Another thought (lateral thinking) g :-

I suppose you've checked that your C: drive is good?

FDISK'ed/Partitioned? Formatted?? Scandisked???

At the A: prompt, type "C:" (no quotes and Return)

Does it change to C: ?

(or at the A: prompt,) type "scandisk c:" (no quotes and don't forget the
colon)

Does it check (scandisk) the C: drive?

Mart



"Paul S." wrote in message
...
Yes Mart, got the E: prompt when i typed in install got the error for
drive
C. at the E: prompt we typed in dir and got to the ME cd root folder. but
typing setup.exe or autorun did not work . got invalid media type error
message again. what do we need to do in the root folder to get this thing
up
and installing. Getting frustrated. Thanks Paul

"Mart" wrote:

Just to recap :-

" Assuming your CD-ROM becomes the E: drive (it will tell you on screen
during
the floppy booting process) then a the A: prompt, type "E:" (no quotes
and
press Return) and the A: prompt will become an E: prompt. Then type
"setup" (no quotes then press Return) "

What letter was allocated to your CD-ROM and what happened when you tried
to
change the A: prompt to the allocated letter? Did you get (e.g.) E:
prompt?

If so did you type "setup" (no quotes) or "install" as you've mentioned?

At the CD-ROM letter prompt (e.g. E:) type "dir" (no quotes) and press
Return. Do you see a listing of the WinMe CD root folder?

Mart


"Paul S." wrote in message
...
Hi Mart followed you directions. But after switching Command prompt to
cd-rom
drive letter and typing in install. get an error message saying
"invalid
media type reading Drive C? abort? Retry? Fail? What are we doing wrong
Why
is it reading Drive C and not the cd-rom drive. Thanks Paul

"Mart" wrote:

Paul

Carriage return
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriage_return

Enter key
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_key

Mart


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Hi Paul, yes Return (or 'carriage return' from typewriter days) =
Enter.
Just be sure to confirm the (temporary) designation of your CD-ROM
which
will show on the 'scrolling' DOS screen just before the floppy
settles
down with the A: prompt. N.B this temporary drive letter is not
necessarily the same letter as you normally expect.

Mart


"Paul S." wrote in message
...
Thanks mart for the quick response! One question? What do you mean
by
Return?
Do you mean Enter? Please explain. Thanks paul

"Mart" wrote:

Assuming your CD-ROM becomes the E: drive (it will tell you on
screen
during
the floppy booting process) then a the A: prompt, type "E:" (no
quotes
and
press Return) and the A: prompt will become an E: prompt. Then
type
"setup" (no quotes then press Return)

Mart


"Paul S." wrote in message
...
im trying to install ME On a friends computer. downloaded the
OEM
version
from Bootdisks .com. when i start the floppy, it asks if i want
to
start
with
or without cd-rom support. i pick option 2 to start with cd-rom
support.
It
loads the oakly driver and the virtual ramdrive and all the dos
stuff.
then
it goes to the A: prompt. What command or commands do i type in
in
order
to
start the setup procedure for the ME cd? Thanlks Paul