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Old 04 April 2004, 02:04 PM
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Angry Copying i386 folder to h/d in dos

I'm trying to install xp on another computer but it's coming with an error all the time. Can someone please tell me what to type in dos to copy the i386 folder to the h/d so I can load it from there?
Old 04 April 2004, 02:18 PM
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It depends on the error you are getting, but you should be able to do it with xcopy. For example, to copy from the cd ( Drive e: ) to c:\i386 you would type something like....

xcopy e:\pathto\i386\* c:\i386 /s/e/v

Note that the c:\i386 directory will need to exist before you do this. Also, if you type....

xcopy /?

It will give you a full lits of the available options...

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Old 04 April 2004, 02:19 PM
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copy d:i386 c:

where d: is cd drive and c: is hd
Old 04 April 2004, 02:21 PM
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first make a directory on the hard drive

md c:\i386 (or whatever you like)

then copy the contents down from the cd (d being your cd drive)

xcopy d:\*.* c:\i386

think thats it
Old 04 April 2004, 02:55 PM
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be warned the i386 is fecking huge and it takes about 45 minutes to copy to the hd

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Old 04 April 2004, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by darlodge
be warned the i386 is fecking huge and it takes about 45 minutes to copy to the hd

Darren
It doesn't if you install smartdrv.exe before you start the xcopy.
Old 04 April 2004, 08:55 PM
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defo run smartdrv.exe! for copying and installing coz it will make it so much faster!
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