Windows NT Registry: Changing the Default Location of the Windows NT Setup Folder

The path to the Windows NT 4.0 Setup folder usually contains the letter of the CD-ROMdrive and "I386" for "Wintel" machines. So, for example, if drive D: is the CD-ROM drive, then D:\\I386 would be the Setup path.

To change the default location of the setup files, edit the string value SourcePath found at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    &bsol;&bsol;SOFTWARE&bsol;&bsol;Microsoft
        &bsol;&bsol;Windows NT&bsol;&bsol;CurrentVersion&bsol;&bsol;Setup

So, for example, if the Windows NT setup directory changes to G:\\I386, set SourcePath to "G:" (do not be tempted to enter "G:\\I386").

mod date: 2000-12-24T22:27:37.000Z