Winnt\options\cabs?

[Budd Paul]

Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?

 

[David H. Lipman]

c:\i386

Dave



| Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?

 

[Steve Nielsen]

My Win2K Pro here has both C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 and
C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS but no C:\i386.

Steve

 

[David H. Lipman]

C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 - not the original distribution files
C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS - This is a non-standard setup that could be a remnant of an upgrade
or a companies port of the concept of Win9x/ME being installed in; %windir%\OPTIONS\CABS

C:\i386 is the industry standard because the files come distributed that way on the CDROM
and if you do a Service Pack slip-stream installation (ServicePack.exe -u -s:c:\) is assumes
the directory is called i386 or is won't work.

After copying i386 from the CDROM to the hard disk is just a matter of using Regedit and
going to....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
Installation Sources
SourcePath

to point to c:\

Dave




| My Win2K Pro here has both C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 and
| C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS but no C:\i386.
|
| Steve
|
| David H. Lipman wrote:
|
| > c:\i386
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?
| >
| >
|

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Thanks for the info David, but now I am puzzled because this was niether
an upgrade install of 2K nor an OEM pre-install, I did a clean install
last year from a full retail (not OEM) Win2K CD. I'll have to take a
peek at some other 2K boxes here to satisfy my curiosity now.

Steve

 

[Colon Terminus]

It isn't put there by the install procedure. You must do it yourself. Copy
the i386 folder from your CD to wherever you want it to be on your hard
drive.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Oh ok - I see now. I was reading carefully enough. Thanks.

Steve

 

[Steve Nielsen]

I was NOT reading carefully enough. Apparently I'm not typing too well
today either. I think it's DST lag.

Steve

 

[David H. Lipman]

I know how 'ya feel

Dave



| I was NOT reading carefully enough. Apparently I'm not typing too well
| today either. I think it's DST lag.
|
| Steve
|
|
| Steve Nielsen wrote:
|
| > Oh ok - I see now. I was reading carefully enough. Thanks.
| >
| > Steve
| >
| > Colon Terminus wrote:
| >
| >> It isn't put there by the install procedure. You must do it yourself.
| >> Copy
| >> the i386 folder from your CD to wherever you want it to be on your hard
| >> drive.
| >>
| >> | >>
| >>> Thanks for the info David, but now I am puzzled because this was niether
| >>> an upgrade install of 2K nor an OEM pre-install, I did a clean install
| >>> last year from a full retail (not OEM) Win2K CD. I'll have to take a
| >>> peek at some other 2K boxes here to satisfy my curiosity now.
| >>>
| >>> Steve
| >>>
| >>> David H. Lipman wrote:
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>> C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 - not the original distribution files
| >>>> C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS - This is a non-standard setup that could be a
| >>
| >>
| >> remnant of an upgrade
| >>
| >>>> or a companies port of the concept of Win9x/ME being installed in;
| >>
| >>
| >> %windir%\OPTIONS\CABS
| >>
| >>>> C:\i386 is the industry standard because the files come distributed
| >>>> that
| >>
| >>
| >> way on the CDROM
| >>
| >>>> and if you do a Service Pack slip-stream installation
| >>
| >>
| >> (ServicePack.exe -u -s:c:\) is assumes
| >>
| >>>> the directory is called i386 or is won't work.
| >>>>
| >>>> After copying i386 from the CDROM to the hard disk is just a matter of
| >>
| >>
| >> using Regedit and
| >>
| >>>> going to....
| >>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
| >>>> Installation Sources
| >>>> SourcePath
| >>>>
| >>>> to point to c:\
| >>>>
| >>>> Dave
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>> | >>>> | My Win2K Pro here has both C:\WINNT\Driver Cache\i386 and
| >>>> | C:\WINNT\OPTIONS\CABS but no C:\i386.
| >>>> |
| >>>> | Steve
| >>>> |
| >>>> | David H. Lipman wrote:
| >>>> |
| >>>> | > c:\i386
| >>>> | >
| >>>> | > Dave
| >>>> | >
| >>>> | >
| >>>> | >
| >>>> | > | >>>> | > | Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?
| >>>> | >
| >>>> | >
| >>>> |
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
|

 

[Budd Paul]

-----Original Message-----
c:\i386

Dave



| Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?


Where on the Windows 2000 CD do I find the "Startup" and CABS to put in this directory?

 

[David H. Lipman]

CDROM --> i386

Dave



|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >c:\i386
| >
| >Dave
| >
| >
| >
| in message
| >| >| Is there a Windows 2000 equilivent to this Win98 folder?
| >
| >
| >Where on the Windows 2000 CD do I find the "Startup" and
| CABS to put in this directory?
| >