Re: Winnt\options\cabs?

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From: Steve Nielsen (steve_nielsen_at_nospam.nowhere.net)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 15:09:34 -0700

Oh ok - I see now. I was reading carefully enough. Thanks.

Steve

Colon Terminus wrote:

> It isn't put there by the install procedure. You must do it yourself. Copy
> the i386 folder from your CD to wherever you want it to be on your hard
> drive.
>
> "Steve Nielsen" <steve_nielsen@nospam.nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:Oyb4iMbHEHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>Thanks for the info David, but now I am puzzled because this was niether
>>an upgrade install of 2K nor an OEM pre-install, I did a clean install
>>last year from a full retail (not OEM) Win2K CD. I'll have to take a
>>peek at some other 2K boxes here to satisfy my curiosity now.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>David H. Lipman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 - not the original distribution files
>>>C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS - This is a non-standard setup that could be a
>
> remnant of an upgrade
>
>>>or a companies port of the concept of Win9x/ME being installed in;
>
> %windir%\OPTIONS\CABS
>
>>>C:\i386 is the industry standard because the files come distributed that
>
> way on the CDROM
>
>>>and if you do a Service Pack slip-stream installation
>
> (ServicePack.exe -u -s:c:\) is assumes
>
>>>the directory is called i386 or is won't work.
>>>
>>>After copying i386 from the CDROM to the hard disk is just a matter of
>
> using Regedit and
>
>>>going to....
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
>>>Installation Sources
>>>SourcePath
>>>
>>>to point to c:\
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Steve Nielsen" <steve_nielsen@nospam.nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>>news:Oz8Z61aHEHA.3880@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>| My Win2K Pro here has both C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 and
>>>| C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS but no C:\i386.
>>>|
>>>| Steve
>>>|
>>>| David H. Lipman wrote:
>>>|
>>>| > c:\i386
>>>| >
>>>| > Dave
>>>| >
>>>| >
>>>| >
>>>| > "Budd Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>| > news:1a30c01c41da5$f72ac080$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>| > | Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?
>>>| >
>>>| >
>>>|
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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