Just installed the software on an old PC, but there's no i386 folder. Anyone got any clues on how to create the i386 folder?
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Just installed the software on an old PC, but there's no i386 folder. Anyone got any clues on how to create the i386 folder?
Cheers
Just installed the software on an old PC, but there's no i386 folder. Anyone got any clues on how to create the i386 folder?
Cheers
Isn't the i386 folder specific to WinXP(sp2)?
http://www.petri.co.il/change_default_loca...i386_folder.htm
doubt it will help you out since i dont know what an i386 folder is for...
If I remember correctly (it has been a long time since Win98), the i386 folder is on the install CD-ROM. Do you need it on your HD for some reason?
Thanks, yeah I need it so that I don't have to carry around the windows CD with me. I searched the CD, but couldn't find anything referring to i386 on the windows disk
I remember having one in the Win95 days, and there's one another machine with Win2000, so I don't think it's specific to XP
For Win9x you just copy the setup files to the hard disk. This is what I always did with the original Win98, which is more than just copying the .cab files themselves, as it eliminates the need for the install CD. I have no ideal if it's the same for Win98SE, more specifically if the folder on the CD is named Win98:
1. Insert the Win98SE install CD. If a Window opens showing options for the CD close it!
2. Open Notepad.
3. Copy & Paste this into the Notepad window:
@ECHO OFFMD "C:\Win98SE"XCOPY /V "E:\Win98\*.*" "C:\Win98SE"ECHO ----------------------------------ECHO Finished!ECHO ----------------------------------PAUSECLS
Replace E:\ with your actual CD/DVD drive letter.
4. Verify if the Win98 folder is actually named Win98 on the CD, if it isn't make changes to the folder names in #3.
5. Save to the desktop as (including the quotes):
"Win98CD_to_HDD.bat"
6. Double click Win98CD_to_HDD.bat to copy the files to the hard disk.
...Wait some time for it to finish!
It's actually best to XCOPY the files to a separate partition, e.g.; D:\Win98SE because doing so means you'll never need to insert that CD again, and if you format all you'll need is a bootdisk and then simply type in the path to the setup.exe file on the hard disk, also any installs done from the hard disk are allot faster than from a CD. The Win98 installs actually seem more "stable" that way, well at least they did to me which is possibly a placebo effect.
Remember if using something like System File Checker (SFC.exe) to point it to the folder on the hard disk where you XCOPY'd the CD into. Also you can hunt down in the registry where it stores the install location of the Win98 setup files and manually change it to the path on the hard disk.