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I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how
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You need to purchase the win98SE upgrade or update.
Try ebay -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "mick" wrote in message ... I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how |
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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. 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 "mick" wrote in message ... I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how |
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Hi Jon,
Just want to know, exactly what do you get when you upgrade 98 to 98se; ? Is it really worth the time, hassle, money and etc? tia jeff "Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message ... You need to purchase the win98SE upgrade or update. Try ebay -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "mick" wrote in message ... I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how |
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In my experience, 98SE is much more stable than 98FE, this alone is worth
the upgrade. -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "jeff" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, Just want to know, exactly what do you get when you upgrade 98 to 98se; ? Is it really worth the time, hassle, money and etc? tia jeff "Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message ... You need to purchase the win98SE upgrade or update. Try ebay -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "mick" wrote in message ... I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how |
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ICS, firewire support, patches, etc., and probably most important--much
hardware and software requires W98SE as a minimum level operating system. -- 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 "jeff" wrote in message ... Hi Jon, Just want to know, exactly what do you get when you upgrade 98 to 98se; ? Is it really worth the time, hassle, money and etc? tia jeff "Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message ... You need to purchase the win98SE upgrade or update. Try ebay -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "mick" wrote in message ... I to up grade windows 98 to windws 98 se how |
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