Re: Who has Installed Windows Drivers from DOS?

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From: Thomas F Lee
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 1994 10:31

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In article <579401940wnr@hmso.demon.co.uk>
           rick@hmso.demon.co.uk "Rick Wilton" writes:

> Hi!
> 
> I have a disk that contains some Windows drivers with the infamous 
> OEMSETUP.INF file etc.
> 
> Is there a DOS program that you can run that will act on this file
> and associated drivers and install them - FROM DOS ...
> 
> I realise this is in c:\windows\setup.exe, but is there (or has anyone 
> written!) a separate program.
> 
> Any Freeware/Shareware/commercial program names appreciated.

I've never seen one, but why would you want to?  If you're desperate,
you could always read the oemsetup.inf and do it by hand (note: this
is not particularly easy ;-))  Wouldn't it just be easier
to simply run windows and install the drivers from control panel??

Thomas
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