Changing Default Installation Location

[Steven K. Mariner]

How do I change the default Installation Location? I've
looked through the Registry and cannot find this stored
anywhere.

My laptop comes with a QuickRestore CD which built the C:
boot drive from a D: CD-ROM (fairly normal setup). So
when I go to install new Windows components, or it needs
to reference stuff from the I386 directory, it defaults to
D:\i386, which is really irritating because the CD-ROM
drive is now G:. How do I change this so it knows to look
on G:\i386 before asking where to find the Installation CD?

For that matter, if I were to copy the i386 directory to
the hard drive, how could I make it look there instead?

I can't find this anywhere.

Help?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Look for the Reg_Sz strings;
"SourcePath"
and
"ServicePackSourcePath"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

Note that these strings are the path to the directory that holds the \i386
directory. Not to the files within the \i386 directory.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| How do I change the default Installation Location? I've
| looked through the Registry and cannot find this stored
| anywhere.
|
| My laptop comes with a QuickRestore CD which built the C:
| boot drive from a D: CD-ROM (fairly normal setup). So
| when I go to install new Windows components, or it needs
| to reference stuff from the I386 directory, it defaults to
| D:\i386, which is really irritating because the CD-ROM
| drive is now G:. How do I change this so it knows to look
| on G:\i386 before asking where to find the Installation CD?
|
| For that matter, if I were to copy the i386 directory to
| the hard drive, how could I make it look there instead?
|
| I can't find this anywhere.
|
| Help?
|