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runner7@fastmail.fm - 28 Oct 2006 01:34 GMT

I am thinking about getting an old laptop with Win 98, but these often
seem to come only without a disk to restore the operating system if the
hard drive fails. Can anyone tell me if there is a function in Win 98
to create an installation disk that will work in case of having to
replace the hard drive?

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RMD - 28 Oct 2006 04:57 GMT

>I am thinking about getting an old laptop with Win 98, but these often
>seem to come only without a disk to restore the operating system if the
>hard drive fails. Can anyone tell me if there is a function in Win 98
>to create an installation disk that will work in case of having to
>replace the hard drive?

Nope.

If you want to create a Drive Image then something like Acronis True
Image is very popular these days.

Acronis TI can have you restored in just a few minutes from a total
catastrophe.

Ross

(Just a happy user btw)

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Don Phillipson - 28 Oct 2006 13:41 GMT

> I am thinking about getting an old laptop with Win 98, but these often
> seem to come only without a disk to restore the operating system if the
> hard drive fails. Can anyone tell me if there is a function in Win 98
> to create an installation disk that will work in case of having to
> replace the hard drive?

MS never did this but plenty of third parties did.
You will find abundant documentation at www.xxcopy.com

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Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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