RE: 6.0 Install

wdsci-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>  10. RE: 6.0 Install (Wilt, Charles)
>
>Also, just an FYI for anyone else out there w/o a DVD drive on their PC.  As 
>look as you have one someplace on the network, you could always copy the DVD 
>to the network someplace and install from there.  That's how I do it and an 
>install from the network is supported by IBM.  If you've got the room, copy 
>the folder down from the network to your local PC and install from there.  
>With a local copy, you'll get the fastest install possible.
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It's been a while since I looked at "modern" ways of doing this, but an old DOS 
trick still works for CDs I've needed to install from. Maybe for DVDs too.

There is the DOS SUBST command that creates a substitute drive. It 'associates 
a path with a drive letter'. Go to a DOS command prompt and type [help subst] 
for info.

This has been useful when various install functions _required_ that I supply a 
drive letter such as:

 C:\> x:\setup.exe r:

where [r:] would be the drive letter parameter for setup.exe. With some PCs, I 
might not have a physical D: drive for example; but I could create one on the 
fly if needed.

So, the DVD could be copied to some sub-directory and that sub-directory would 
be assigned a drive letter such as:

 C:\> subst r: c:\mysubdir\mydvdstuff

After that, c:\mysubdir\mydvdstuff can be referenced just like any other drive 
as [r:]. An example would be [dir r:].

Just one possibility if it's needed. Even if not needed, it sometimes help 
simplify long path names.

Tom Liotta