XP Professional won't install IIS due to missing file

I am installing from the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

Copying the i386 folder to the C drive did not work. It is still looking for
\i386\_vti_inf.htm which is not in the folder.

"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE.DeleteThis@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
news:%234TyjosuDHA.3224@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
 > You are installing from the Add/Remove Programs control panel?
 > If you copy all the files on your CD in the i386 folder to your hard disk,
 > does the install work?
 >
 > Cheers
 > Ken
 >
 >
 > "John" <no.email.DeleteThis@no.email.com> wrote in message
 > news:u9fbNVruDHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
 > :
 > : I am trying to install IIS from a Windows XP Professional with Service
 > Pack
 > : 1 (Volume License) CD.
 > :
 > : The install is looking for \i386\_vti_inf.htm which does not appear on
the
 > : CD. How do I get it to install IIS. Thanks
 > :
 > :
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: XP Professional won't install IIS due to missing file 

The problem appears to be due to the following situation. After installing
XP, I changed the drive assignment for the DVD-ROM. XP keeps the old
assignment in the registry as expected. When I later tried to install IIS,
it uses the old assignment as expected. The installer then says it is
looking for D:\i386\_vti_inf.htm but there is no \i386\_vti_inf.htm on the
CD. The trick is to just say G:\i386 to the Installer and not look for
G:\i386\_vti_inf.htm. The Installer stupidly continues to look for other
files on D:\i386 so you have to change it to G:\i386 multiple times.

"John" <no.email RemoveThis @no.email.com> wrote in message
news:es1A%23WtuDHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
 > I am installing from the Add/Remove Programs control panel.
 >
 > Copying the i386 folder to the C drive did not work. It is still looking
for
 > \i386\_vti_inf.htm which is not in the folder.
 >
 > "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE RemoveThis @THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
 > news:%234TyjosuDHA.3224@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
  > > You are installing from the Add/Remove Programs control panel?
  > > If you copy all the files on your CD in the i386 folder to your hard
disk,
  > > does the install work?
  > >
  > > Cheers
  > > Ken
  > >
  > >
  > > "John" <no.email RemoveThis @no.email.com> wrote in message
  > > news:u9fbNVruDHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
  > > :
  > > : I am trying to install IIS from a Windows XP Professional with Service
  > > Pack
  > > : 1 (Volume License) CD.
  > > :
  > > : The install is looking for \i386\_vti_inf.htm which does not appear on
 > the
  > > : CD. How do I get it to install IIS. Thanks
  > > :
  > > :
  > >
  > >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: XP Professional won't install IIS due to missing file