Well, no, that would be a true preinstall, which is entirely different
process than using either setup routines....The major advantages of
oemsetup.exe are:

1 - FDISK/Format during setup
2 - Automatically setup of DOS commands for CD-ROM

There is a few minor advantages as far as flexibility, but the
username/company info on first boot is using the documented preinstallation
process which comes with an OEM 5 pak of CDs and uses the ADMIN directory on
the CD.....

David Olds


>My understanding is, Rick, that the oemsetup.exe allows you to preinstall
>the OS without an OEM license number.  It will give your customers a screen
>that allows them to go on and enter their username and company info on
first
>boot, where on a normal installation, you would be asked these questions
>during the setup process.


>>No real need to know, but curiosity drives me to ask- anyone know what the
>>file "oemsetup.exe" on the Win95 OSR2.1 cdrom does?
>>I have a hunch that I know, and I should have given it a try on the last
>>puter I built, but alas! I didn't.

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