From: home@away.com   
      
   On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:36:40 -0600, "Kay Archer"   
    wrote:   
      
   >"Arty Flinders"  wrote in message   
   >news:t4to605m3vqtadkqh2slj749fl00armf2f@4ax.com...   
   >> The file required can never be found on the CD. Yesterday I spent ages   
   >> noting down the files required as each one failed to be found, then hours   
   >> more searching the cd manually for each file needed, putting them in a   
   >> folder on the PC then redirecting the process to this folder next time   
   >> around. There must be an easier way.   
   >> Please can anyone tell me how I get these hardware installation processes   
   >> to find the files on the Win95 CD themselves?   
   >> --   
   >>   
   >>   
   >We are a few steps too late here, but what I do is copy the contents of the   
   >win95 folder from the cd to the harddrive (normally to   
   >c:\windows\options\cabs) and run the install from there.  Or I use my OEM   
   >install floppy that does this automagically.   
                                      Is   ^^^^^^^^  like automatically?   
   Or does one have to say abracadabra as well?  LOL   
      
   >   
   >You can edit your registry to use the folder on your harddrive instead of   
   >the cd.  Off-hand, I cannot recall the key, but a search for d:\win95 may   
   >find it for you.   
   >   
   >There used to be a freeware tool called changeuserinfo.exe that could do   
   >this (and change the username and company as well).  Google is your friend:   
   >http://www.zdnetindia.com/downloads/info/1530468.html   
   >   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)