Switch |
Meaning |
/? |
Provides help
for syntax and use of setup command line switches |
/C |
Do not load
the SmartDrive disk cache |
/D |
Do not use the
existing version of Windows for the early phases of Setup. Use
this switch if you have problems starting Setup that might be
due to missing or damaged supporting files for Windows |
/DOMAIN:
domain_name |
Set the Windows
NT Logon Validation domain used by Client for Microsoft Networks
to domain _name. |
/F |
Do not look
in the local cache for file names. Setup runs a little slower
and saves a small amount of memory. |
/IA |
Turn off the
"after providers" listed in the [AfterProvider] section of the
Setupc.inf file. |
/IB |
Turn off the
"before providers" listed in the [BeforeProvider] section of
the Setupc.inf file. |
/IC |
Do a clean boot.
If this is set and KeepRMDrivers=1 is not in the registry, drivers
are commented out from the Config.sys/Autoexec.bat file. |
/ID |
Do not check
for the minimum disk space required to install Windows 98. |
/IE |
Skip the Startup
Disk screen.
If this switch
is used, the Windows\Command\EBD folder is not created.
|
/IF |
Do a "fast"
setup. Do not notify setupx DOS FindFirst to not look up file
names in the cache. |
/IG |
Allows Setup
to run on some older Gateway and Micron computers with an early
BIOS. |
/IH |
Run ScanDisk
in the foreground so that you can see the results. Use this
switch if the system stalls during the ScanDisk check or if
an error results. |
/IL |
Load the Logitech
mouse driver. Use this option if you have a Logitech Series
C mouse. |
/IM |
Skip the check
for low conventional memory. |
/IN |
Do not call
the networking Setup software. Neither the networking software
nor the Networking Wizard screens will be used. |
/IQ |
Do not check
for cross-linked files. |
/IR |
Do not update
the master boot record (MBR). |
/IS |
Do not run ScanDisk.
|
/IV |
This switch
bypasses displaying the Setup screens during an upgrade within
Windows. |
/M |
Bypasses the
playing of the Setup sound (.wav) files. |
/N |
This switch
causes Setup to run without a mouse. |
/NA# |
This switch
bypasses the program check and can use the following values:
#=0
Default.
#=1
No Windows-based program check, but MS-DOS-based program are
blocked.
#=2
No MS-DOS-based program check, Windows-based programs are
blocked.
#=3
No Windows-based or MS-DOS-based program check.
|
/ND |
This switch
ignores the presence of a Migration.dll file and is used to
force Windows 98 to overwrite newer files.
Note: Files
that use the ",,,32" flag in the .inf file still force Windows
98 Setup to keep the newer files.
|
/NF |
Do not prompt
to remove the floppy disk from drive A at the end of the Copying
Windows 98 Files to Your Computer Setup step (step three).
Use this switch when installing Windows 98 from a booTABLE compact
disc.
- Same as
if there is a file named BOOTCD in the cabinet folder
- Same as
if there is a "BootCD=1" line in the Msbatch.inf file
|
/NH |
Do not run Hwinfo.exe
when running Setup from the Windows 95 user interface. |
/nm |
Bypass the check
for minimum processor (66MHz 486) |
/NOSTART |
Copy a minimal
installation of the required dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) used
by Windows 98 Setup, then exit to MS-DOS without installing
Windows 98. |
/NR |
Skips the registry
check. |
/NX |
Do not check
the version of Setupx that is running. |
/PI |
Keep forced
configured hardware settings (hardware not using default settings).
Some BIOS require hardware to have a forced configuration to
work. By default, Setup removes the forced configuration and
some hardware does not work properly after this is done. |
/PJ
script_filename
|
Load Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) by default.
Use settings
in the specified script to install Windows 98 automatically;
for example, setup msbatch.inf specifies that Setup
should use the settings in Msbatch.inf. You must specify the
full file name. The setup script file name must be eight characters
long with a three-character extension (8.3 file name).
|
/SRCDIR |
Specifies the
source directory where the Windows 98 Setup files are located.
|
/S filename
|
Load the specified
Setup.inf file when starting setup. |
/T:tempdir
|
Specifies the
directory where Setup is to copy its temporary files. This directory
must already exist, but any existing files in the directory
will be deleted. |
/U:UPI
|
Specifies the
UPI. |
/IV |
Do not display
billboards. |
/IW |
Do not display
the License Agreement dialog box. |
/IX |
Do not perform
a character set check. |