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Upgrade W95 to W98 w/o Upgrade CD
Name: matpoh Date: October 21, 2003 at 06:57:53 Pacific OS: W95/W98 CPU/Ram: 500/128
Comment:
I have a Windows95 machine that needs to be upgraded to Windows98. I only have the full version of W98. I get stuck on an error that says I need to obtain the "upgrade" version. It wont let me install without reformatting. Problem is I really dont want to reinstall all the programs that are alread on the machine.
I am sure I have done this before, but its been so long, I cant remember.
Name: George Date: October 21, 2003 at 07:25:06 Pacific
Reply:
Hey Matpoh.
Use a DOS boot disk. Boot the machine, switch to c:\windows.
Rename WIN.COM to WIN.CON.
Restart the '98 installation and all should be well in the '98 world.
George
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Response Number 2
Name: Don Miller Date: October 22, 2003 at 06:06:31 Pacific
Reply:
You might be a tad unhappy with the results if you have a need for over 2 GB. The post(s) above will get Win98 installed. Then IF EVERYTHING IS HUNKY DORY, convert the drive to FAT32 if it's over 2 GB.
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