PurpleMarquis

Cool, thanks for the links. OEMscan looks like it will identify what kind of computer it is, but I still have no idea what to do next. I'm guessing that some brand specific files get copied in place of the regular ones. Do you know which are the files in an XP disc which are different to make it a Dell (or whatever) disc?

Hello everyone As far as I know there are 10 companies which have special Royalty OEM versions of Windows which are activated by the BIOS so that you don't have to enter the Windodws key. Dell, HP, Compaq, IBM, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony, Acer and some others. I'm trying to create an XP disc with nlite, Integrator and or HFSLIP. I'm not fussed which I use, and it'll probably be a combination. But how can I do it without starting with a Dell disc? I'm wondering what files are different and how to convert a regular Windows disc into one of the proprietry brands (Dell for my personal use and others for friends). I've not been able to find out what the files are which need changing or how to do it It'd be cool to make a multiboot disc which supports all the branded OEMs Any ideas?

I'm creating a Windows XP install disc for a friends Toshiba laptop as he doesn't have the original anymore. Now I've discovered the existance of a program named OEMscan which make it better. OEMscan effectively makes it an original Toshiba disc which not need be activated by recognising its Royalty OEM BIOS during the install. But the instructions on how to use it are very vague. They could mean it works a couple of ways and I don't know which (if not both) are correct. Hypothetical ways it works: Modify files DURING install OEMscan.exe is called during the install and it modifies the OEM files of the insall files which have been copied to the HD. Modify files BEFORE install Or some how you modify the files which are on the CD Unfortunately there are no step by step instructions and they are also not clear enough for me to work out the propper course of action. And for that matter, perhaps there is another (better/easier) way of rolling this into nLite. Assistance with this would be appreciated by both me and my bleeding head which has been smacked against the wall on this subject for many hours