer. May have deleted drive when I deleted OS 95 from the computer. 98SE boot disk and CD-ROM 98SE disk doesn't recognize the drive c nor d.

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Dell Computer
Model: Dimension XPS P200
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-r (cd-r burner & cd-rom)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Nero/version

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When you deleted the OS, you deleted the native support that Windows provides for optical drives. When you have no Windows os installed and running, you have no support for optical drives. In order to enable the optical drive, you must use a dos driver. All Windows 98SE boot disk contain the universal dos driver oakcdrom.sys along with the dos MSCDEX.EXE. These 2 drivers will enable ANY atapi compliant drive. And the Windows 98SE installation disk will also enable any atapi compliant drive as long as the system bios supports booting from an optical drive. You must enter bios setup and change the boot order where the optical drive is the first boot device. If your bios doesn't support booting from optical drive, then boot using the bootdisk. It will enable your drive if you have the drive connected properly, configured properly, and connected to the secondary ide port and as long as you have the bios settings correct.

Jerry K,

Sir, I am getting "...allocation of .44MB for the largest program to run..."
How do I allocate to the disk (drive).
I format c: but get Drive D=...
Cannot get drive C availability or connect.
Drive D response is "bad name...file unavailable.", where I assume the D drive is my CDROM drive. Need access to C drive.

Jerry K,

Sir, my installation of 98SE stops at "...largest program must have .44...MB".
When I format c: the response is Drive D=.........
How can I access C drive because I assume that drive D is my CDROM drive. I need to get Drive C=............
How do I allocate the .44...MB to C for the largest program to be run??
How would I correct booting order???

It sounds like you've used fdisk improperly and partition your hard drive into 2 or more partitions but I just can't tell from your vague description. You need to use fdisk and take a look and tell me what the partition info shows. You should have only a single partition but only you can tell.