2 win2kpro discs....2 different sizes.....one has more stuff...you tell me!

[Barnaby W. Füi]

one is:


Directory of G:\

12/07/1999 06:00a 45 AUTORUN.INF
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> BOOTDISK
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_IS.5
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_NT.5
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> CLIENTS
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> I386
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> PRINTERS
12/07/1999 06:00a 16,490 READ1ST.TXT
12/07/1999 06:00a 233,472 README.DOC
12/07/1999 06:00a 151,824 SETUP.EXE
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SETUPTXT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SUPPORT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> VALUEADD
6 File(s) 401,841 bytes
7 Dir(s) 0 bytes free

Directory of H:\

12/07/1999 06:00a 45 AUTORUN.INF
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> BOOTDISK
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_IP.5
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_NT.5
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> DISCOVER
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> I386
12/07/1999 06:00a 16,490 READ1ST.TXT
12/07/1999 06:00a 233,472 README.DOC
12/07/1999 06:00a 196,880 SETUP.EXE
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SETUPTXT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SUPPORT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> VALUEADD
6 File(s) 446,897 bytes
6 Dir(s) 0 bytes free


notice the 'clients' and 'printers' directories.....are oem and retail discs different in this manner? i didnt think they were...

 

[flippinfleck]

I never actually thought to check that out... I've got OEM Pro and retail Pro upg. Hmm....

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

bump for a mysterious situation...............

 

[BigToque]

Here is my Win2K Pro Full Retail:

Volume in drive F is W2PFPP_EN
Volume Serial Number is AAB9-72CF

Directory of F:\

12/07/1999 06:00a 45 AUTORUN.INF
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> BOOTDISK
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_IP.5
12/07/1999 06:00a 5 CDROM_NT.5
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> DISCOVER
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> I386
12/07/1999 06:00a 16,490 READ1ST.TXT
12/07/1999 06:00a 233,472 README.DOC
12/07/1999 06:00a 196,880 SETUP.EXE
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SETUPTXT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> SUPPORT
12/07/1999 06:00a <DIR> VALUEADD
6 File(s) 446,897 bytes
6 Dir(s) 0 bytes free

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

ok yours matches the second one of mine, so we'll just say that that is the "right" disc, so what exactly is the other one? anyone?

 

[BigToque]

Is your first disk an OEM cd? If so I can come to one conclusion...


The only difference between the 2 cd's is one has a \Clients and \Printers folder, while the other has a \Discover folder.

The disk with \Discover is for people you buy the retail CD. They will want to "Discover" all the new things they can do with the OS they just bought.

The disk with the \Clients and \Printers folders is an OEM disk. OEM's will be making all kinds of systems with different printers and other stange configurations, thus they get extra drivers for this. They don't need a \Discover folder because they don't need to show off the features of the OS.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

aha, makes sense...thing is, i dont know what the cd's are, but i think you have it. thanks for the help