On Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:14 AM, Doug Simmons
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> How can I change the default install path for Windows 95 or 98?
>
> There are two different machines that point to a no longer valid
> drive/path. One was initially a network install, and the other had drives
> shuffled when adding new drives/partitions.
>
> When updating or installing hardware especially, the old default directory
> pops up so often it is really annoying and a pain to change.

Try either of these two ways:

The Win 9.x setup progam installs Win 9.x in your Windows program folder by
default, C:\Windows.  During installation, Setup asks what folder to install
Win 9.x in and  you can specify a different folder to be your Windows
program folder.

Changing the Location of Win95 Installation Files

      If you've added a new drive to your system, chances are that your
CD-ROM  drive got a new drive letter. Now every time you need to update some
Windows 9.x files, you have to tell Windows 9.x5 where to find the Win9.x
CD-ROM drive or installation files. Here is how to change the location where
Windows 9.x looks for it's  files:

      Start the Registry Editor

     Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \       Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Setup
 In the right-hand pane find the SourcePath key
 Double-click this key and change the location for your Win9.x files

      You can also use our Tweaking Toolbox for Windows, one of it's
functions  is to change the location of the Windows installation files.
HTH.  :-)

Walter R. Worth
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