XP Source Files / Source Path

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When I've installed Win9x on computers I'd copy the .cab files to the hard
drive and setup from there. That way when I installed other programs or
made Windows changes I didn't usually have to get my Win9x cd.. the install
would use the files on the hard drive. Is there a way to do this in WinXP
Pro? In this case WinXP is already installed so I'd need to go into the
registry and change the Source Path, if that works in XP like it did in 9x.

Thanks in advance
Bobbie

 

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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 04:02:44 -0800, Bobbie wrote:

> When I've installed Win9x on computers I'd copy the .cab files to the hard
> drive and setup from there. That way when I installed other programs or
> made Windows changes I didn't usually have to get my Win9x cd.. the install
> would use the files on the hard drive. Is there a way to do this in WinXP
> Pro? In this case WinXP is already installed so I'd need to go into the
> registry and change the Source Path, if that works in XP like it did in 9x.

It is the i386 folder on the XP CD that contains the necessary files. Copy
that to a location on the hard drive and then change the registry key at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup [SourcePath] to point
to the location where you copied the i386 folder on the HD.
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Thanks. That was exactly what I was looking for. Appreciate the help
Bobbie


"Bobbie" <ZeBozette@mailhot.com> wrote in message
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> When I've installed Win9x on computers I'd copy the .cab files to the hard
> drive and setup from there. That way when I installed other programs or
> made Windows changes I didn't usually have to get my Win9x cd.. the
> install
> would use the files on the hard drive. Is there a way to do this in WinXP
> Pro? In this case WinXP is already installed so I'd need to go into the
> registry and change the Source Path, if that works in XP like it did in
> 9x.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Bobbie
>
>

 

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Yes, you can
You need to copy the I386 directory from the XP disk to HD (preferably NOT
C
That path is HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Setup
Key is SourcePath
Value = X:\I386 (where X: is HD letter)



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"Bobbie" <ZeBozette@mailhot.com> kirjoitti viestissä
news:utj67sg1EHA.132@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> When I've installed Win9x on computers I'd copy the .cab files to the hard
> drive and setup from there. That way when I installed other programs or
> made Windows changes I didn't usually have to get my Win9x cd.. the
install
> would use the files on the hard drive. Is there a way to do this in WinXP
> Pro? In this case WinXP is already installed so I'd need to go into the
> registry and change the Source Path, if that works in XP like it did in
9x.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Bobbie
>
>