I386 already on computer?

[Nemosta]

Greetings,

I got a new computer yesterday and have decided to try this out, but my very first problem is quite possibly the most beginner-like.

My computer vendor was Dell, and the files I noticed in C: straight away were "DELL", "DRIVERS", and "I386".

Apparently I386 has some Accessories programs, and several icons/cursor management. It also, if it matters, has $OEM and $1, but the only thing beyond that is Drivers.

Will it affect my system, in any way, if I were to place Windows XP's CD folders and then just rename it? I realise most likely not, as it's a different directory from where the programs run, but I want to be sure.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Nemosta

It it would help, the folder is around 869Mg (912,035,840 bytes, to be exact).

[Aaron]

On a unrelated note, is it possible you could send me any *.sif, *.ini or text-type files that are in the $OEM$ folders? I would be interested to see how Dell code their unattended installs.

[Paul 365]

Hell yes - dam good idea

[Nemosta]

Aaron, there's only one thing in the $OEM$ folders, and that is a file called CMDLINES.BAK.

If you wish, I could send that to you, for the only other thing in the folder is Drivers, which is empty.

-Nemosta

[Plastic_Cup_Politics]

Post it here. Let us all ponder at it!

[Nemosta]

[Commands]

"c:\Dell\DirectX\DX90001.exe"

"cmd /c RD /S /Q c:\dell\directx"

"C:\Sysprep\Sysprep -clean"

rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 c:\$\Fida.INF

c:\dell\fist\deltree c:\$win_nt$.~bt

REGEDIT /S C:\DELL\FIST\ISUPPORT.REG

; [End OSPatches Section]

"regedit /s c:\DELL\WINCLEAN.REG"

"cmd /c C:\dell\3754Turl.CMD"

c:\windows\regedit.exe /s c:\dell\timefix.reg

"C:\DELL\FIST\DEVREMOV.EXE *PNP0303"

"C:\DELL\FIST\DEVREMOV.EXE *PNP0f13"

-Nemosta