Trashed Win98 CD

Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

I don't think they even have Win98 CDs any longer. Your best bet may be looking for
a reasonably-priced copy online, such as at eBay.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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"Bob" wrote in message ...
Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

If this CD is legally yours. I don't think anything would come of it if you
found someone with a Win98SE cd and make a copy of it. You should have done
that in the first place. It's called a backup. Or in the real sence the
original CD is your backup.
I know some liberal will jump all over me for telling you to copy one from
someone elses CD.
"Bob" wrote:

Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

A liberal probably would not care and while a conservative might, it will
not be this conservative :-)

I believe it would be OK to copy a CD if it is the exact type of CD that was
broken. If OP had an OEM version and copied a retail version, I think this
would be illegal. There could also be problems if the CD being copied is an
OEM version that had been tailored for a specific PC and it is not the same
PC that OP has.

--
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



"poatt" wrote in message
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If this CD is legally yours. I don't think anything would come of it if
you
found someone with a Win98SE cd and make a copy of it. You should have
done
that in the first place. It's called a backup. Or in the real sence the
original CD is your backup.
I know some liberal will jump all over me for telling you to copy one from
someone elses CD.
"Bob" wrote:

Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

"poatt" wrote in message
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If this CD is legally yours. I don't think anything would come of it if
you
found someone with a Win98SE cd and make a copy of it.

Only if it carries the same part number.

You should have done
that in the first place. It's called a backup. Or in the real sence the
original CD is your backup.
I know some liberal will jump all over me for telling you to copy one
from
someone elses CD.

They'd be out of order. Read the admonition on the disk.

It does NOT say "Do not copy this disk".

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
"Bob" wrote in message
...
Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

HO HO HO,,,,, must be xmas.


"Bob" wrote in message
...
Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

Not sure why you think a "liberal" would jump all over you. By definition, a
liberal thinker would be more open to loose interpretation of a legal agreement,
whereas a conservative would support a strict interpretation....just as in the US
with regards to the interpretation of the Constitution.

If you are going to make a copy to replace the backup you never made of your own
original, make sure it is the exact same version on Win98SE....not a modified
version produced for an OEM.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"poatt" wrote in message
...

If this CD is legally yours. I don't think anything would come of it if you
found someone with a Win98SE cd and make a copy of it. You should have done
that in the first place. It's called a backup. Or in the real sence the
original CD is your backup.
I know some liberal will jump all over me for telling you to copy one from
someone elses CD.
"Bob" wrote:

Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

Dave,

MS is not replacing W98 CDs.

--
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



"Borg hater" wrote in message
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http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
"Bob" wrote in message
...
Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send them the
damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )

Bob

I was thinking they would arrest you, poatt, & lock you up with a
communist!


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"poatt" wrote in message
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| If this CD is legally yours. I don't think anything would come of it
if you
| found someone with a Win98SE cd and make a copy of it. You should have
done
| that in the first place. It's called a backup. Or in the real sence
the
| original CD is your backup.
| I know some liberal will jump all over me for telling you to copy one
from
| someone elses CD.
| "Bob" wrote:
|
| Will Microsoft replace a Windows 98 CD that was broken if I send
them the
| damaged disk? (Ran over it with my chair !!! )
|
| Bob
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