> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Hutchison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 7:12 AM
> To: Robert Collins
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: setup fails: "Can't open (null) for reading: No
> such file"
>
>
> > > > Why did you run a two-step install?
> > >
> > > To have the install sets available for setting up other
> machines, or
> > > for reinstalling this one if (when!) Windoze gets hosed.
> >
> > Are you aware that 'install from internet' also makes the
> install sets
> > available?
>
> When I read the instructions a month ago, I got the
> impression that 'install from internet' would not save the
> downloaded packages after installing them. Perhaps the
> documentation (and/or the behavior of
> setup) has changed since then.
It hasn't changed in years. Can you point me to the area of
documentation that suggested the incorrect behaviour to you?
> Anyway, I still need to find out if there is a simple way to
> recover from this mess or if I need to wipe the whole thing
> and start over. How do I discover what-all is corrupted and
> needs to be replaced, and what (if anything) is still OK?
Oh sure, just try doing an install from internet.
Rob
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