windows 98 second edition

hello, if i have windows 98 on my computer, is there a
site i can go to in order to download windows 98, second
edition for free? thanks.

Nope, you have to buy SE. 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 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

"pikh" wrote in message
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hello, if i have windows 98 on my computer, is there a
site i can go to in order to download windows 98, second
edition for free? thanks.

ron, thank you very much for all of that info.
-----Original Message-----
Nope, you have to buy SE. 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 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

"pikh" wrote in
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hello, if i have windows 98 on my computer, is there a
site i can go to in order to download windows 98,
second
edition for free? thanks.


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On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:37:19 -0500, "Ron Badour"
wrote:

Nope, you have to buy SE. MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial
purchase

Well, they can, but they choose not to. ;-) drh

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Sincerely, | (©) (©)
| ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\
d(-_-)b |

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 09:22:27 -0700, "pikh"
wrote:

hello, if i have windows 98 on my computer, is there a
site i can go to in order to download windows 98, second
edition for free? thanks.


Download legitimately? No. It might be possible to find a pirated version,
but sites that might have such are probably the source of all nastiness:
viruses, worms, trojans, hexes, spells, curses and the like. Best to stay
away from such sites.

Purchase: Check your local computer repair shop, they may have
copies/boxes of the CDs and may have purchased in bulk licenses for a given
OS. Check their to keep the money in the local economy :-)

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Sincerely, | (©) (©)
| ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\
d(-_-)b |

Sorry, but I think you are wrong. MS and Sun reached a settlement in 2001
that MS would phase out JVM and its support by Jan 04 (support was
subsequently extended to Sep 04). I obviously am not privy to all the
details and got my information from public internet sources.
--
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

"Andrew H. Carter (Applied ROT 17 Left, for Email do 17 Right)"
wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:37:19 -0500, "Ron Badour"
wrote:

Nope, you have to buy SE. MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial
purchase

Well, they can, but they choose not to. ;-) drh

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Sincerely, | (©) (©)
| ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\
d(-_-)b |

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