Second Edition full or upgrade? Can you tell from the disks?

I have a couple of questions. I had a computer, now dead, that came with WIN
98 and I bought at one point a WIN 98 Second Edition upgrade and I got a
second full install Second Edition for another computer, no longer running
WIN 98.

I donated one system to my wife's school but I can't tell from the disks if
the copy I have left is a full install or an upgrade. If it is an upgrade,
does it say so on the disk? This one only says, 2nd Edition.

Also, will the Second Edition upgrade require a separate Authentication
number or use the original number from the WIN 98 regular install? I have a
manual with the authentication code which I think is for the second edition
full install I bought, but now I'm not sure.

I want to sell the unused 2nd edition full install and manual.

Thanks
Jeff
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jefferis Peterson, Pres.
Web Design and Marketing
http://www.PetersonSales.com

The copy that is an Upgrade will say so on the disk. Each installer,
Upgrade or Full, has it's own Product Key (COA #). The only way to
easily tell if the COA/Product Key you have is for the disk you have is
to test. Make a test partition, run the CD Setup and see what happens.
You can quit Setup as soon as you get to the panel that prompts you to
create a startup floppy disk. Then delete the test partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Jefferis NoSpamme" wrote in message
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I have a couple of questions. I had a computer, now dead, that came
with WIN
98 and I bought at one point a WIN 98 Second Edition upgrade and I got
a
second full install Second Edition for another computer, no longer
running
WIN 98.

I donated one system to my wife's school but I can't tell from the
disks if
the copy I have left is a full install or an upgrade. If it is an
upgrade,
does it say so on the disk? This one only says, 2nd Edition.

Also, will the Second Edition upgrade require a separate
Authentication
number or use the original number from the WIN 98 regular install? I
have a
manual with the authentication code which I think is for the second
edition
full install I bought, but now I'm not sure.

I want to sell the unused 2nd edition full install and manual.

Thanks
Jeff
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jefferis Peterson, Pres.
Web Design and Marketing
http://www.PetersonSales.com

Thanks, it is a full install



On 2/23/05 11:09 PM, in article , "Gary
S. Terhune" wrote:

The copy that is an Upgrade will say so on the disk. Each installer,
Upgrade or Full, has it's own Product Key (COA #). The only way to
easily tell if the COA/Product Key you have is for the disk you have is
to test. Make a test partition, run the CD Setup and see what happens.
You can quit Setup as soon as you get to the panel that prompts you to
create a startup floppy disk. Then delete the test partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jefferis Peterson, Pres.
Web Design and Marketing
http://www.PetersonSales.com

Congratulations, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Jefferis NoSpamme" wrote in message
...
Thanks, it is a full install



On 2/23/05 11:09 PM, in article ,
"Gary
S. Terhune" wrote:

The copy that is an Upgrade will say so on the disk. Each installer,
Upgrade or Full, has it's own Product Key (COA #). The only way to
easily tell if the COA/Product Key you have is for the disk you have
is
to test. Make a test partition, run the CD Setup and see what
happens.
You can quit Setup as soon as you get to the panel that prompts you
to
create a startup floppy disk. Then delete the test partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jefferis Peterson, Pres.
Web Design and Marketing
http://www.PetersonSales.com