Hi,
I have a NEC 273 series cd-rom...IE5.5/98SE

Recently I used a tweaker program and I lost some function of my CD-Rom...

1. It will play music CD's fine with audio.

2. It will recognize a CD and list the name but will not find files to execute an install... I tried to install a new scanner, showed name but would not autorun. I tried to manually execute the file... Error: cannot find file in that drive etc...

3. I DO NOT have access to "SYSTEM" in the control panel... Icon will not open at all.

4. My main question is this: I do have a new
OEM 98SE full install edition coming next week... (bought on E-bay) What am I going to have to do if I cannot get this CD-Rom working by that time? Will the full edition automatically take care of everything once system is booted?

5. You may be wondering if I can re-install windows 98 from a disk? I CANNOT, this was a loaner upgrade from 95...

Thanks for reading, all advice is much appreciated!!
Rudy.