dell e1705 won't take drivers after installing clean XP

[twinkiedooter]

Driver problem installing after clean XP O/S install. Built in DVD drive with DVD disc with drivers does not open file or install them. Installeld O/S with internal DVD drive. Have done this many times so I am not an amateur at reformatting my laptop.

 

[JDB Computing]

Sounds odd.

Does the disk show up at all? If so - have you tried dragging the driver files to the desktop and installing them from there?

Is there any error message or does it just not do anything?