meaning of $OEM$ Folder , where should it be?

[larciel]

I\'ve been using unattended mode, and often see this $OEM$ folder,

but i can\'t find an exact info on it... if you could answer these questions, that\'d be great

1. on MS website, it states i have to make the $OEM$ folder on another computer connected to a network... can\'t i make it on the CD itself?

2. so i assume the unattended install copies everything inside the $OEM$ folder to the HD before executing the files inside it?

3. if $OEM$ folder is made, would the name be $OEM$ ??

thanks in adv.

i want to install newest drivers, and install directX and WMP and other things, (like adobe acrobate reader...)

if you have more info on how to let the unattended to the setup regular programs like acrobat, real player, i\'d be delighted..

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[Anonymous]

1. if you will install from bootable CD:
$OEM$ folder should be located in ROOT of cd

2. if you wish to install from HDD/Network:
$OEM$ folder should be under I386 folder, i.e. i386$OEM$

[cycle003]

yes, it should be under \i386\$OEM$

However, for some reason Win2k (at least some versions) has a bug requiring it to be in the same folder as i386 NOT as a subfolder.

To overcome any confusion, you can specify a directory for the $OEM$ files using OemFilesPath

I don't remember if the location is relative to the i386 or the source directory


[Unattended]
OemFilesPath="whichever_directory_you_want\$OEM$"

Hope this helps