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Running a program straight from the HD.

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by jonnywgo

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I recently requested assistance to a software question concerning software that requires the master CD to run even after install.

My question is as follows.

How can I get certain software to run straight from the HD after install without having to insert the master CD. I have done this with WIN98 and it works perfect. I copied the entire contents of my WIN98 software to a partition and installed it. When ever Windows requires info or files, it always remembers where the orinal install files are located and automatically goes for what it needs.

I have tried this with other software (Encarta 2000 & my A+ Study Course) with negative results. Even after copying the entire contents of the master to a HD partition and installing, the programs listed still ask for the master CD in order to run.

Where am I going wrong?

Need some advise!

J. Whiteway

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by dklippert

Use regedit to find the application in the registry and change the path so it can find the data.

by sergey kovzik

you doing right. problem is that some software doesn't care where it's installed from, but some looks for CD-drives. There is special kind of programs that emulate CD from images on HD like Virtual CD.

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