I was curious and checked my drive.
There is a C:\Drivers\ that contains ONE display driver and ONE USB
device driver ONLY (that are visible, at least).
The only i386 folders that Search (with hidden, system, protected etc. all
enabled to view) finds on
my HDD are.... C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\XPSEP\i386\
...and... C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\
The first folder contains only two files: mxdwdrv.dll and xpssvcs.dll (an
exact duplicate of which is also contained in it's parent folder)
The second folder folder (and its parent folder) are both invisible unless I
set protected system files to be viewable (after being warned not to do so).
The i386 folder contains ONLY two (visible) files: driver.cab and sp2.cab
which I didn't try to look inside of.
There are several (.sys) FILES containing the characters "i386" in five
folders that each look like....
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ReinstallBackups\000?\DriverFiles\*.sys
"i386" shows up in Search as a folder inside the (*.sys) files. Confusing.
What does it expect to see in the C:\i386 folder? This machine was
self-built with a retail copy of XP SP2 - is this why the folders are
different perhaps? Is the i386 folder maybe where some OEM's put their mobo
drivers?
AnnaSummers
P.S. Wonder why terms like i386 are still being used for folders - 386
machines were long ago.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Parrish
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Slow Computer
Hello,
If you have the i386 folder on your hard drive you can create a new
bootable install CD for Windows XP. Just follow the directions here:
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml
On his page he states that the i386 folder must be in the root of your C
drive, but on my system I found it in the Windows folder so that may be
where yours is too.
I hope this helps you out.
Later, Ray Parrish
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