changing the i386 folder location

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~~Alan~~

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
 
How to start the Setup program from MS-DOS in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307848&Product=winxp

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|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
 
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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