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Q87947: DSKLAYT2 Does Not Preserve Tree Structure of Source Files

Article: Q87947
Product(s): Miscellaneous Software Development Kits
Version(s): 3.1,3.5; WINDOWS:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.5, 3.1 
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The DSKLAYT2 utility in the Microsoft Setup Toolkit for Windows creates disk
images using the files specified in the .LYT file produced by the DSKLAYT
utility. The created disk images are flat; all files are placed in the root
directory. DSKLAYT2 does not preserve the tree structure of the source files.

Having flat directories on the setup disks is a limitation of only the DSKLAYT2
utility. _MSTEST.EXE, the setup driver spawned by SETUP.EXE, supports a tree
structure on the setup disks. Once DSKLAYT2 creates disk images, manually create
subdirectories on each disk. Then move files from the root directory of the disk
to the appropriate position in the tree structure. (Do not move files between
disks.) Make corresponding changes to the .INF file. In the file description
line of each moved file, change the filename to indicate the file's new location
in the tree structure.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 95 MSSetup tool kit win16sdk

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32SDK400 kbWin32SDK310 kbWin32SDK350 kbWin32SDK351 kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.1,3.5; WINDOWS:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0

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