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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
Hi there,
I've had to reinstall Win98 a couple of times over the years and it's a real pain ... mainly because of my bad memory. Question ! I have Win98SE Upgrade ( plus all the original stuff before that ) and was wondering if it would be possible to make a new CD Rom with Win98 on it, together with generic CD Rom drivers so in the event of starting over ( again ) I could format the drive if needed, then let the CD take over the installation ... confirming a previous version etc without me having to through the usual in & outs of reinstalling an upgrade. Thanks. Bernard |
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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
I doubt that this is possible but since your memory is at fault, try these
step by step procedures: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html You can just install the upgrade disk and during installation, it will ask to see a qualify system (i.e., W98 or W95). -- 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 "Bernard Rother" wrote in message ... Hi there, I've had to reinstall Win98 a couple of times over the years and it's a real pain ... mainly because of my bad memory. Question ! I have Win98SE Upgrade ( plus all the original stuff before that ) and was wondering if it would be possible to make a new CD Rom with Win98 on it, together with generic CD Rom drivers so in the event of starting over ( again ) I could format the drive if needed, then let the CD take over the installation ... confirming a previous version etc without me having to through the usual in & outs of reinstalling an upgrade. Thanks. Bernard |
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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
Sure. This is called a blind multi-session bootable CD. "blind" because
you cannot see the first session (bootable)with normal file viewing tools. The only requirement is the PC bios must be set to, and be able to, boot from the CD device first when its inserted in it. You need a burning program such as Nero to create a bootable CD from a win98 startup diskette first. While selection of choices for this burn is done, leave the session OPEN. Complete this operation. Next. You either have to copy the win98 install CD to your HD, or have another CD rom/reader with the win98 cd in place. In Nero or whatever, copy the files from the HD (win98 install CD files and folders), or directly from the win98 CD itself, whatever is appropriate. When selecting options for the burn, use ISO format, and close session. Whatever else you wanted to burn to this CD should be copied during the above session. Organization is key here for finding later on the CD. Use descriptive folder names as a reminder. Put the product key in a text file on the root of the second session. Use a descriptive filename for a reminder. Also, make a sticker for the CD with same product key on it as part of the CD name. For instance: Bootable Win98 installCD Prod key: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX Such a CD should be your user CD, save original win98 install CD for archival purposes in safe place, with the actual product key label that came with it. Also suggest making an archival copy of the 98SE upgrade CD for actual usage. Same drill as above for reminders on prod key. But for practical complete reinstall, you might just reverse this and save the 98SE upgrade CD with the boot diskette image (bootable CD). 98SE upgrade CD just needs to examine the qualifying product before installing. If you mean the 98SE update CD, that's something else; and should be done as noted previously. "Bernard Rother" wrote in message ... Hi there, I've had to reinstall Win98 a couple of times over the years and it's a real pain ... mainly because of my bad memory. Question ! I have Win98SE Upgrade ( plus all the original stuff before that ) and was wondering if it would be possible to make a new CD Rom with Win98 on it, together with generic CD Rom drivers so in the event of starting over ( again ) I could format the drive if needed, then let the CD take over the installation ... confirming a previous version etc without me having to through the usual in & outs of reinstalling an upgrade. Thanks. Bernard |
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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
I had the same problem. I called Microsoft. "Sorry" they
said, Microsoft does not support windows 98 because it is out of warranty. So much for Microsoft. -----Original Message----- Hi there, I've had to reinstall Win98 a couple of times over the years and it's a real pain ... mainly because of my bad memory. Question ! I have Win98SE Upgrade ( plus all the original stuff before that ) and was wondering if it would be possible to make a new CD Rom with Win98 on it, together with generic CD Rom drivers so in the event of starting over ( again ) I could format the drive if needed, then let the CD take over the installation ... confirming a previous version etc without me having to through the usual in & outs of reinstalling an upgrade. Thanks. Bernard . |
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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
I don't know who or when you called but MS does provide W98 paid support.
-- 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 "brian" wrote in message ... I had the same problem. I called Microsoft. "Sorry" they said, Microsoft does not support windows 98 because it is out of warranty. So much for Microsoft. -----Original Message----- Hi there, I've had to reinstall Win98 a couple of times over the years and it's a real pain ... mainly because of my bad memory. Question ! I have Win98SE Upgrade ( plus all the original stuff before that ) and was wondering if it would be possible to make a new CD Rom with Win98 on it, together with generic CD Rom drivers so in the event of starting over ( again ) I could format the drive if needed, then let the CD take over the installation ... confirming a previous version etc without me having to through the usual in & outs of reinstalling an upgrade. Thanks. Bernard . |
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Wwin 98SE Boot CD
Windows warranty support covers only installation issues. Since it is now
several years since Windows was last sold, it is hardly surprising that they are not prepared to offer warranty support. But the lack of warranty support has nothing to do with whether or not Microsoft still provides paid telephone support for Windows 98. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP W95/W98 "brian" wrote in message ... I had the same problem. I called Microsoft. "Sorry" they said, Microsoft does not support windows 98 because it is out of warranty. So much for Microsoft. |
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