Solve : Running driver with extension .sys from dos prompt?

1.	Solve : Running driver with extension .sys from dos prompt?
Answer» I am trying to install a basic cdrom driver. I have what I THINK is the driver in a file called oakcdrom.sys. The reason it doesn't just run properly when I boot is a seperate problem which I won't go into now. Suffice to say that I have to install the driver from my C drive. So, I boot up with a floppy that gets me to the dos prompt A:\ Then I switch to the C drive. Now, at the prompt C:\ what can I do to install the cdrom driver? - TimI'm not AWARE of any way to load a .sys file at the command prompt. Device drivers are not EXECUTABLE code and can only be LOADED thru the config.sys. Why not download a boot floppy from http://www.bootdisk.com. You can get a version that has CD support. ALSO, if you can, you could copy the oakcdrom.sys to your floppy and then edit your floppy config.sys and add a reference (device= or devicehigh=). You would also need to edit the autoexec.bat file and add a reference to mscdex Good luck.

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