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Upgrading to 98se from W95, my way
Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 3:51 am
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Posted by Kiwi (2105 messages posted)

I have done it. I don't reccommend it, however. The bit of code in W98 (OEM) that looks for a prior install simply checks for the existence of "Win.Com". You can boot to a command prompt (DOS 7), and rename that file, then an OEM CD will happily perform an upgrade.

If you will look upward in this thread; I have already said that you can get by without a floppy drive, if that is how the laptop is set up (either / or Floppy vs. CD-ROM drive). My way almost always includes creating a folder for the primary Win98 (or whatever Windows version) CD folder on the target system's hard drive (source named Win98 on all versions of the Win98 CD's I've seen), copying the contents across, and running the install from the hard drive.

I will perform the W9X equivalent of a WinNT "Repair Install" on a Win98se setup in between my clean reinstalls, every two years or so, but over time, I have seen too many problems coming up after performing an in place Upgrade (and you do realize, so don't shoot me for saying it, since these threads are read by folks who don't, that you can use the Upgrade CD on a clean install, simply by having your prerequisite CD on hand to let the install look at).

Kiwi

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On Friday, January 6, 2006 at 7:21 pm, John wrote:

>Upon further research, the best and only viable solution is with an upgrade
>cd of windows 98. As long as the system has the minimum hardware requirements
>..which are: 486dx-mhz or faster processor-16MB or memory- 195MB or free hard
>disk space-CDRom or DVD drive-3.5" floppy disk drive- Video adapter and
>monitor that support VGA or higher resolution- and a pointing device (mouse).
>John
>
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re: upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (John: Friday, January 6, 2006 at 7:21 pm)

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re: Upgrading to 98se from W95, my way (John: Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 12:28 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]

upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (kellyk1: Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 10:10 am)

Without "mandatory" upgrade disk (Floppy?) (Kiwi: Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 11:40 am)

re: upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (michael m: Fri, Dec 23, 2005, 3:05 am)

re: upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (Eric Gachette: Mon, Dec 26, 2005, 1:26 pm)

re: upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (John: Thu, Jan 5, 2006, 12:45 pm)

The OM seems to have been a Hit & Run (Kiwi: Thu, Jan 5, 2006, 2:59 pm)

re: upgrading to 98se from windows95, without ripping your hair out, and without this so called "mandatory" upgrade disk (John: Fri, Jan 6, 2006, 7:21 pm)

Upgrading to 98se from W95, my way (Kiwi: Sat, Jan 7, 2006, 3:51 am)

re: Upgrading to 98se from W95, my way (John: Sat, Jan 7, 2006, 12:28 pm)

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