From: nissapashya on
Hi
i have a same problem. i have been doing your instruction. but i have a
problem"cplexe.exe" is needed. its getting me have an headache. someone can
help me? please reply, and im sorry for my english :p

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Ok, sorry for the abrupt response, it's hard to assess a readers level of
> knowledge from only a few sentences, and I hate to type out long
> instructions when they are not needed (yes, I'm lazy sometimes). First, set
> folder options to see hidden and system folders. Go to the Control
> Panel/Folder Options, and on the View tab, set the advanced options so you
> can see hidden and system files. Specifically:
>
> Enable (check) "Display the contents of system folders"
> Enable (check) "Show hidden files and folders"
> Disable (uncheck): "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)"
>
> I also recommend that you disable (uncheck) "hide extensions for known file
> types". Then open Windows Explorer to C:\Windows and see if there is an I386
> folder here. You should also see on that is called ServicePackFiles if you
> have installed either SP1 or SP2. If they are in these locations, continue
> on. If not, you need to determine where they are before proceeding.
>
> Now, click start/run and type regedit, click ok. Expand the plus (+) signs
> to reach this key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
>
> Click on the setup folder so you can see the associated strings in the right
> pane. Double-click on the one called sourcepath, you should see "C:\Windows"
> (without the quotes) in the valuedata line, but you probably just see your
> CD drive letter. Change it and click ok. Now check the
> ServicePackSourcePath, it should read "c:\windows\ServicePackFiles" (again
> without the quotes). It probably does, but if not you need to change this
> one as well. Click ok, then close the registry editor.
>
> Now retry adding the East Asian languages. What we've done here is to
> redirect the system to look at the hard drive store of the system files
> rather than prompting to insert the CD. Manufacturers like Gateway commonly
> place the system files on the hard drive, the recovery CD is provided only
> as a backup to reinstall the operating system and cannot be used like a
> retail CD to add system components.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "I am crazy." <I am crazy.(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5A8564DD-88DC-489C-AA0B-5A9BAF7E099B(a)microsoft.com...
> > Ok, just a parent here. Can you put that in non technical language? The
> > computer crashed on Saturday and we are trying to reload everything. My
> > Korean exchange student is anxious to get back online.
> >
> > Michelle Buck
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Click "cancel" when prompted to the insert the CD, then redirect to the
> >> I386
> >> folder on the system. You may need to change the sourcepath string in the
> >> system registry.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >> "What? Am I crazy?" <What? Am I crazy?@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> in
> >> message news:30A978C6-7CA8-4E33-B6CD-22E8DBF07CFE(a)microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm having the same problem. How do you "repoint the system"? I have
> >> > the
> >> > blue "Operating System Windows XP Home Edition" from Gateway. When I
> >> > try
> >> > to
> >> > load this, it says "cannot copy files"
> >> >
> >> > Michelle Buck
> >> >
> >> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Is this a regular CD or a System Restore disk? If the latter, you may
> >> >> need
> >> >> to repoint the system to the I386 folder on the hard drive.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Best of Luck,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >>
> >> >> "Kalec" <Kalec(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:ACFA3B08-2942-468F-A26A-E5928838CF07(a)microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I'm trying to install East Asian Language Pack and when it asks me
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > put
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > my XP CD, the files cannot be found. What can I do. Thank you.
> >> >>
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