my grandma has an older dell pc and cd rom not working?

Question

i tried to install windows me (she was running 98) but ie kept popping up none stop and causing a fatal error, so i tried using the start up disk to start pc with cd rom support to see if that would help. now cd rom isnt working, i tried to do a system restore but it says nothing has changed

the only reaason i was up grading was because she got the computer from my aunt who had way to much crap installed on the pc and i didnt have a 98 disk to reformat it with

Answer 1

If the drive itself is bad, then it's easy to replace; you just shut off the power, open the case, pull out the old one (it has a data plug and a power plug), and plug in the new one. You can usually get a new drive for $25 or less.

If the drive was working before, then there's a good chance that ME's drivers have created a problem with the drive; you'll be much better off re-installing Win 98 and upgrading to Win 98se, or Win XP.

Answer 2

Using a computer with a good 'A Drive' ,go to this site and download a WIN 98 Boot Disk.
Run the Win 98 Boot Disk. Do every thing but Do Not complete thru Set-up.Exe. INSTEAD, Change to your WIN ME and Run It ALL the way. ( IE Fdisk, Format, Scandisk Etc. )
Them try to run SETUP.EXE
It may now Recognize the CD drive.
If not, Replace the CD drive and try again.

Good Luck.
daveo5624

Answer 3

Hi. A new CD-ROM is cheap. But an upgrade from Windows 98 to Windows ME (Millennium Edition) only improves connectivity and is not worth the effort, in my opinion. There is no system restore in either OS.

Answer 4

just spend alil more money and get an XP OS. and cd drives these days are so affordable.

Answer 5

try getting a new cd drive. thats happend to me before