You work as the network administrator at Domain.com. The Domain.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Domain.com. All servers on the Domain.com network run Windows Server 2003 and all client computers run Windows XP Professional.
You have received instruction from the CIO to use the Driver Verifier his Windows XP Professional computer.
Is it possible for you to change the location of the driver file that comes with Windows XP Professional?
A.
Yes, go modify a registry entry and restart your computer.
B.
Yes, go add a registry entry. There is no need to restart your computer.
C.
Yes, just run safe mode with the /newdir switch.
D.
Yes, just run safe mode and set the boot.ini file accordingly.
E.
You cannot do this.
Explanation:
According to Microsoft KB: The Driver.cab cabinet file in Windows 2000 contains all of the drivers for Windows 2000. The advantages of compressing all of the drivers into one large file include:
When you install a new device (PCMCIA card, USB keyboard, Printer, etc. on your computer, you do not need the Windows 2000 CD-ROM or a network connection.
The amount of space is reduced significantly on hard disks that use large cluster sizes.The more efficient LZX compression reduces space used on the CD-ROM.
It takes less time to install on a network.
Enables remote install services client computers to install drivers for new devices locally.
It also allows the RIprep feature to support different hardware between the source computer used to create an installation image and the destination computer installing that image.
The Driver.cab file is installed into the following hidden folder:
%SystemRoot%Driver Cacheplatformdriver.cab This folder location can be found in the following registry key:
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSetupDriverCachePath