Are you loading anytime of DOS drivers in you autoexec/config file on boot? Under system properties, clicking on the CD-ROM properties, does it show any problems or does it say it is THIS DEVICE IS WORKING PROPERLY? Daniel Wysocki Twin*.*Star Computers 770-498-2582 / 800-816-0663 Fast, Reliable, Wallet-Friendly [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Tim or Donna Johnson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Win98 will not allow my cdrom to initialize. Upon attempted load/run of any cd, Windows returns a message box with "setcd" in the title bar saying, - "C:WINDOWS\TEMP\SETCD.EXE' IS NOT A VALID MS-DOS PROGRAM FILE. IT MAY BE DAMAGED". PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com