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windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
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windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 9:59 am
Posted by Ren
(22 messages posted)
My cousin has win98 on her computer and she's got the cd and book that came with
the computer. Is it possible to use that cd to maybe upgrade my computer to win98?
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re: windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 1:55 am
Posted by Ms. Eagle
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Not unless you've got your own Product Code to go with it.
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re: windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 8:54 am
Posted by mark k
(2 messages posted)
I have the same question - and I DO have the product code. Wondering if anyone can
tell me if there is a risk of data loss if I upgrade from 95 to 98?
I have .docs, exls. etc. that I wish to keep. Will my data and settings be lost if
I use the 98 disc to upgrade from 95?
THANKS
Mark K
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 1:55 am, Carol J wrote:
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re: windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 9:10 am
Posted by Ren
(22 messages posted)
Yes i do have the product code but will it actually work?
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 8:54 am, mark k wrote:
>I have the same question - and I DO have the product code. Wondering if anyone can
>tell me if there is a risk of data loss if I upgrade from 95 to 98?
>I have .docs, exls. etc. that I wish to keep. Will my data and settings be lost
if
>I use the 98 disc to upgrade from 95?
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>THANKS
>Mark K
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re: There is ALWAYS an element of a gamble!
Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 11:05 am
Posted by Kiwi
(2204 messages posted)
Windows, all versions, is complex, huge, and contains a goodly share of bad code.
You always take a chance that an upgrade will fail disastrously, and should
always have backed up anything you can't afford to lose.
That said, one of the best reasons for multiple logical disk volumes (partitions)
on a hard drive is to protect the data from an OS upgrade gone wild. That's only
one reason. Simplified backup requirements is an even better reason.
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Kiwi
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On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 8:54 am, mark k wrote:
>I have the same question - and I DO have the product code. Wondering if anyone can
>tell me if there is a risk of data loss if I upgrade from 95 to 98?
>I have .docs, exls. etc. that I wish to keep. Will my data and settings be lost
if
>I use the 98 disc to upgrade from 95?
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>THANKS
>Mark K
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re: windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 6:08 am
Posted by BubbaCola
(10 messages posted)
You will not lose anything at all - everything will switch over to 98 without a hitch.
On Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 8:54 am, mark k wrote:
>I have the same question - and I DO have the product code. Wondering if anyone can
>tell me if there is a risk of data loss if I upgrade from 95 to 98?
>I have .docs, exls. etc. that I wish to keep. Will my data and settings be lost
if
>I use the 98 disc to upgrade from 95?
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>THANKS
>Mark K
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re: windows95 upgrade to 98 question?
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 7:57 am
Posted by mark k
(2 messages posted)
ok - good! Ill go through with the upgrade as soon as I get get back to my PC.
Thanx!
Mk
On Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 6:08 am, BubbaCola wrote:
>You will not lose anything at all - everything will switch over to 98 without a
hitch.
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