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Starr - 30 Jul 2003 17:06 GMT

I have a retail version of Win98SE upgrade that was
installed on a Win95 computer I no longer use. I also
have an IBM THinkpad with factory installed Win98 that
needs to be upgraded to Win98SE. Will this retail upgrade
work?

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Frank - 30 Jul 2003 21:00 GMT

Starr I have a similar problem. I have 98 on a laptop and
want to upgrade to 98 se but I get an error the I can not
upgrade this operating system. Can you upgrade from 98 to
98 se?

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>I have a retail version of Win98SE upgrade that was
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Ron Badour - 30 Jul 2003 21:05 GMT

Please post the *exact* error message(s) and what was going on when
it/they appeared. If there is a details button, click it and post that
message verbatim--the registers are not required.

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> Starr I have a similar problem. I have 98 on a laptop and
> want to upgrade to 98 se but I get an error the I can not
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> >work?
> >.

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Jason Whorton - 31 Jul 2003 00:23 GMT

Wasn't there a disk specifically for upgrading from Windows 98 to
Windows 98 SE, then a different disk to upgrade from 95 to 98SE?

Thank you,
Jason Whorton

> Starr I have a similar problem. I have 98 on a laptop and
> want to upgrade to 98 se but I get an error the I can not
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> >work?
> >.

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Ron Badour - 31 Jul 2003 02:17 GMT

There was a special *update* disk that would only upgrade W98 to
W98SE--it originally sold for $20 but I have not seen it offered in
quite a while. The W98SE *upgrade* disk will upgrade W95 or W98 to
W98SE.

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

> Wasn't there a disk specifically for upgrading from Windows 98 to
> Windows 98 SE, then a different disk to upgrade from 95 to 98SE?
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> > >work?
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Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] - 30 Jul 2003 23:03 GMT

Using a retail Windows 98 CD to install onto a laptop is a hazardous
exercise. Laptops often use unusual hardware that is not supported with a
retail disc. At best your laptop may work poorly, at worst it may not work
at all.

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> I have a retail version of Win98SE upgrade that was
> installed on a Win95 computer I no longer use. I also
> have an IBM THinkpad with factory installed Win98 that
> needs to be upgraded to Win98SE. Will this retail upgrade
> work?

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