I have the cd and i am trying to make it so i dont haft to enter the Product Code i use the batch program and create the WIN98SE.inf and put it into the win98 directory. extracted the boot image and edited the autoexec.bat first it reads (OEMSETUP.EXE /K "/IE /NF") and i cahnge it to read this (OEMSETUP.EXE /s WIN98SE.inf /K "/IE /NF") and it comes up with invalid command line argument. then i just tried it with the setup .exe and i get this with scandisk scanning system registry, Windows Setup reguires 7340032 bytes. anyhelp please.

PLease i need Help.

That's not how you do it. Search around these forums, the answer has been posted before.

Well i did a search but nothing that could help me, and i already figured it out by working though it.

Why do you use quotation marks on your OEMSETUP command line?

Try to remove them.

Also, you may want to specify the complete path to your INF file, example:

OEMSETUP /S C:\WMESET\WIN98SE.INF /K /IE /NF

I use these setup switches to install 98 SE + ME [but I don't have an OEM WinME CD]:

SETUP.EXE /ID /IE /IM /IQ /IS /IV /IW /NM /T:D:\TEMP D:\WINME\MSBATCH.INF

Setup switches explained:

http://www.mdgx.com/last2.htm#SETUPSW

Also, in oder to skip the PID [ProductKey], your INF automation/unattended file must contain these lines [change to match your specific settings]:

[Setup]
Express=1
InstallDir=C:\WME
InstallType=3
ProductType=1
ProductKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
EBD=0
ShowEula=0
ChangeDir=1
OptionalComponents=1
Network=1
System=0
CCP=0
CleanBoot=0
Display=0
DevicePath=0
NoDirWarn=1
TimeZone="Mountain Time"
Uninstall=0
NoPrompt2Boot=1
Reboot=2
Verify=0
PenWinWarning=0
VRC=0
Chkdsk=0

Hope this helps.