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dagrkdez9
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Is it possible for a CD-ROM to function as aCopuier and also to read a CD?

My computer only has;
the C Drive
D drive is CD-ROM. i can use it to copy , but when i try to use it to read a CD, or to install a program from a CS, I get a message: The disk has not been formatted. do you want to format it?
I am running Windows 2000 Professional now.
Next question:
How do i get into the MSDOS?
there is no MSDOS listed on the program menu.

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candp offline Verified User (3 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 56 #
Las Vegas, NV, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Have you looked into partitioning your C drive? We are not that knowledgeable but if you have a geek/nerd friend, they might be able to divvy up that C drive allowing you to do the things you want to do.

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dagrkdez9 offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Fairfield, OH, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (11 minutes after post)

I hadn’t thought of that.
It is worth a try.
I haven’t checked it to see how big the C Drive is.
thank you for your suggestion.

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candp offline Verified User (3 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 56 #
Las Vegas, NV, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (1 hour, 26 minutes after post)

Good luck!

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Locke offline Verified User (2 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Niceville, FL, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (3 hours, 11 minutes after post)

If you have a CD drive, it can read CDs and you can install from those CDs. If it can also copy/burn CDs, that’s simply an added feature; it will not affect the drive’s ability to read. In fact, a CD drive has to read a CD in order to make copies of it or install from it. The reading capability is essential to any CD drive, and if it is working properly you will never lose that capability no matter what uses you put it to.

If the disc you’re trying to read/install from is a DVD, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray instead of a CD, an older or more basic CD drive will not be able to read it, and so will not be able to make working copies or install from it. Usually the CD drive’s capabilities are listed on the front of it; if it does not say it can handle DVDs and such it probably can’t.

The other possibility is that there’s something wrong with either the CD or the CD drive. If the CD is scratched or blank, or if something went wrong during its creation as sometimes happens, it may not work as you wish it to. If the drive can read other CDs, it’s a problem with the CD itself; if not it’s a problem with the drive or software that runs the drive. Especially as you seem to have an older machine, that’s distinctly possible.

Partitioning your C drive will not solve your problems or help you do anything, really, unless you want to install another operating system to run alongside your Windows 2000.

As to the DOS question, I don’t see why you’d need to, really. Pretty much anything you need to do can be accomplished from inside Windows 2000. You can bring up a command prompt in Windows 2000 that’s similar to DOS by going to Start>Run, typing cmd, and hitting enter. Alternatively, you can go to Start>Programs>Accessories>command prompt to bring it up. I don’t think you can reboot in DOS mode as you could in Windows 95, not without making a boot disk, and there’s no reason for you to do that.

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