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What files and\or cabs are needed to make a windows ME installation cd? I currently do not have an installation cd for this computer, and it would be a comfort to have one, just in case. From what I understand I must burn all the contents of the c:\windows\options\install to a cd. I also retrieved the ME product key from the belarc app. Am I on the right track or is there something else to complete this mission? Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions... Look for a folder containing the file BASE2.CAB. By default this will be either C:\Windows\Options\Install or C;\Windows\Options\Cabs but some OEMs place it elsewhere, sometimes even on a second partition. When located and if it contains not only BASE2.CAB but also other cab files including PRECOPY.CAB, CABINET.CAB, and several others such as NET3.CAB, DRIVER5.CAB and WIN_8.CAB as well as the all important setup.exe then this is the folder you need to copy to a CD. Total size at least 153MB and at least 52 files plus possibly a folder. Once you have a CD containing the Win Me cab files and setup.exe and know the product key and have a bootable floppy to hand you are all set to wipe you hard disk and can clean install Win Me by running setup.exe on the CD you made. If you don't have the product key to hand you can recover the product key from the registry using a program such as Belarc Adviser or AIDA32 (http://www.aumha.org/downloads/aida32.zip) or by using Regedit and noting the data for the value ProductKey found at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion  SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > What files and\or cabs are needed to make a windows ME installation > cd? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the right track or is there something else to complete this mission? > Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions... Thanks Mike, Just want to make sure that all that is needed are in the "install" folder. I know I have all cabs and the setup.exe. My concern is that you mentioned the "install" folder should containing at least 53 files and total least 153MB. My "install" folder contains 63 files with a total of 143MB. I don't have the robcopy.exe nor the winme.wmv files. Are these two files neccesary for a full functional installation cd for ME? Is there a website that lists all the files that should be in the "install" folder. I don't want to leave any stone unturned with this procedure... > Look for a folder containing the file BASE2.CAB. By default this will be > either C:\Windows\Options\Install or C;\Windows\Options\Cabs but some OEMs [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > the right track or is there something else to complete this mission? > > Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions... Win Me has no file called robcopy.exe and winme.wmv shouldn't be of any consequence. Winme.wmv is 11.3MB, meaning that if you don't have this file you should have 51 Win Me files all dated 8 June 2000 totalling around 142MB. Don't worry about having additional files with later dates. These files will have been added to the folder when you installed patches from the Windows Update site or via Automatic Update and these files will be used when you install Win Me rather than the earlier versions contained in the Win Me cab files. I'm a little intrigued though that you don't have more additional files. On a fully patched Win Me system here with IE5.5 SP2 I have 25 and a similar number on a fully patched system with IE6 SP1. Not that this is important of course. It just means you will have a few additional hotfixes to install after you've installed Win Me. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > Thanks Mike, > Just want to make sure that all that is needed are in the "install" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > "install" folder. I don't want to leave any stone unturned with this > procedure... Beauty.. All I have to do is to burn all the contents of the "install" folder (63 files= 143MB) onto a cd. By doing this I should have a fully functional installation cd for ME and utilize the cd for a clean install of windows ME. > Win Me has no file called robcopy.exe and winme.wmv shouldn't be of any > consequence. Winme.wmv is 11.3MB, meaning that if you don't have this [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > "install" folder. I don't want to leave any stone unturned with this > > procedure... > Beauty.. > All I have to do is to burn all the contents of the "install" folder > (63 files= 143MB) onto a cd. By doing this I should have a fully > functional installation cd for ME and utilize the cd for a clean > install of windows ME. In a word "Yes". Remember though to make sure you remember to save the product key as well. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com Burn, product key and bootable disk. Good to go, and I thank you. > > Beauty.. > > All I have to do is to burn all the contents of the "install" folder [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > In a word "Yes". Remember though to make sure you remember to save the > product key as well. > Burn, product key and bootable disk. > Good to go, and I thank you. You're welcome. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com |
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