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07-27-2003, 07:22 PM
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I have a gateway laptop that came with windows XP professional on it. It don't think it came with a XP disc (if it did i cant find it) but it does have a system restoration windows cd. Could i use that restoration cd to install windows on my new build? If not, could i use my old windows 98 disc? Or is it too old for the new hardware out today. Thank you for any responses.
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07-27-2003, 07:27 PM
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No U can not because thats why they send a system restore disk and not a real Windows CD. That restore disk is made specifically to restore your Gateway PC...
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07-27-2003, 07:30 PM
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Ok thanks, but what about the windows 98 disc? Would that work with the newer hardware?
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07-27-2003, 07:42 PM
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it may, but then again it may not have the drivers needed for the new hardware the new system will have
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07-27-2003, 07:51 PM
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Sorry I missed that end part about you having a win98 disk, sure it will work fine, but you will have to probably do a bit of driver installing in addition to loading win98, but as long as U have the drivers U need there is certainly nothing wrong with that. Many people still want to stay with good old win98, and they do, even on their newer machines...
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07-27-2003, 07:57 PM
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Ok, thanks. I'd just get XP for this system but i lack the cash.
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07-27-2003, 08:17 PM
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You should have all the drivers U need since your new one is acustom build so just go ahead and load 98..You'll see whats missing and needs drivers fron the maunfacturer of the devive as soon as U get windows loaded...
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07-27-2003, 09:03 PM
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Thanks for the help. Would using the 98 be considered umm... illegal?
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07-27-2003, 09:37 PM
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it isnt if u dont have a copied cd
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07-27-2003, 09:40 PM
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Haha, no its legit.
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07-28-2003, 08:19 AM
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Using the W98 CD is legal as long as that copy of W98 is not loaded on any other PC...
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