cd/dvd drive not accessible

I just bought an older sony vaio running win98 and it
won't recognize the cd/dvd drive. It should be the
original OS and hardware. I know the previous owner
tried to set it up as originally set up. I've tried the
4 fixes that Ron suggested:

1. how do I put marks in the drives
2. yes it reads z
3. also reads z
4. says nothing of msdos

my cd/dvd drive is G and trying to click on it says it's
not accessible. it shows 0 used and 0 free space. any
other ideas?

Thanks!!!!!

-----Original Message-----
1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My
Computer tab and put
marks in all drives.

2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys
file and if it exists,
make sure it reads: lastdrive=z

3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVers
ion\Setup

In the right pane, look for a last drive statement and
if it is present,
make sure it reads "Z"

4. Control panel, system, performance tab: is there
any comment about
MSDos compatibility mode?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

-----Original Message-----
I just bought an older sony vaio running win98 and it
won't recognize the cd/dvd drive. It should be the
original OS and hardware. I know the previous owner
tried to set it up as originally set up. I've tried the
4 fixes that Ron suggested:

1. how do I put marks in the drives
2. yes it reads z
3. also reads z
4. says nothing of msdos

my cd/dvd drive is G and trying to click on it says it's
not accessible. it shows 0 used and 0 free space. any
other ideas?

Thanks!!!!!

-----Original Message-----
1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My
Computer tab and put
marks in all drives.

2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys
file and if it exists,
make sure it reads: lastdrive=z

3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cu rrentVers
ion\Setup

In the right pane, look for a last drive statement and
if it is present,
make sure it reads "Z"

4. Control panel, system, performance tab: is there
any comment about
MSDos compatibility mode?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo


.
bob y.
hello, i just have one tip here and that is to go to
microsoft knowledge base and look up the article 190303,
the full address is
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;190303. The article gives instructions on how to get
your computer to recognize the cd-rom using files from
your win98 start up disk. goodluck

-----Original Message-----

-----Original Message-----
I just bought an older sony vaio running win98 and it
won't recognize the cd/dvd drive. It should be the
original OS and hardware. I know the previous owner
tried to set it up as originally set up. I've tried the
4 fixes that Ron suggested:

1. how do I put marks in the drives
2. yes it reads z
3. also reads z
4. says nothing of msdos

my cd/dvd drive is G and trying to click on it says it's
not accessible. it shows 0 used and 0 free space. any
other ideas?

Thanks!!!!!

-----Original Message-----
1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My
Computer tab and put
marks in all drives.

2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys
file and if it exists,
make sure it reads: lastdrive=z

3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\C urrentVer
s
ion\Setup

In the right pane, look for a last drive statement and
if it is present,
make sure it reads "Z"

4. Control panel, system, performance tab: is there
any comment about
MSDos compatibility mode?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo


.
bob y.
hello, i just have one tip here and that is to go to
microsoft knowledge base and look up the article 190303,
the full address is
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;190303. The article gives instructions on how to get
your computer to recognize the cd-rom using files from
your win98 start up disk. goodluck
.
oh oh,
I just read the article and on the bottom it said it might
not work for older sony drives, (you may need files
downloaded from manufacturer instead)