Hi all
I have a Sony Vaio PCG-505TR running on windows 98 standard version. May I know how to upgrade to windows 98 SE version?

Thanks.

Purchase a used copy "W98SE upgrade CD", try EBAY?

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There is also the win98SE 'Update' CD. It is cheaper, but has the drawback that it will only install from a running win98FE system. It CANNOT be installed from Dos.

ham30

Are you sure about the upgrade of WinSE. I think that all you need to do is show a disk of a qualifying OS and the upgrade disk will install. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Hi Othehill. It's the 'Update' not 'Upgrade' CD that needs to be used under windows.
The Update CD was initially sold by Microsoft for 'about' $25. It didn't include some of the bells and whistles that the regular Upgrade CD included.

OK, I see now. I missed the difference in the posts.

http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/982description.html#SR1%20and%20Second%20Edition

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Quote from http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/win98se.asp

"How to get Windows 98 SE
The biggest question with Windows 98 SE is how to get it: Windows 98 SE will replace Windows 98 at retail sometime this summer, and will cost the same (generally $89 for the upgrade version) as the previous edition. New computer buyers will also get Windows 98 SE, beginning sometime in June.

And existing Windows 98 users haven't been forgotten either: If you're already running Windows 98 and you'd like to upgrade to the latest version, you can purchase the Windows 98 Updates CD-ROM from the Microsoft Web site for $19.95, beginning sometime in June. This CD (formerly known as "StepUp") includes a book called "Windows 98 and the Internet," which details the new features in SE, including Internet Connection Sharing.

The truly thrifty can download many of the features in Windows 98 from the Microsoft Web site. Internet Explorer 5.0, NetMeeting 3.0, Windows Media Player 6.1, DirectX 6.1, and Windows 98 SP1 are all available now (or soon will be) for free download. However, some of these components--especially IE 5.0--are quite large. If you don't have a high-speed connection and can't live without Windows 98 SE, then I recommend the Windows 98 Updates CD to existing Windows 98 users. Windows 95 users, however, will need to purchase the Windows 98 SE Upgrade CD for $89, just as they would have for the previous version of Windows 98."

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