Reload 98?

[Doug Mc]

Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore it??



TIA
Doug

[Ron Badour]

If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does not
fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs. If
you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
missing.
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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Doug Mc" > wrote in message
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> Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
> I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore it??
>
>
>
> TIA
> Doug
>
>

[Doug Mc]

Thanks Ron,
Can you please give me a short explanation to "generally does not......" and
"....there would be program files missing."
Don't bother going into details, just a short summary please.

Thanks,
Doug


"Ron Badour" > wrote in message
...
> If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does not
> fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs. If
> you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
> Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
> missing.
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
> Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> Knowledge Base Info:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
> "Doug Mc" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
> > I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore it??
> >
> >
> >
> > TIA
> > Doug
> >
> >
>
>

[Cymbal Man Freq.]

What about installing to a separate "WINDOWSB" folder on the same partition?


"Ron Badour" > wrote in message
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| If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does not
| fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs. If
| you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
| Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
| missing.
| --
| Regards
|
| Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
| Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
| Knowledge Base Info:
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
|
| "Doug Mc" > wrote in message
| ...
| > Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
| > I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore it??
| >
| >
| >
| > TIA
| > Doug
| >
| >
|
|

[Doug Mc]

Hi Ron,
I'm pretty dense. How would I go about doing that?
And how would that interact with my other programs?

Thanks,
Doug


"Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't > wrote in
message ...
> What about installing to a separate "WINDOWSB" folder on the same
partition?
>
>
> "Ron Badour" > wrote in message
> ...
> | If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does
not
> | fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs.
If
> | you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
> | Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
> | missing.
> | --
> | Regards
> |
> | Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
> | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> | Knowledge Base Info:
> | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> |
> | "Doug Mc" > wrote in message
> | ...
> | > Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
> | > I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore
it??
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > TIA
> | > Doug
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

[Ron Badour]

The only advantage of doing an install to a folder named other than Windows
is that you do not have to back up anything in the Windows folder that you
might need. You can do the installation and then move the data from Windows
to whatever the name is of the new folder you installed the system in. This
type of installation also requires the reinstallation of your software.

How to Install Windows 98 Into a New Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193902

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Doug Mc" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Ron,
> I'm pretty dense. How would I go about doing that?
> And how would that interact with my other programs?
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
>
> "Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't > wrote in
> message ...
>> What about installing to a separate "WINDOWSB" folder on the same
> partition?
>>
>>
>> "Ron Badour" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> | If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does
> not
>> | fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs.
> If
>> | you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
>> | Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
>> | missing.
>> | --
>> | Regards
>> |
>> | Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
>> | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> | Knowledge Base Info:
>> | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> |
>> | "Doug Mc" > wrote in message
>> | ...
>> | > Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
>> | > I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore
> it??
>> | >
>> | >
>> | >
>> | > TIA
>> | > Doug
>> | >
>> | >
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>
>

[Ron Badour]

When you install W98 over an existing installation, it often times does not
fix whatever it is you are trying to fix. Instead, the result is often
mixed versions of files which cause other problems. When you are installing
to a clean partition, it is just like starting over anew. You cannot
restore a registry and expect other programs to work since none of their
files will be available. On a clean install, you must reinstall programs.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Doug Mc" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Ron,
> Can you please give me a short explanation to "generally does not......"
> and
> "....there would be program files missing."
> Don't bother going into details, just a short summary please.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
>
> "Ron Badour" > wrote in message
> ...
>> If you install W98 over the top of the existing system (generally does
>> not
>> fix anything and may cause more problems), you can use your programs. If
>> you install to a clean hard drive, you must reinstall the programs.
>> Restoring your registry would not work as there would be program files
>> missing.
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
>> Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> Knowledge Base Info:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>>
>> "Doug Mc" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Can I reload my 98 OS and still have access to my old programs?
>> > I assume that I'd need to save my current Registry and then restore
>> > it??
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > TIA
>> > Doug
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>