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119896 2003-02-10 02:05:00 im running on 95 but want to upgrade to 98. I have a cd to upgrade but keep getting the message "your comp already has an operating system installed which cannot be upgraded by this version of setup. You need to obtain w98 upgrade" I thought that was what I had ?? why wont my comp accept this ? elenihan (3132)
119897 2003-02-10 02:07:00 Perhaps you bought a full 98 CD and not the upgrade?

Are you sure it's ONLY the upgrade?
Chilling_Silence (9)
119898 2003-02-10 02:15:00 There are always ways of doing these things. You could delete the windows 95 system. (This will lose all settings, etc, and the full version might want to format the disk anyway).

You could try looking for another setup.exe on the CD. There is often one in the directory holding the .CAB files. That should work as an upgrade/repair_reinstallation setup.
Graham L (2)
119899 2003-02-10 02:31:00 You'd be best to format and get rid of win95 then install win98. Just for the sake of reducing compatibility and programme errors that could occur by installing over the top roofus (483)
119900 2003-02-10 02:44:00 Systems are always more stable if you do a clean install anyways!
It may be time to whip out some floppies or whatever method you choose to use, check the Pf1 FAQ (Top-Right) and backup your system ready for a format!
Chilling_Silence (9)
119901 2003-02-10 04:54:00 Boot to Dos - preferably off a boot floppy.
Delete the c:\windows\system folder with the command deltree c:\windows\system
Insert the cd
Run Setup ( d:\setup.exe )
antmannz (28)
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