Windows looks to the wrong drive to install new components

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The CD drive that I installed Win XP Pro from was drive E. However, I
have since added a few hard drives and I changed my CD drive letter to
W. Unfortunately, the Windows Component Wizzard looks to drive E by
default, so I have to manually browse to drive W to find the files it
needs. It would be nice if I could somehow inform Windows that the
default drive for such files is now drive W, so I won't have to browse
to that drive manually when adding components etc. Thanks for any
help. I can alter the registery if necessary.

 

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Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

In the right hand pane, right click on the SourcePath entry and
select Modify. Enter W:\ in the Value Data box.

If you've got a lot of hard drive space and you find yourself
needing source files often, you might want to consider copying
the I386 folder from the CD to the root of a drive and enter that
drive letter. That way you don't have to go looking for a CD.

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Nepatsfan
"David K" <nomail@nomail.con> wrote in message
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>
>
> The CD drive that I installed Win XP Pro from was drive E.
> However, I
> have since added a few hard drives and I changed my CD drive
> letter to
> W. Unfortunately, the Windows Component Wizzard looks to drive
> E by
> default, so I have to manually browse to drive W to find the
> files it
> needs. It would be nice if I could somehow inform Windows that
> the
> default drive for such files is now drive W, so I won't have to
> browse
> to that drive manually when adding components etc. Thanks for
> any
> help. I can alter the registery if necessary.
>
>

 

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"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXVIII.com> wrote:

>Navigate to the following registry key:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
>
>In the right hand pane, right click on the SourcePath entry and
>select Modify. Enter W:\ in the Value Data box.
>
>If you've got a lot of hard drive space and you find yourself
>needing source files often, you might want to consider copying
>the I386 folder from the CD to the root of a drive and enter that
>drive letter. That way you don't have to go looking for a CD.

Thanks much!

 

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You're welcome.

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Nepatsfan
"David K" <nomail@nomail.con> wrote in message
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> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXVIII.com> wrote:
>
>>Navigate to the following registry key:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
>>
>>In the right hand pane, right click on the SourcePath entry and
>>select Modify. Enter W:\ in the Value Data box.
>>
>>If you've got a lot of hard drive space and you find yourself
>>needing source files often, you might want to consider copying
>>the I386 folder from the CD to the root of a drive and enter
>>that
>>drive letter. That way you don't have to go looking for a CD.
>
> Thanks much!
>
>
>