DOCUMENT:Q103947  02-SEP-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Installing New Drivers from Media Not Used During Setup
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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Windows NT Setup copies setup information files for the media you are
currently using. If you install Windows NT from floppy disks, setup
information files containing directions and disk numbers for floppy
disks are copied to your hard disk drive. If you later need to use
files from a CD-ROM disc, Windows NT Setup prompts you for floppy
disks.
 
You can change the source media for a given device driver by copying
the proper setup information file to your Windows NT SYSTEM32
subdirectory. In this manner, you can install new device drivers from
any media you choose.
 
The names and locations of the setup information files you need for
changing printer, SCSI drive, tape drive, pointing device, and video
drivers are listed at the end of this article. The following example
describes how to install a new pointing device driver.
 
Installing a New Pointing Device Driver from Floppy Disks
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To install a new pointing device or mouse from floppy disks after
having installed Windows NT Advanced Server from a compact disc, use
the following procedure:
 
NOTE: To install a different type of device, see the section below,
Setup Information File Names and Locations, and substitute the
appropriate file name and disk for POINTER.IN_ and Disk 2
respectively.
 
1. Insert Disk 2 from the Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
   disk set.
 
2. Start Command Prompt from the Main group in Program Manager.
 
3. Go to the SYSTEM32 subdirectory.
 
4. Substitute the appropriate floppy disk drive letter for <floppy
   disk drive> and type the following command line:
 
      expand <floppy disk drive>:\pointer.in_ pointer.inf
 
5. Start Setup to install the new device driver as you would usually
   do.
 
You are now prompted for the appropriate floppy disk instead of the
compact disc.
 
Setup Information File Names and Locations
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Setup information files are listed by device type and include disk
locations.
 
NOTE: If you want to install a device driver from a compact disc after
having installed Windows NT from floppy disks, copy the appropriate
setup information file from the compact disc.
 
                                              Windows NT
                                 Windows NT   Advanced Server
Device Type       File Name      Disk Label   Disk Label
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Video Adapter     VIDEO.IN_      Disk 8       Disk 7
 
SCSI or Tape      SCSI.IN_       Disk 4       Disk 5
 
Printer           PRINTER.INF*   Disk 6       Disk 6
                  PRNSETUP.IN_   Disk 9       Disk 9
 
Pointing Device   POINTER.IN_    Disk 2       Disk 2
(Mouse)
 
*The PRINTER.INF file is already in expanded format and only needs to
be copied to the \SYSTEM32 directory.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: STP

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