"Joseph" wrote in message
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Can you tell me where the /installer folder is? My old hard drive has
enough life in it - I'll go manually copy it if I can find it.

Right where you said it is in your Note 1" x:\Windows\Installer. it's a
system folder, so you must enable showing system files and folders. In
Windows Explorer's ToolsFolder OptionsView, select "Show hidden files and
folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files".
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]