>Hi,
>
>Why it is that every time I change anything in my Network Control Panel and close it, Windows wants me to insert my 98 CD? It then proceeds to tell me that I already have a newer version of some File that it apparently wants to copy and advises me to keep the newer one - which I do.
>

Win98 will attempt to copy fresh versions of selected shared components when certain elements of the networking configuration change. So does Win95. So does NT.

>Any way to keep this from happening? I'm going through some experimentation with my network and find this really annoying to have to do anytime I change anything.
>

The easiest way, if you can spare the space on your local hard drive, is to copy the .CAB files to a directory on your hard drive, so that Win98 can find components there when it looks. Then create a Registry value under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationsMRU (the registry value's name should be a single letter) that points at the directory holding your .CAB files. Then edit the Registry Value entry MRUList under the same registry key to include the letter you've assigned the .CAB directories to.

Example:

Under HKCU\InstallLocationsMRU I have 6 entries

a          E:\WIN98
b          C:\WIN98CABS\
c          C:\WINDOWS\msdownload.tmp\AS323791.tmp\
d          C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\IXP000.TMP
e          C:\WINDOWS\msdownload.tmp\AS326421.tmp\
MRUList    bdeca

So when Win98 looks for components, it searches the b directory, then the d directory, then the e directory, then the c directory, and finally the a directory - if it can't find it in the 1st 4, it asks me to mount the Win98 CD in my E drive, and then lets me go browse for it. Some utilities like WindowsUpdate may change search directories around, but they seem to leave the a and b entries alone, rearranging the sort order of MRUList based on the most recent find location. I edited my registry to include my default .CAB file directory by hand.

>thanks!!
>Ken Matson