Custom Installations

This chapter provides information about customizing Microsoft Windows 98 installations with the new Windows 98 tools: Microsoft Batch 98 (Batch.exe), INF Installer (Infinst.exe), and Dbset.exe. It also describes how to customize your installation for automating Setup, specifying workgroup memberships, and restricting users’ abilities to change their configuration.

In This Chapter

Overview of Custom Installations

Using the New Windows 98 Tools to Customize Installations

Running Custom Setup Scripts

Customizing Windows 98 in NetWare Networks

Customizing Windows 98 with Wrkgrp.ini Files

Customizing Windows 98 with Profiles and Policy Files

See Also

• For information about automating Microsoft Windows 98 Installations, see Chapter 4, "Automated Installations."
• For information about using user profiles and system policies to customize desktop and system settings, see Chapter 8, "System Policies."
• For information about how to restrict user’s abilities to change configurations, see Chapter 7, "User Profiles."
• For information about the parameters that can be used in setup scripts, see Appendix D, "Msbatch.inf Parameters for Setup Scripts."