can I upgrade win98 to win98se

where can I get an upgrade to upgrade my windows 98 first
edition to second edition?

Hi Ian,
The only way to do this is to purchase the CD, and they are becoming
difficult to find. Many people have had some luck with e-Bay. Be advised
that there are amny different "flavors" odf disks available, and you must
know the difference to purchase wisely. The following courtesy of MS-MVP
Ron Badour:


Go to http://www.pricewatch.com, click on the software button and then
search
on: win98. They have listings on boot up floppy disks, CDs but no
license, a license but no CD, OEM, W98, W98SE, 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. Here's some info about the various types of 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.


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Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour


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HTH,
Curt

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"Ian Zacher`" wrote in message
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where can I get an upgrade to upgrade my windows 98 first
edition to second edition?


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Well, unfortunately both Windows 98 and Windows 98SE are no longer marketed.
Microsoft stopped making them a very long time ago. Probably your best bet
is to try Ebay, but choose the W98SE version carefully. There are several,
both OEM and retail.

Anyway, at this point the W9X operating systems are becoming obsolete, and
support will disappear eventually. You might consider upgrading your
hardware so that it will run efficiently under Windows XP, or just buy a new
system with XP preinstalled.

"Ian Zacher`" wrote in message
...
where can I get an upgrade to upgrade my windows 98 first
edition to second edition?