installing windows 98 problems
 

I am trying to install windows 98 on a computer that
someone gave me and it wants the "upgrade version" of
windows 98. I have windows 98 on disk that I purchased.
How can I get around this and why is it asking for this?
Thank you, Allyson

Hi,
You might have to do a clean intallation.

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
or go to:
http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/cleaninstall.html
^ Also tells you how to Formate/Reformate your Hard Drive
for Reintallation(s.)^ Or upgrades

But if you DON'T have a boot disk go to:
www.bootdisk.com

Those Web sits may help you.


C

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For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
or go to:
http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/cleaninstall.html
^ Also tells you how to Formate/Reformate your Hard Drive
for Reintallation(s.)^ Or upgrades.

But if you DON'T have a boot disk go to: www.bootdisk.com

Need a NEW Hard Drive or NEW computer Parts or Computer
stuff.GO TO:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Looking for your Driver name or file &/or software GO
TO: http://www.driverguide.com/

Still don't know the name or manufcturer of your
driver.On your driver, look for a sticker
with an FCC ID number. Then go to this site to determine
the manufacturer of your card.
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/help.html#drivers

Are you looking for RAM memory for your PC but still
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If you have read this far then you know were to go for
computer parts.
Thankyou for reading this.

Have a good day.

C






-----Original Message-----
I am trying to install windows 98 on a computer that
someone gave me and it wants the "upgrade version" of
windows 98. I have windows 98 on disk that I purchased.
How can I get around this and why is it asking for
this?
Thank you, Allyson
.

wrote in message
...

I am trying to install windows 98 on a computer that
someone gave me and it wants the "upgrade version" of
windows 98. I have windows 98 on disk that I purchased.
How can I get around this and why is it asking for this?

Probably this PC has already been upgraded to Win98
SE and your disc is Win98 only. Your simplest method
is probably to format the disk and start afresh. See
method at http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

It sounds like you have an OEM version (says to be distributed with new PC
or similar words) which is designed to be installed to a blank hard drive.
There is a possibility you can trick it into upgrading--see:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html

This is not the same link the others furnished.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

wrote in message
...
I am trying to install windows 98 on a computer that
someone gave me and it wants the "upgrade version" of
windows 98. I have windows 98 on disk that I purchased.
How can I get around this and why is it asking for this?
Thank you, Allyson