Microsoft KB Archive/226373

= Windows 2000 Prompts for Files from a Location Other Than the Original Installation Location =

Article ID: 226373

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q226373



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When additional Windows 2000 files are required, you may be prompted to install the files from a location that is different from the location from which you installed Windows 2000.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Windows 2000 was installed from a folder on the hard disk. Windows 2000 is designed to install additional files from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM or a network installation point.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, locate the following value in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

Windows 2000 uses this value to locate additional files. You can modify this value to point to the path for your installation files.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB226373

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