i386 folder to hdd

hi team i havent posted for some time as ive
been busy building a compt
and ive got it up and running .
and my arm is out of joint patting my self on the back

now my Q
how do i copy or install the i386 folder from my xp cd, to my hdd
i need precise info as i am a complete
dunce at this sort of thing
thank you
marty

 

i386

hi team
i found the solution
i had to extract it from my xpcd
which i did successfully
i found the answer on the net
and i might add it has taken me 2 weeks to find it
i was getting a bit frustrated
that is why i posted it here
if any one wants the the cmd prompt
path contact me
marty

 

i386

hi christer.
thanks for posting.my problem was
i wanted to install the recovery console.
but when i typed the required path
it said the sys on my cd was older than the one on my sys
and couldnt install it unless i had the i386 folder on my sys

i have a link here explainig the whole procedure
except it didnt explain how to extract the i386 folder from my
cd to my hdd.
well i found a way to do it
first the link
then i will post the path i had to use

link i386 folder

i use xppro on a ntfs sys
xppro dosent work very well on fat.

now the path i used if it is of any help
it was some time before i worked it out as im not that
adept with cmd

insert the xp cd into the cdrom
open- run -type cmd
at the prompt.
type ; d: press enter
at the promt d: type i386 press enter
at the i386 prompt
type this line. xcopy d:\i386\* c:i386/e

press enter, for it to extract ,it will ask you file or folder
you choose folder and it will start extracting
about 17.000 files so it will take some time.
but it was an experienced for me
as im not that good with compts
i need to do this in order to install the recovery console
by the way this path will only operate in xp32bit
and not xp64bit
hope ive explained this properly
thanks for your interest
marty

 

hey marty - if u want the entire \i386 folder, just copy from the CD either thru windows interface if it's already installed or via the CMD xcopy u have already.

then get tweakui and see it's 'special folder' section. there u can change the 'installation path' to the i386 on the disk.

this should then negate the need for the CD should the system need anything from it since it'll find it in on the HD