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*LOL* just noticed. the article gives a quick fix for WIN98
involving
running a file from the WIN98 install CD. How ya supposed to do that
when the problem disables the CDROM drive?
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Yeah! Reminds me of the many times I've done a new install of Win98
from the CD on numerous PC's - only for the half cooked Windows to
then lose the CD drive it was reading from!!! DOH!!!!

Ian I^)