installing applicartioons from a network CD drive

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    raa_oscar

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    I am trying to install Intervideo WinDVD player onto my Acer aspire lone netbook from a network CD drive. The install program keeps complaining that I'm not using the original install CD. Is there something I can do aside from purchasing a USB dvd drive? I've tried installing onto my desktop with an internal CD drive and it works fine. Am I missing something?
     
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    Try copying all of the files and folders off the cd across the network to a folder on your mini. Then run the setup from that folder (usually setup.exe) as it will not auto launch.
     
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    tried it, same message.

    Also tried copying it using the dos xcopy comment in a bat routine. Kept looping around with an "access denied" message. I suspect there is something hidden on the root directory of the CD. Are there any programs that can "image" the CD?
     
    raa_oscar, May 8, 2009
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