# Madden 97 with Windows 98 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 4, 2000, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-97-with-windows-98/5766 "2000-01-04T15:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-97-with-windows-98/5766/1 "2000-01-04T15:25:00Z")
I am about to go nuts trying to find this answer on the web, so I figure it’s time to call out the vast intelligence of the SDMB to try and help. I am trying to run Madden 97 with Windows 98 however it won’t work. I get an error message that basically says DOS can’t read from the CD-ROM drive. Huh? Has anyone else been able to get around this tricky little snafu? Help!! Thanks in advance, I rest easy in the knowledge that someone here always knows the answer (no pressure). * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-97-with-windows-98/5766/2 "2000-01-04T17:32:00Z")
Is it a DOS based program? If so, are you loading your DOS based CD-ROM drivers in your autoexec.bat (dosstart.bat)? Most installations nowadays only load the Windows drivers. If you want to run a DOS based program you have to install the DOS drivers yourself. * * * “Drink your coffee! Remember, there are people sleeping in China.” Dennis Matheson — [dennis@mountaindiver.com](mailto:dennis@mountaindiver.com) Hike, Dive, Ski, Climb — [www.mountaindiver.com](http://www.mountaindiver.com) ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madden-97-with-windows-98/5766/3 "2000-01-04T19:03:00Z")
Yes, the program does run from DOS. So, how do I go about loading the drivers? I may be a whiz with computers, but when it turns into working with DOS, I become a quivering mass of goo.