That will nuke the registry, and will NOT be an upgrade, but a
reinstall, and most programs installed will not run without
reinstalling, and the drivers will not be kept.
Harry
Harvey Best wrote:
*I found this (listed below). Would it get me to 98, or would Windows
keep "seeing" the old Windows and tell me I need an upgrade package
instead of a full install package?*
*How to do it : *
*Windows ME/98/95*
You boot up with a Windows ME/98/95 boot disk into MSDOS mode and type
the following command from the A:\ prompt "DELTREE C:\WINDOWS". It
will take several minutes for this to work but once finished just
restart the computer and install windows.
*Windows XP*
You install Windows in the same directory as it was originally
installed without formatting the drive
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:11:52 -0400
Subject: [H] OT Need to upgrade with full version instead of
upgrade cd
I know, you are already scratching your head wondering if I am
insane. Am doing a little job for a friend of mine. He has an old
Packard Bell (I know, I know), an Intel (ditto, ditto) 233, and
only 24 megs of ram. He has a body shop. To mix the paints he
needs for all the different makes, models, colors, etc. his paint
supplier gave him a cd that prints out the formula he needs to
mix. The program on the cd needs to run on at least Win 98, or up
OS. I have 7 cd's of W98. All legal, all with their COA's etc. The
problem, they are all OEM/full versions, I have no upgrade cd.
I know I could wipe the system and just do a clean install, but
with it being a P Bell, I am afraid of being able to find the
drivers I will need to re-install. And, I'm lazy. :) All this
system is going to do, is sit in a shop and spit out a numerical
paint formula, I don't need any bells or whistles. Is there any
way I can "trick" the Win 98 full version so that I do an upgrade
from the Win 95 (also legal version) to 98?
I'm headed over to Google to do a little searching, but I know
there is a tremendous amount of knowledge on this board, so I
thought I would throw it out there.
Any and all help, suggestions, etc. appreciated.
Harvey
hbest
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