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An easier way of handling this:  copy the contents of your Win95 folder on the 
CD to a folder on your hard drive---the folder you make can be named "Win95" 
if you like, or you can make a Options/Cabs directory hanging off of Windows 
like an OEM install usually does.  Then, go into regedit (backup the reg first 
if you are at all unsure), and find this key:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SETUP

Look at the values on the right pane and find "SourcePath".  The data in this 
value is where win95 looks when adding/removing windows apps from the Windows 
Setup tab in Add/Remove programs.  Right click "SourcePath" and choose 
"modify".  then, type in the path to the directory you just copied the win95 
files into in the Value Data line, i.e. "C:\Windows\Options\Cabs\" (don't 
include the apostrophes).  "OK", exit regedit, and you're good to go.  I find 
the space needed by keeping the cabs on my HD is more than offset by never 
having to fish for the CD.

Mark Koukol
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In article <334BD9B1.E486F0F3@telops.gte.com>, anthony.doming@telops.gte.com 
wrote:
>Yes, you can copy all the files in \win95, but all you really need are
>the cab files.  When Win95 needs to access the CD, it'll try the CD-ROM
>drive, then prompt you for the location.  It'll do this every time, but
>it beats digging out the CD.
>
>AEDoming
>
>
>David Davis wrote:
>> 
>> I have been trying different configurations to address DUN, LAN, video,
>> etc. issues and Win95 usually prompts me to load the original Win95 CD to
>> make changes before restarting the computer.  I am using the upgrade Win95
>> v4.00.950a along with MS Plus!.  New hard drive has plenty of excess
>> space.
>> 
>> Is there a way to copy files from the CD to my hard drive and direct Win95
>> so that, when prompted, I can direct "update files" to go to the directory
>> on my hard drive rather than having to unpack my Win95 box every time I
>> want to make a change?
>> 
>> Can someone please tell me which files/folders to copy?
>>  Is there an alternative, better way to accomplish this goal?
>> 
>> Any help, suggestions, KB, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> David