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Installing OEM ME over 98
Name: John Date: December 10, 2000 at 16:48:38 Pacific
Comment:
Is there a way to get an Oem ME (new drive version) to install over 98?
Name: Don Date: December 11, 2000 at 06:02:01 Pacific
Reply:
You can also go to your existing windows directory and either rename or delete win.com
Boot off of a start up floppy and then run WinMe setup from the cd like usual.
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Response Number 4
Name: The wizard Date: December 11, 2000 at 06:57:59 Pacific
Reply:
you also need to rename winver.exe, together with win.com (donīt delete them) to use a full licence windows ME cd as a upgrade version over windows 98...
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Response Number 5
Name: Martin Date: December 12, 2000 at 19:37:57 Pacific
Reply:
Wizard, you wrote the tip to use with a Full Win ME it still work with a OEM Version?
And... Don wrote I need a boot Disk... Will a created Win98 Boot Disk works?
Sorry about my english I'm from Argentina. Gretings all you!
Please mail me at my e-mail.
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Response Number 6
Name: Pete Date: December 14, 2000 at 11:34:15 Pacific
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I'm a little confused. I had a 650 Mhz LT. it had a cd rom and a floopy disk drives. but u could only have one installed in the LT at a time. in order to have them both on the LT I had to purchase a special cable (which I didn't get). so I had to install windows 95 from diskettes on to the LT then install the drivers for the cd rom drive. once this was done, from the cd rom drive in windows I installed Win ME without a problem and the LT works GREAT. the version of ME I had was the full install version. I even installed it on a brand new HD. so I'am I missing something?
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