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Yea I do the same thing exept i put them in \windows\options\cabs.
"bubba" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What's the big deal? Just make a directory on the C or D called cabs and
> copy the win98 folder with this command...
> E:\win98>copy *.* c:\cabs
> I have included it in an unattended install batch file that I created.
Makes
> life easy peasy.
>
> hth
>
> bil
>
> "Russ" <> wrote in message
> news1RPa.206523$...
> > I have a question that has been bothering me in reference to fresh
> installs
> > of Win 98 or Win 98SE. I have many times in the past, during upgrades,
> > copied the install files, or even the whole Win 98 CD to a secondary
hard
> > drive for upgrades to avoid Windows from constantly asking for the CD
> during
> > various system updates. However, it was mentioned during study, that
Mike
> > Meyers recommended it on fresh installs with a startup disk and Win 98
CD
> > onto freshly partitioned and formatted drives. I may be overlooking
> > something, but the file xcopy for directory copying is not on a startup
> > disk. how does one accomplish this, without the painful usage of the
copy
> > and md, going one directory at a time? Not a biggy, just thought of it
> now.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Thx, wasn't sure, like I said, don't do it that much, mostly on upgrades.
Just noticed that there are other directories in the Win98 folder.

Batch file on boot disk, sounds like a good way to go, thx.

"LR" <> wrote in message
news66Qa.45961$ et...
> Yea I do the same thing exept i put them in \windows\options\cabs.
> "bubba" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > What's the big deal? Just make a directory on the C or D called cabs and
> > copy the win98 folder with this command...
> > E:\win98>copy *.* c:\cabs
> > I have included it in an unattended install batch file that I created.
> Makes
> > life easy peasy.
> >
> > hth
> >
> > bil
> >
> > "Russ" <> wrote in message
> > news1RPa.206523$...
> > > I have a question that has been bothering me in reference to fresh
> > installs
> > > of Win 98 or Win 98SE. I have many times in the past, during upgrades,
> > > copied the install files, or even the whole Win 98 CD to a secondary
> hard
> > > drive for upgrades to avoid Windows from constantly asking for the CD
> > during
> > > various system updates. However, it was mentioned during study, that
> Mike
> > > Meyers recommended it on fresh installs with a startup disk and Win 98
> CD
> > > onto freshly partitioned and formatted drives. I may be overlooking
> > > something, but the file xcopy for directory copying is not on a
startup
> > > disk. how does one accomplish this, without the painful usage of the
> copy
> > > and md, going one directory at a time? Not a biggy, just thought of it
> > now.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>