Finding out the original setup location

[Robert M Jones]

New to Windows XPHome SP2 installed using OEM XPHome CDROM
I have just built a new XP Home system from scratch, and want to find
out where XP thinks it was originally installed from - my CDROM drive
letter has changed since I installed windows as I have installed
removeable drives, and then added an older hard drive for file copying
and I can't remember what the CD drive was when I installed Windows and
other basic software as I
had already put several partitions on the hard disk - I think it was H
or J but I am not sure.
I then plan to use the Disk management tool to assign a set letter to
that drive to keep it static.

I have had problems on older systems trying to run setup programs to
uninstall stuff, that didn't like the fact that they couldn't "find" the
original CD drive they had been installed with - so I thought I would
try and sort this "before the event".

So - my question is - apart from trying to uninstall something - how do
I find out what drive letter Windows XP thinks it was installed from? Is
it in the
registry somewhere?

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[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Where XP/NT expects to find the XP CD

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion]
Sourcepath=D:\I386

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion \Setup]
Sourcepath=D:\

D: - assumed CD Drive path.


More info about paths in this article
Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
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| New to Windows XPHome SP2 installed using OEM XPHome CDROM
| I have just built a new XP Home system from scratch, and want to find
| out where XP thinks it was originally installed from - my CDROM drive
| letter has changed since I installed windows as I have installed
| removeable drives, and then added an older hard drive for file copying
| and I can't remember what the CD drive was when I installed Windows and
| other basic software as I
| had already put several partitions on the hard disk - I think it was H
| or J but I am not sure.
| I then plan to use the Disk management tool to assign a set letter to
| that drive to keep it static.
|
| I have had problems on older systems trying to run setup programs to
| uninstall stuff, that didn't like the fact that they couldn't "find" the
| original CD drive they had been installed with - so I thought I would
| try and sort this "before the event".
|
| So - my question is - apart from trying to uninstall something - how do
| I find out what drive letter Windows XP thinks it was installed from? Is
| it in the
| registry somewhere?
|
| --
| Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
| http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
| Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
| goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
| http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Robert,

The Windows XP source path is stored in the registry. To change the path,
follow the instructions here:

Prompted to Insert Your Windows XP CD-ROM During Setup When the CD-ROM Is in
the CD-ROM Drive:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811260

See also:

You are prompted to insert a Windows XP SP2 CD when you try to run the
System File Checker tool on a Windows XP SP2-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=900910
(To change the ServicePackSourcePath value)

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


New to Windows XPHome SP2 installed using OEM XPHome CDROM
I have just built a new XP Home system from scratch, and want to find
out where XP thinks it was originally installed from - my CDROM drive
letter has changed since I installed windows as I have installed
removeable drives, and then added an older hard drive for file copying
and I can't remember what the CD drive was when I installed Windows and
other basic software as I
had already put several partitions on the hard disk - I think it was H
or J but I am not sure.
I then plan to use the Disk management tool to assign a set letter to
that drive to keep it static.

I have had problems on older systems trying to run setup programs to
uninstall stuff, that didn't like the fact that they couldn't "find" the
original CD drive they had been installed with - so I thought I would
try and sort this "before the event".

So - my question is - apart from trying to uninstall something - how do
I find out what drive letter Windows XP thinks it was installed from? Is
it in the
registry somewhere?

--
Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

 

[Robert M Jones]

New to Windows XPHome SP2 installed using OEM XPHome CDROM
I have just built a new XP Home system from scratch, and want to find
out where XP thinks it was originally installed from - my CDROM drive
letter has changed since I installed windows as I have installed
removeable drives, and then added an older hard drive for file copying
and I can't remember what the CD drive was when I installed Windows and
other basic software as I
had already put several partitions on the hard disk - I think it was H
or J but I am not sure.
I then plan to use the Disk management tool to assign a set letter to
that drive to keep it static.

I have had problems on older systems trying to run setup programs to
uninstall stuff, that didn't like the fact that they couldn't "find" the
original CD drive they had been installed with - so I thought I would
try and sort this "before the event".

So - my question is - apart from trying to uninstall something - how do
I find out what drive letter Windows XP thinks it was installed from? Is
it in the
registry somewhere?

Thanks guys - that is very helpful.

--
Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

YW Robert.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

New to Windows XPHome SP2 installed using OEM XPHome CDROM
I have just built a new XP Home system from scratch, and want to find
out where XP thinks it was originally installed from - my CDROM drive
letter has changed since I installed windows as I have installed
removeable drives, and then added an older hard drive for file copying
and I can't remember what the CD drive was when I installed Windows and
other basic software as I
had already put several partitions on the hard disk - I think it was H
or J but I am not sure.
I then plan to use the Disk management tool to assign a set letter to
that drive to keep it static.

I have had problems on older systems trying to run setup programs to
uninstall stuff, that didn't like the fact that they couldn't "find" the
original CD drive they had been installed with - so I thought I would
try and sort this "before the event".

So - my question is - apart from trying to uninstall something - how do
I find out what drive letter Windows XP thinks it was installed from? Is
it in the
registry somewhere?

Thanks guys - that is very helpful.

--
Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420