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Although that was fun that wasnt the issue. I would copy the win98 directory off the cd onto my hdd and if needed manualy point things there. A perfect example was my D-Link 550TX NIC, what a pain. I would manual point to the correct inf folder within the unzipped drivers and windows would only show 1 driver which wasnt for the nic and didnt work, multiple reboots and some faffing about and it would then show 3 more drivers (one of which being the right one) when pointing it to the same inf folder. It wasnt just windows forgetting, it was me shoving windows face infront of the drivers and windows doing a monty python and saying 'what drivers?' then me thrusting my sword into the tower and windows insisting 'it was only a flesh wound.' Then me trying to explain to my computer it wasnt alive and was made of man made materials to which it would reply 'no Im not'.....

I have steered clear from Windows 9x for many years now which is unfortunate as it is crucial for classic gaming. Virtualization tends not to be optimized for gaming nor support sound blaster or its dos drivers ...so to the point Why does windows refuse to see drivers or even its own install files when im pointing it right at them (i.e. specifying location, using 'have disk.') Then at some point through some arcane god of mischief decide to re-gain 20/20 vision Used to really drive me insane, regardles of what PC. So why does this happen, is there a way to deal with it.. I can't find any reference to it here or on google, as far as I was aware it was a common issue. Can anyone help me heal and move on from the pain! Cheers