Re: re-use XP

XP upgrade setup instructs the user to swap cds. It does not eject the cd itself.

Win98 probably won't install. You are forgetting that the memory limit for Win9x/ME is 512mb. I have heard of it running stably on up to 768MB, but no further. He would have to have a stable OS (no BSODs) before he could launch the XP upgrade setup from the Win98 desktop. The iMac has way too much ram. He would have to remove some.

While a Windows PC would probably have settings to remap memory in the BIOS, Macs don't have a BIOS. Mac's use EFI instead. This is one of the reasons new computers don't have motherboard drivers for Win9x/ME. They ship with too much ram.

If he had a W2k cd he could install W2k and then upgrade.

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Look closely at the iMac pictured here:
http://www.apple.com/imac/
Notice the disc slot in the side of the monitor? No button, no paperclip hole.

There is no mechanical means to eject a disc on a Mac. Any Mac. Not even a paperclip hole. The reason is the Apple operating systems require closing of files prior to ejection so to protect the user from inadvertantly ejecting without first closing files, the user is prevented from doing it mechanically. The Eject key on the keyboard closes any files on the disc that are open before ejecting the disc. The user can also eject a disc from a program menu. In the event a disc gets stuck, it is necessary to shut down the Mac and then restart while holding down the mouse key.


Thank you for spotting the error I made.

Unless the windows installer ejects the CD automatically (which I don't think is the case)
The OP would have to install Win98 first...then upgrade to XP from within Win98



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You cannot use the Win98 cd for the shiny media check on your iMac because there is no eject button on your cd drive like there is on other Windows machines. The Eject key on the iMac keyboard is not functional during Windows installation. You just can't make the cd swap.




I went back and read the original post and see the OP is using a 2008 iMac.

The truth is I have not worked on any macs that new so if you say there is no eject button...
I believe you. I wonder if the old "paperclip" hole has been removed from the drive too...
as that may work.

The alternative would be to actually install Win98 first
then perform the upgrade from within the OS.

Though upgrading win98 to XP is generally going a bad idea...
it will work fine from a fresh and unmodified installation



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My current computer line up

1. 2007 box with VISTA
2. 1999 box originally with Win98 but changed in 2005 to XP using a retail XP upgrade disk.

My proposed future line up

1. 2007 box with VISTA
2. 1999 box scrapped
3. 2008 iMac with OS X and XP dual boot.

Question

Am I right in thinking that the upgrade disk will not install on the iMac (because it won't find a qualifying product) even though there is a full OS on the disk?
If so is there any method of converting the disk, perhaps by buying a new license, or is the only option to buy another full disk?

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You can perform a clean install with an XP upgrade cd.
Your old win98 cd will serve as a qualifying product (if you still have it)


Very much obliged to you for that answer. Yes, I still have the original Win98 CD.

cheers

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