The i386 folder is contained on a Windows installation disc, and contains all the necessary files to perform an installation of Microsoft Windows.
The I386 folder is directly under c: drive. Right click on My Computer then click on c:. You should see a list of folders to include the I386.
There is no i386 folder on server 2008. It uses a file called install.wim which contains all the files. This file is on the installation DVD.
i386 folder.
The i386 folder holds the files used to install or repair Windows. If your computer did not come with recovery CDs (which in your case, I would expect not), the manufacturer put the necessary files in the i386 folder instead. You should not delete the folder; in fact, I would highly reccomend making a copy of it and storing it externally (such as on a flash drive or CD) just in case the original becomes damaged or otherwise unusable. To begin the reinstallation process, find and run winnt32.exe in /i386 (or winnt.exe from DOS).
I386
The i386 folder. It should be in C:\Windows
If the system drive is C, then the address is C:\
Burnt the i386 folder from your harddrive onto a disk and that's it.
In A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC Sixth Edition, Page 59 of Chapter 2 "What an Operating System Does" You will find it says: "The data is stored in a file on the hard drive called a SWAP file or PAGE file. The Windows 2000/XP swap file is Pagefile.sys, and the Windows 9x/Me swap file is Win386.swp."
The distribution server share will need to contain the installation files from the I386 folder on the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM.
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"i386" refers to the Intel 80386, a 32-bit microprocessor released in 1985. Intel ceased producing them in 2007, as modern CPU technology has progressed much farther.
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Winnt.exe is the 16-bit version of the setup program and Winnt32.exe is the 32-bit version. Both are located in the \i386 folder on the CD. You can use Winnt.exe for a clean install or an upgrade on a computer running windows.