SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8636
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  OSIRU98.EXE 
TITLE:  Operating System Installation Readiness Utility (OSIRU98)
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions

DIVISION:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Deskpro EP Series, SB Series, and EN Series only

OPERATING SYSTEM:  16-Bit MS-DOS only 
                   (Does NOT support Windows 95, 98, or NT)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 29, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to invoke a utility that 
prepares the hard drive by partitioning it and then formatting the 
file system of the newly created partition(s).  It currently supports
the creation of a single primary DOS partition (bootable)
and a single extended DOS volume within the extended DOS partition.

Due to the use of BIOS interrupts and direct hardware access, this
utility will not work under Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT. 
The primary DOS partition can be set to be any size up to the size 
of the hard drive.  This utility also restricts FAT partitions to 2045 KB.  
If a FAT partition greater than 2045 KB is designated, the utility will 
create a maximum size partition of 2045 KB.  For primary DOS partitions 
larger than 2045K, the FAT32 file system must be used. 

This utility will only run on Compaq Deskpro EN, EP, and SB Series PCs.  
For more information, refer to the README.TXT file

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

To create the one optional installation diskettes, run MAKEDISK.BAT and
follow on-screen instructions.

3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

4. After the installation is completed, you may delete the directory 
created in step 2 if you wish.

5. For syntax and usage, please view the README.TXT file.

Copyright Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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