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jhein
jhein
When I bought my computer I got a Windows 98 OEM CD with it. Now I want to format my HD and reinstall it (due to some reasons), but there are two setup files.... I checked my bootdisk, it launches a file called "oemsetup.exe", but there''s also a file called "setup.exe". When I checked for some advice from various www-sites, no one mentioned anything about any "oemsetup.exe", just "setup". So what''s the difference between them and which one should I run? Does it make my install of Windows 98 any different?
habus
habus
Hi!

I guess the oemsetup.exe must be a special exe to configure all your hardware - motherboard,sound card if integrated with the motherboard, the bios,etc..- And possibly this file will launch the setup.exe in your cd.

Although I may be wrong =), in any case win98 - setup.exe- will try to install all the drivers for your computer and peripherics.

Laters!
"Old programmers don't die,they just terminate and stay resident."
arsenius
arsenius
go to start-settings-control panel-add/remove programs.

one of the tabs at the top is ''startup disk''
make one

boot up using the disk
it will install a ramdrive so whatever your normal CD drive is will be bumped up a letter. Mine is normally drive E so it is F when I use a win98 boot disk

so if your cd-drive is normally d type e:

then type ''setup''

you should be good from there

I dunno what this oemsetup is, but that is what I always do
hope that helps/wasn''t so simplified as to be insulting (but how do I know how much you know, yah know?)

later



-arsenius

after three days without programming, life becomes meaningless

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