At 12:40 AM -0500 1/8/2003, the pickle wrote: >At 21:39 -0500 on 07/01/03, Ian Johnson wrote: > >>What if all of the files from the CD are copied to the hard disk and placed >>in the same arrangement, or the CD is imaged to a read/write DiskCopy image? > >The first *might* work but the second is almost certain to succeed. >--
I concur. Some installers use a relative location so the first method would work in those cases. But some installers look for the disk by name and the first method won't work for that. Usually the Diskcopy method will work. I've used Diskcopy images of CD-ROMs both on a server to serve the 'CD-ROMs' and on a laptop to either have a CD-ROM on a laptop without a CD-ROM drive or just convenience in not carrying along the CD-ROM. In the 20-25 CD-ROMs I've done this with I think there was only one it didn't work for. This includes a couple of CD-ROMs that are required to be mounted to run the program (copy protection). -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
