Download 98SE files on XP?

[Dick Mahar]

I have a WIN98SE PC that needs a modem driver. I thought that I would be able
to download it to my XP machine, and put it on a CD-RW, and then install it on
the 98SE machine. All goes well until I put the CD into the drive on the 98SE
PC, where not only can I not operate the setup file, but it will not even read
all the files on the CD. Is this because of the different file systems, NTFS vs.
FAT? Anybody got any ideas on this? Thanks in Advance, ...
Dick M.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

NTFS does not normally get set up on CDs.

How did you send the driver file to the CD?

 

[Malke]

I have a WIN98SE PC that needs a modem driver. I thought that I
would be able
to download it to my XP machine, and put it on a CD-RW, and then
install it on the 98SE machine. All goes well until I put the CD into
the drive on the 98SE PC, where not only can I not operate the setup
file, but it will not even read all the files on the CD. Is this
because of the different file systems, NTFS vs. FAT? Anybody got any
ideas on this? Thanks in Advance, ... Dick M.

This has nothing to do with the file system. It is probably because you
are creating the cd with a packet-writing program like InCD or Roxio's
version. When you do that, you must have the same program installed on
the target machine or a udf reader. A better solution is to not use the
packet-writing program to do this and burn the modem drivers to a cd-r
instead.

Malke

 

[Dick Mahar]

NTFS does not normally get set up on CDs.

How did you send the driver file to the CD?

I downloaded to a new folder, and extracted the Zip file to another, and
"Click-and-Draggged" it to the CD, all on the XP Machine, then brought the CD to
the 98SE.

 

[Dick Mahar]

This has nothing to do with the file system. It is probably because you
are creating the cd with a packet-writing program like InCD or Roxio's
version. When you do that, you must have the same program installed on
the target machine or a udf reader. A better solution is to not use the
packet-writing program to do this and burn the modem drivers to a cd-r
instead.

That is exactly what happened. I used NERO Incd, which is on both machines.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will try it with a CD-R, unformatted. Thanks again,

 

[Malke]

That is exactly what happened. I used NERO Incd, which is on both
machines.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will try it with a CD-R, unformatted.
Thanks again,

You're welcome.

Malke

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Then, XP should have told you that "Files are ready.." to have the CD
created. Apparently, XP does not send the file directly to CD. You need to
create the CD after.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

I do not rely on XP native CD creation system. Use Roxio or Nero. If you
use Roxio's Drag to CD or Ahead's (Nero) InCD, make sure you install the
corresponding "reader" on the destination PC.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Dick

InCD is a PITA..

 

[Alias]

Really, why? I use it all the time and have never had any problems.

Alias

 

[Ed]

I would be able
to download it to my XP machine, and put it on a CD-RW, and then install it on
the 98SE machine.

Don't do that if taking it to another machine. Just burn it to a
CD-R. I have seen a lot of undetermined problems when trying to share
CD-RW's between different systems. I have three machines (all three
running Nero Ultra Edition 6.6.0.15) and two of them can share
CD-RW's but the third just will not accept them from the other two
machines. Could be any number of reasons why but no big deal, CD-R's
cost so little and networks are so easy to setup for files sharing.
Just burn it to a CD-R and be done with the transfer.

Regards,
Ed

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Alias

I have used it to store stuff for a specific machine, but I have found that
not all machines running the software will necessarily accept a CD created
on mine..