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Dave - 21 Jan 2006 17:46 GMT

This PC has been Formated. Can anyone tell me what operating system it had
and where to get a OEM disk to get it going again. All I want it for is
internet and e-mail
Thank You
Dave

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Don Phillipson - 21 Jan 2006 20:05 GMT

> This PC has been Formated. Can anyone tell me what operating system it had
> and where to get a OEM disk to get it going again. All I want it for is
> internet and e-mail

1. Formatting the PC removed its operating system --
so no one can tell you what the OS formerly was.
2. For use solely for email and Internet browsing,
almost any version of Win95 or Win98 will meet your
needs. Microsoft no longer sells these but you may
find them on eBay or at other vendors.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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Ron Badour - 22 Jan 2006 11:42 GMT

Hi Don

Compaq and HP PCs are notorious for not being able to run right unless they
have a specially tailored version of W98 that was tweaked for the particular
PC. I just worked on an HP that had the HP restore CD and a generic OEM SE
Updates CD that were furnished by HP. The machine worked fine with W98FE
(restore CD) but does not when the SE Updates is installed (hangs on
shutdown and then will not boot). I'm afraid you may be leading the person
astray by saying almost any version of W95/98 will work.

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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>> This PC has been Formated. Can anyone tell me what operating system it
>> had
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> needs. Microsoft no longer sells these but you may
> find them on eBay or at other vendors.

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Jeff Richards - 21 Jan 2006 22:34 GMT

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=c00191200&lc=en

Scroll down to Software.

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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> This PC has been Formated. Can anyone tell me what operating system it had
> and where to get a OEM disk to get it going again. All I want it for is
> internet and e-mail
> Thank You
> Dave

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