Re: [Thinkpad] Win98 on 600X

Hiya,

You will loose your registry and program settings (thus requiring
re-install of applications) with this method probably but retain all of
your files otherwuse, but get to a DOS prompt:

del c:\windows\win.com

(where c: is the drive where you have windows 98, 4.10.1998 installed)

Then just do:

<cd drive>:\win98\setup

It may mention needing to boot from 98se book disk but iirc, pressing
esc cancels this and it commences installation, read the message it
spits out, it will tell you which key will continue the install.

Vicky

Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> You need an upgrade CD, unless someone else knows better.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
> To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Cc: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 7:35 PM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] Win98 on 600X
>
>
>
>>I am trying to replace Win98 OEM install with win98SE from an OEM install
>
> CD. However
>
>>SETUP refuses with error message to effect "cannot install with this
>
> version, need to
>
>>install upgrade".
>>
>>What is the workaround to uplevel Win98 on a 600X to Win98SE using the
>
> shiny new
>
>>Win98SE CD?
>>
>>Jeffrey Race
>>
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Received on Mon May 3 18:28:16 2004