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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. SUMMARYThis article describes how to change the path from which Windows Setup obtains source files. If, for example, you originally installed Windows from floppy disks, but later obtained a Windows CD-ROM, you might want to change the Setup source path to retrieve files from the CD-ROM instead of from the floppy disks. MORE INFORMATIONYou can edit the registry by using System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe) or
Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Check with your network administrator before
you make any changes to the registry.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/appa/appa.htm#dex4Use the following steps to edit the registry with System Policy Editor:
To modify the Setup source path with Registry Editor, modify the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95If you have installed Microsoft Plus! and you want to change the source path for the Microsoft Plus! files, open the Program Files\Plus!\Setup\ Setup.stf file and modify the Source Directory line to indicate the correct source path. For example, change "Source Directory C:\" to "Source Directory D:\." If you use WordPad to edit the Setup.stf file, make sure to save the file as a text document.Additional query words: 98 sourcepath
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