Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:20:35 +0100 (CET)
From: James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Help this fuul out
Is there an easy way to copy the cd onto a bare (formated) drive if
you don't have a lib cdrom drive?
James
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, neil barnes wrote:
> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:08:14
> From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Help this fuul out
>
> >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:27:12 -0500
> >From: "Hui, Clifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Help this fuul out
> >
> >John,
> >
> >Things get a bit complicated when trying to install PC Card files on your
> >Libretto. Although you've installed Win95, not all the files from those
> >floppies reside on your hard disk.
> >
> >As a result, one of the problems you're running into is this: some of the
> >files your Libretto is asking for during the install are not found on the
> >hard drive OR the floppy your network card came with -- they're still on
> >your Win95 install diskettes in one of the .cab files.
> >
> >So, if you have no alternative, you may be forced to copy some (or even
> >all)
> >of your Windows diskettes directly to your hard drive in addition to your
> >Win95 install.
> >
> >Hope that helps,
> >
> >Cliff
> >
>
> I have an unvarying sequence with (spit) windows installations - either
> desktop or Lib...I *always* begin by formating the drive - with a dos boot -
> and then copying the installation CD (or floppies) to a win95 (or whatever)
> directory. I then do the installation from the hard drive, which has the
> advantage that not only is it quicker, but any future installation files
> automagically look on the hard drive rather than the CD.
>
> (If possible, I try to do the same trick with linux too - copy the CD to a
> windows partition and launch from there. It has similar advantages - if I
> forgot something on the linux install, I can get it withoutBut not all
> linuxes will boot properly from the HD. On the other hand, I've never
> *needed* to re-install linux...)
>
> Neil
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