[SourceDisksNames] | [SourceDisksNames.x86]

A SourceDisksNames section identifies the distribution disk(s) or CD-ROM disc(s) that contain the source files to be transferred to the target machine during installation.

See also the Glossary entries for [SourceDisksNames], decorated names.

Entries and Values

diskid = %strkey% | ["]disk-description["][,[tagfile][,unused,path]]
...

diskid
Specifies a nonnegative integer (decimal or hexadecimal notation) that identifies a source disk.

Definitions :

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
...
diskid = 222

References :

[SourceDisksFiles.x86]
...
ac97smpl.sys=222
ac97prop.dll=222
Migrate.dll=222
AC97Smpl.inf=222

disk-description
Specifies a %strkey% token or a "quoted string" that describes the contents and/or purpose of the disk identified by diskid. The installer can display the value of this string to the end user during installation.

Definitions :

[Strings]
...
DiskDescription="AC'97 WDM Sample Driver Disk"

[Strings.0407]
...
DiskDescription="Diskette für AC'97 WDM Treiberbeispiel"

References :

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
...
222=%DiskDescription%

tagfile
(optional) Empty; tagfiles are needed to check whether the appropriate removable media (distribution disk) was provided to the setup application.

path
(optional) Empty; the path to the directory on the distribution disk containing source files.