Upgrading W95 to W98SE

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Todd - 13 Dec 2003 22:06 GMT

I have an old computer with W95 on it. I also have a
W98SE disc. But when I try to install it, it says I
cannot.

What patch or product do I need to buy or download so I
can upgrade this old computer.

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Gerry Voras - 13 Dec 2003 23:08 GMT

Go out to www.bootdisk.com . What you are trying to do is not officially
recommended, but the web site does have a couple of work arounds that do the
job.

> I have an old computer with W95 on it. I also have a
> W98SE disc. But when I try to install it, it says I
> cannot.
>
> What patch or product do I need to buy or download so I
> can upgrade this old computer.

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Exeter - 13 Dec 2003 23:10 GMT

> What patch or product do I need to buy or download so I
> can upgrade this old computer.

Format the C: drive with a boot disk with CD-ROM support then
install WIN98 fresh. Always works best that way. You likely have
an "OEM" WIN98 disk that is not designed to be used as an
upgrade, only a clean install.

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Jon_Hildrum - 13 Dec 2003 23:37 GMT

The most likely cause is that the win98 disk you have is an oem version
which was designed for a clean install.

If the computer is too old it may be that it does not satisfy the minimum
hardware requirements (it has to be pretty old for that )

Try this place
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html

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