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Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade
I have windows 98 first edition on a IBM 300PL computer
and purchased an disk with windows 98 second edition to upgrade my computer to windows 98 second edition. I am getting different answers to whether or not installing the windows 98 second edition upgrade will wipe out my hard drive and I will lose all my information on the computer. Some say I will not loose my data and some say I will. Can anyone help me? Thank you. |
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Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade
It depends on the W98SE CD that you have. Some OEM versions wipe the disk
and install a factory fresh version of the software. Some will simply upgrade or repair an exiting system. If your W98 SE CD is a Microsoft retail full or retail upgrade version then it will preserve your existing system. If it's an OEM version then the behaviour depends on who prepared it. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "Dave" wrote in message ... I have windows 98 first edition on a IBM 300PL computer and purchased an disk with windows 98 second edition to upgrade my computer to windows 98 second edition. I am getting different answers to whether or not installing the windows 98 second edition upgrade will wipe out my hard drive and I will lose all my information on the computer. Some say I will not loose my data and some say I will. Can anyone help me? Thank you. |
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Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade
And as an added note to Jeff's post, regardless of which disk you have, back
up your valuable data as things can go wrong during a system installation. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... It depends on the W98SE CD that you have. Some OEM versions wipe the disk and install a factory fresh version of the software. Some will simply upgrade or repair an exiting system. If your W98 SE CD is a Microsoft retail full or retail upgrade version then it will preserve your existing system. If it's an OEM version then the behaviour depends on who prepared it. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "Dave" wrote in message ... I have windows 98 first edition on a IBM 300PL computer and purchased an disk with windows 98 second edition to upgrade my computer to windows 98 second edition. I am getting different answers to whether or not installing the windows 98 second edition upgrade will wipe out my hard drive and I will lose all my information on the computer. Some say I will not loose my data and some say I will. Can anyone help me? Thank you. |
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