Re: changing the i386 folder location

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From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:37:23 -0400

Download and install TweakUI for Windows XP.

TweakUI is available from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (SP1 and later systems)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/downloads/powertoys.asp (Pre SP1 systems)

In the My Computers, Special Folders section, you can change the Installation Path.

To install from your hard disk, you will need a Win98/Me boot disk, and the partition you want to install to must be FAT or FAT32, as the Startup diskette will not recognize an NTFS partition. 

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"~~Alan~~" <alan.shepro_NOSPAM@verizon.net> wrote in message news:%23MizMBMdEHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I would like to do two things relating to the \i386 folder
> 
> 1) I would like to copy the i386 folder to my HDD and then have the system
> reference that folder instead of asking for the CD when I want to add a
> component.
> 
> 2) I would like to install/copy the installation CD to a HDD and perform an
> clean install from that location.
> 
> thanks,
> ~alan
> 
>

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