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What file(s) windows 98 look for ?
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I've one copy of windows 98 (not upgrade version) burnt with other softwares in one CD i.e. that windows 98 software was under one specific subdirectory. When I need to change some H/W settings (e.g. add/remove H/W) in my computer, the windows 98 installed in my PC will prompt me to insert CD labelled for windows 98 for file copy. If I insert the CD just mentioned above, the OS will complain it couldn't recognize the CD (but my windows 98 copy can install and was a full version). I would like to know what files the OS will look for to distinguish whether the CD inserted is the one it wants ? |
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I made a copy of the Win98 folder from my CD to the D: hard drive. Whenever
a request for the Windows CD comes up, I point to D:\Win98 and it likes it fine. -- Don Vancouver, USA "Emil Lam" wrote in message om... Hi, I've one copy of windows 98 (not upgrade version) burnt with other softwares in one CD i.e. that windows 98 software was under one specific subdirectory. When I need to change some H/W settings (e.g. add/remove H/W) in my computer, the windows 98 installed in my PC will prompt me to insert CD labelled for windows 98 for file copy. If I insert the CD just mentioned above, the OS will complain it couldn't recognize the CD (but my windows 98 copy can install and was a full version). I would like to know what files the OS will look for to distinguish whether the CD inserted is the one it wants ? |
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"Emil Lam" wrote in message
om... When I need to change some H/W settings (e.g. add/remove H/W) in my computer, the windows 98 installed in my PC will prompt me to insert CD labelled for windows 98 for file copy. If I insert the CD just mentioned above, the OS will complain it couldn't recognize the CD (but my windows 98 copy can install and was a full version). I would like to know what files the OS will look for to distinguish whether the CD inserted is the one it wants ? When the OS is installed the drive/path location of the Win98 setup CABs is stored in a directory entry -- which can be edited via REGEDIT.EXE (if you are very careful) to pint to wherever on C:\ you copied these files. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"Don Phillipson" wrote in message ...
When the OS is installed the drive/path location of the Win98 setup CABs is stored in a directory entry -- which can be edited via REGEDIT.EXE (if you are very careful) to pint to wherever on C:\ you copied these files. Don, Do you mean I need to search for cab file settings in registry then modify it to the directory where I place those cab files ? Could I just tell windows to look for directories in CD where cab files being stored instead ? |
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Emil Lam wrote:
"Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... When the OS is installed the drive/path location of the Win98 setup CABs is stored in a directory entry -- which can be edited via REGEDIT.EXE (if you are very careful) to pint to wherever on C:\ you copied these files. Don, Do you mean I need to search for cab file settings in registry then modify it to the directory where I place those cab files ? Could I just tell windows to look for directories in CD where cab files being stored instead ? When Windows can't find the folder, you can redirect it to the CD folder. It's just easier to always have it available on the hd and have that as the default location. -- Joe =o) |
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"Emil Lam" wrote in message
om... "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... When the OS is installed the drive/path location of the Win98 setup CABs is stored in a directory entry -- which can be edited via REGEDIT.EXE (if you are very careful) to pint to wherever on C:\ you copied these files. Don, Do you mean I need to search for cab file settings in registry then modify it to the directory where I place those cab files ? Could I just tell windows to look for directories in CD where cab files being stored instead ? For case 1, my Registry location is My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationMRU where several keys (filepath locations) may appear. Your case 1 (looking to the CD) is the default setting on installation of the OS from its CD. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"Don Phillipson" wrote in message ...
Don, Do you mean that windows is always looking for files stored inside ..cab files whenever it makes such prompt ? For case 1, my Registry location is My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationMRU Unfortunately, my computer don't has such subkey value so I couldn't make further checks. where several keys (filepath locations) may appear. Your case 1 (looking to the CD) is the default setting on installation of the OS from its CD. |
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"Emil Lam" wrote in message om... "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... Don, Do you mean that windows is always looking for files stored inside .cab files whenever it makes such prompt ? For case 1, my Registry location is My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationMRU Unfortunately, my computer don't has such subkey value so I couldn't make further checks. where several keys (filepath locations) may appear. Your case 1 (looking to the CD) is the default setting on installation of the OS from its CD. Start/regedit/search sourcepath And change it to the location of your win98 cabs folder (as mentioned, very handy to copy them over to your harddrive); so C:\WIN98 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Setup\SourcePat h |
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On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 16:45:30 -0500 in comp.os.misc, "Don Phillipson"
wrote: "Emil Lam" wrote in message . com... "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... When the OS is installed the drive/path location of the Win98 setup CABs is stored in a directory entry -- which can be edited via REGEDIT.EXE (if you are very careful) to pint to wherever on C:\ you copied these files. Don, Do you mean I need to search for cab file settings in registry then modify it to the directory where I place those cab files ? Could I just tell windows to look for directories in CD where cab files being stored instead ? For case 1, my Registry location is My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationMRU where several keys (filepath locations) may appear. Your case 1 (looking to the CD) is the default setting on installation of the OS from its CD. These kinds of parameters always have the vendor and product in the path before the parameter name: try HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup values SourcePath, OLSSrcPath, and CommandLine: make sure they're all consistent, and check for any other values with the same old path. -- Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca) fake address use address above to reply |
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