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upgrading Win95 to Win 98 on a ThinkPad
I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have
the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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upgrading Win95 to Win 98 on a ThinkPad
Do you have an upgrade disk, an update disk or an OEM disk. I am betting
that it is an update disk in which case it can only be installed over a functioning copy of W98. -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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upgrading Win95 to Win 98 on a ThinkPad
Ron,
Thanx for the comeback. Is there any way to tell which of the three my disk is? Curious that it goes all the way thru the install process to the very end before it decides it won't work. I know for certain it is not an OEM disk. Thanx again. WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Do you have an upgrade disk, an update disk or an OEM disk. I am betting that it is an update disk in which case it can only be installed over a functioning copy of W98. -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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upgrading Win95 to Win 98 on a ThinkPad
Look on the CD and see exactly what it says. If that is no help, what is
the **exact** message that you received when you tried to install it? -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... Ron, Thanx for the comeback. Is there any way to tell which of the three my disk is? Curious that it goes all the way thru the install process to the very end before it decides it won't work. I know for certain it is not an OEM disk. Thanx again. WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Do you have an upgrade disk, an update disk or an OEM disk. I am betting that it is an update disk in which case it can only be installed over a functioning copy of W98. -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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The error message says:
"Your computer already has an operationg system installed, which cannot be upgraded by this version of setup. You need to obtain Win98 Upgrade. Message SU 0168" WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Look on the CD and see exactly what it says. If that is no help, what is the **exact** message that you received when you tried to install it? -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... Ron, Thanx for the comeback. Is there any way to tell which of the three my disk is? Curious that it goes all the way thru the install process to the very end before it decides it won't work. I know for certain it is not an OEM disk. Thanx again. WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Do you have an upgrade disk, an update disk or an OEM disk. I am betting that it is an update disk in which case it can only be installed over a functioning copy of W98. -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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Sorry for the delay--been out of town. See this article:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... The error message says: "Your computer already has an operationg system installed, which cannot be upgraded by this version of setup. You need to obtain Win98 Upgrade. Message SU 0168" WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Look on the CD and see exactly what it says. If that is no help, what is the **exact** message that you received when you tried to install it? -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... Ron, Thanx for the comeback. Is there any way to tell which of the three my disk is? Curious that it goes all the way thru the install process to the very end before it decides it won't work. I know for certain it is not an OEM disk. Thanx again. WesN "Ron Badour" wrote: Do you have an upgrade disk, an update disk or an OEM disk. I am betting that it is an update disk in which case it can only be installed over a functioning copy of W98. -- 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 "WesNathan" wrote in message ... I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb RAM, and a 1.6 gig HD. Already tried to upgrade to Millenium but was advised by setup I need at least a 150mhz chip. Is there an update file I can download to make W98 install work? Appreciate any suggestions. Wes |
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