Whats that Windows command to...

**Rith** · 03-19-2006, 12:36 AM

When your reinstalling windows, the last thing you do is set up your name, and go through a couple steps that register and help set up a couple things. Their is a command to bring that back for the next time the computer is started (companies use this on a new build). Its a 3 buttom command, something like Control Shift F3, but I cant seem to figure it out. Does anyone know this command?

**DaveB** · 03-19-2006, 01:07 AM

Rith,

Maybe we can back into this from another direction. What exactly is it that you want to do? Sysprep can be used to automate some installation tasks. Are you asking the question because you responded to something incorrectly and want to start over or is there some other reason why you're asking about this?

**Rith** · 03-19-2006, 01:21 AM

Thier is a special name for it, but i cant remember. Picture this:
You just bought a new computer from dell and you turn it on for the first time. It will prompt you 'Welcome to your new computer, lets take a few minutes to set everything up'. And you follow a couple steps.

Once you install windows and install and updates and drivers, thier is a windows keyboard command that allows you to make it look like a first boot again for your customer. I just can not remember the command.

**DaveB** · 03-19-2006, 01:48 AM

That's called the windows "out of box experience" or OOBE wizard.

The files are located on a pc here:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe

I'm not familiar with keystrokes to set the OOBE to run. But now that you know what its called you can probably google and find the answer that you need.