But couldn't that be changed in the registry? Say I installed from CD
D:\Setup. Later the CD is copied to the external. For a modification,
couldn't I just change the registry to point to W:\Word\Setup?

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"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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If you install from an external source then any time you run a repair or
similar it will look for the origonal source location, which includes the
drive letter assigned at the time.


"*(((" wrote in message
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I'm still using Word XP and Excel 2000. Occasionally I need to update,
or
something goes wrong and I have to reinstall. Each time, I've got those
CD's in and out of the CD player several times. They're starting to get
scratched.

I'd like to place an image of each CD on an External HD and use that as
my
installation source. Is that possible? Any drawbacks or tricks that I
should be aware of?

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