Re: desperate guy with an old laptop
- From: Dan <spamyou@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:35:25 -0600
mr broke wrote:
so, which is better to buy? the Full version or the Upgrade? will the UPGRADE requires the win98 cd during installation? coz i dont have it with me anymore.
thanks.
"rooster" wrote:
Broke;
Per <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPRequirements.html>
Minimum:
233 MHz CPU *
64 MB of RAM (may limit performance and some features) *
1.5 GB of available hard disk space *
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Maximum:
4 GB of RAM (4 GB of Virtual Memory)
1 Physical CPU (With Hyper-threading 2 Virtual CPUs)
Recommended:
300 MHz CPU *
128 MB of RAM *
1.5 GB of available hard disk space *
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter with at least 8 MB of video RAM and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Network adapter
Sound card and speakers
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
* Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard disk space may be required if you are installing over a network.
mr broke wrote:
> I have an old laptop. windows 98, pentium 2, 333mhz, 128mb memory, 4 gb hard
> disk, and i dont have the win98 cd with me anymore. How can i upgrade it to
> windows xp? Is there still hope? also, i used to connect the internet thru
> dail-up, if i buy an ethernet card, will it work in my windows 98 OS? I would
> really appreciate for the help. thanks.
mr broke wrote:I have an old laptop. windows 98, pentium 2, 333mhz, 128mb memory, 4 gb hard disk, and i dont have the win98 cd with me anymore. How can i upgrade it to windows xp? Is there still hope? also, i used to connect the internet thru dail-up, if i buy an ethernet card, will it work in my windows 98 OS? I would really appreciate for the help. thanks.
The following courtesy of Ron Badour, MVP should help you:
<quote>
MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial purchase so your best bet is
to try to find another source; however, supplies of W98 are becoming very
limited. Go to http://www.pricewatch.com, scroll to the software section,
click on Operating Systems and click Windows 98. They may have listings on
boot up floppy disks, CDs but no license, a license but no CD, OEM versions,
W98 and W98SE CDs, update from W98 to W98SE only and so on. Pay ATTENTION
to what the listings say or you may end up with something you don't want or
need. You can also check on EBay or other auction sites. Be aware that
support for W98 no longer exists. Here's some info about the various types
of W98SE CDs:
RETAIL FULL INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can
install it to a blank hard drive.
RETAIL UPGRADE INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can
install it to a blank hard drive; however, when installing to a blank drive,
install will ask to see the qualifying system (i.e., W95) disk(s).
OEM FULL INSTALL. This SE CD is designed to be installed to a blank hard
drive; however, there is a good possibility that you can trick it into
upgrading. For info, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html Be aware that if you buy
an OEM disk, it might be customized for installation on a particular
computer; however, this will probably be primarily with a used disk.
UPDATE CD: This CD will only update a functioning copy of W98 to W98SE.
When MS sold them, they were $20 and came with a ProductKey. Some venders
were selling them and advising customers to use the W98 ProductKey which may
or may not work--don't get stung. This outfit is selling them for $35:
http://www.micronetxp.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AB&Product_Code=WIN98SE&Product_Count=&Category_Code=
RECOVERY CD: Some companies will brand an OEM CD and call it a recovery CD.
You should avoid these unless it is the exact recovery CD you are looking
for. Many recovery CDs will only install on the equipment they were
intended for.
thanks to Ron and Haggis
--- (you could also try contacting Microsoft for a possible free solution)
Microsoft used to provide a replacement disk if you had some of the other
information. However, that was several years ago and they may not anymore.
Try MS at 1 800 426 9400
Courtesy of -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP
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I really hope that Microsoft eventually gets the point that 98SE is still used and wanted and they release a revamped version of it or sell the 9x source code to the open source community.
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