Document setup.exe.

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@ -223,11 +223,19 @@ For as many `DISTS' as you wish to install from DOS (and you have free
space for), install each one in a directory under `C:\FREEBSD' - the
BIN dist is only the minimal requirement.
Now you can simply launch the installation from DOS by running the
following command: e:\fbsdboot.exe -D e:\kernel
(note: Some memory managers don't like this; disable QEMM or
EMM386 if they're running before trying this) or making
a boot floppy as described in section 2.1, Installing from CDROM.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Though you can do all of the above by hand if you really
want to, all of it is much more easily accomplished now by Robert Nordier's
"setup.exe" program. It will give you a menu of distribution choices,
verify that you have enough free space and do all the copying to C:\FREEBSD
for you automatically.
Once you've copied the directories or run setup.exe and let it do all the
work for you, you can simply launch the installation from DOS by running the
install.bat script (NOTE: Some memory managers don't like this -
disable QEMM or EMM386 if they're running before trying this) or making
a boot floppy as described in section 2.1.
2.4 Before installing from QIC/SCSI Tape: