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10-21-2004, 08:08 PM
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Installing Win98SE over WinME?
A friends computer has WinME and always seems to be having problems. I have an install disk for Win98SE which I think is better than ME. If I just did a reformat and clean install would I have driver problems since ME came after 98SE? If so, does anyone know where I can get an ISO of ME? Thanks.
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10-21-2004, 08:52 PM
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the correct answere would depend on what the friends computer was, and what hardware was installed, if it is a hp, I would not recommend your doing that at all.
I have tried that with a hp and ran into all kinds of problems locateing all the drivers. and it ended up in the trash after a short time anyway. |
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10-22-2004, 01:59 AM
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Like bailey mentions - the model and maker are pretty big factors.
If you have an exact model #, and the OEM maker is a major builder, go to the website & see if that model came with Win98se as an option. If so, all the drivers you need (at least at first) might be right there on that website. That's a pretty big maybe. In general, I'm impressed with how well Win98se works with an amazingly wide variety of hardware. If the computer you're repairing is a laptop, however - and it didn't have Win98se as an option - all bets are off! Good luck with your project. . . . Gary [the WinMe on the Recovery set is always an option, if you're willing to face the restoring of years of data and Security patches. I doubt there are any legal iso's of WinMe from anyone other than Microsoft, so we'll not go there!] - Do take precautions to before heading back online (firewall/antivirus) - folks are getting infected while downloading tools to protect themselves. . . |
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10-22-2004, 03:23 PM
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I pretty well agree with Bailey and Gary in that you are at risk if the drivers are not available from the manufacturer. But if you are bound and determined to go that route you could use one of the hardware identification programs to find what is really installed and can visit the chip manufacturer sites to get the drivers they have written. You can find the programs with a google search for belarc, sysoft sandra, and Aida32 although the last is now furnished by another name. (Mitchell , I think).
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