Installing Program Requiring Specific Drive Letter (167963)

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To install the program locally, use one of the following methods:

Method 1

NOTE: This method uses DriveSpace and does not work on drives using the FAT32 file system. For additional information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click DriveSpace.
2. On Advanced menu, click Create Empty.
3. In the Create New Compressed Drive dialog box, assign the drive letter required by the program in the Create A New Drive Named box.
4. Click Start.
5. Click Close.
6. Install the program to the new compressed drive.

Method 2

Use the SUBST command to associate the required drive letter with the program's installation folder. For example, use where <drive> is the drive the program requires to be mapped to, and <C:\dir> is the folder in which the program resides.

NOTE: You should install Windows 95 Service Pack 1 if you are using the SUBST command and you have the retail release of Windows 95. If you have an OEM release of Windows 95, this update may already be included in your version of Windows 95. For information about obtaining Service Pack 1, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about issues that can occur when you use the SUBST command, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: