windows installer problem

[Guest]

how do i find out what drive and folder my windows is
installed? the drive is C but as usual the folder named
windows is missing. so i am at a loss as to what folder my
windows is installed in.

i need this information to follow the steps to reinstall
windows installer.
the DOS command is:
attrib -r -s -h drive:\windoes\system32\dllcache
where drive and windows are the drive and folder whre
windows is installed

 

[Guest]

Open Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type:
echo %systemroot% [ENTER Key]
The system will display the path to your Windows installation.
Type "exit" to quit Command Prompt.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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how do i find out what drive and folder my windows is
installed? the drive is C but as usual the folder named
windows is missing. so i am at a loss as to what folder my
windows is installed in.

Go to Start | Run and enter

%systemroot%

 

[Kelly]

...the drive is C but as usual the folder named windows is missing.

This is NOT usual. Why would you think so?

 

[Alex Nichol]

how do i find out what drive and folder my windows is
installed? the drive is C but as usual the folder named
windows is missing. so i am at a loss as to what folder my
windows is installed in.

At a Command Prompt (in All Programs - Accessories) give the command
SET
and see what is shown against the last item - WinDir. That is the
folder that is usually C:\Windows but may be on a different partition
letter, especially if you set up XP as a dual boot

i need this information to follow the steps to reinstall
windows installer.
the DOS command is:
attrib -r -s -h drive:\windoes\system32\dllcache

you can in fact use that Windir reference directly in that command
attrib -r -s -h %Windir%\system32\dllcache