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Ralph Ragsdale wrote:
The CD Writers in the store, e.g., Memorex and Sony, won't work with W98 1st Ed, which I have on this computer. How can I obtain an external CD Writer that will work? The software in the Memorex box was by Nora. I have sent them an E-Mail with this same question, and am waiting to hear from them. Thanks, Ralph I run win 98 1st edition and had a new cd writer installed last week after mine died. LG GCE-8526B. Works fine. |
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The CD Writers in the store, e.g., Memorex and Sony, won't
work with W98 1st Ed, which I have on this computer. How can I obtain an external CD Writer that will work? The software in the Memorex box was by Nora. I have sent them an E-Mail with this same question, and am waiting to hear from them. Thanks, Ralph |
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It is possible to mount a standard IDE drive externally - see,for instance:
http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ps...27/116201.html Otherwise, look for a drive that uses an interface which your machine currently supports, such as parallel port: http://www.baber.com/drives/laptop_c...rinterport.htm -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Ralph Ragsdale" wrote in message ... The CD Writers in the store, e.g., Memorex and Sony, won't work with W98 1st Ed, which I have on this computer. How can I obtain an external CD Writer that will work? The software in the Memorex box was by Nora. I have sent them an E-Mail with this same question, and am waiting to hear from them. Thanks, Ralph |
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Another alternative--upgrade to SE as more and more hardware/software
require it as a minimum level operating system. This is my standard blurb--see the update section in particular: MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial purchase so your best bet is to try to find another source; however, supplies of W98 are becoming very limited. Go to http://www.pricewatch.com, scroll to the software section, click on Operating Systems and click Windows 98. They may have listings on boot up floppy disks, CDs but no license, a license but no CD, OEM versions, W98 and W98SE CDs, update from W98 to W98SE only and so on. Pay ATTENTION to what the listings say or you may end up with something you don't want or need. You can also check on EBay or other auction sites. Be aware that only paid support for W98 still exists. Here's some info about the various types of W98SE CDs: RETAIL FULL INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can install it to a blank hard drive. RETAIL UPGRADE INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can install it to a blank hard drive; however, when installing to a blank drive, install will ask to see the qualifying system (i.e., W95) disk(s). OEM FULL INSTALL. This SE CD is designed to be installed to a blank hard drive; however, there is a good possibility that you can trick it into upgrading. For info, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html Be aware that if you buy an OEM disk, it might be customized for installation on a particular computer; however, this will probably be primarily with a used disk. UPDATE CD: This CD will only update a functioning copy of W98 to W98SE. When MS sold them, they were $20 and came with a ProductKey. Some venders were selling them and advising customers to use the W98 ProductKey which may or may not work--don't get stung. This outfit is selling them for $35: http://www.micronetxp.net/Merchant2/...Category_Code= RECOVERY CD: Some companies will brand an OEM CD and call it a recovery CD. You should avoid these unless it is the exact recovery CD you are looking for. Many recovery CDs will only install on the equipment they were intended for. -- 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 "Ralph Ragsdale" wrote in message ... The CD Writers in the store, e.g., Memorex and Sony, won't work with W98 1st Ed, which I have on this computer. How can I obtain an external CD Writer that will work? The software in the Memorex box was by Nora. I have sent them an E-Mail with this same question, and am waiting to hear from them. Thanks, Ralph |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 07:04:52 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote:
Another alternative--upgrade to SE as more and more hardware/software require it as a minimum level operating system. This is my standard blurb--see the update section in particular: MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial purchase so your best bet is to try to find another source; however, supplies of W98 are becoming very limited. Why can't they? Is there a law against it? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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They reached an out of court settlement with Sun over Java and this means no
more sales of W98. -- 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 "Steve Hayes" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 07:04:52 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Another alternative--upgrade to SE as more and more hardware/software require it as a minimum level operating system. This is my standard blurb--see the update section in particular: MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial purchase so your best bet is to try to find another source; however, supplies of W98 are becoming very limited. Why can't they? Is there a law against it? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 19:57:29 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote:
They reached an out of court settlement with Sun over Java and this means no more sales of W98. Thanks. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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