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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: OT: Windows 98
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 23:45:23 -0400
From: The Funkhousers <funkhouser@xxxxxxxx>
To: Ron Augustine <RonAug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx, simtrader@xxxxxxxxxx
References: <4.2.0.58.20011016162209.014af8a0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
This may work, and I hope it will, but you may have problems due to the
fact that more than a simple install of Windows is involved.
As an example I had a Compaq box which had been modified from its
original configuration due to the fact that cards had been added and
some of the components replaced.
When the "restore" was made it tried to reconfigure the machine to its
original specifications reinstalling all the original configurations of
its basic operation files and its original bios. Hopefully that bios
will be compatible with that of the machine that you are installing it
on.
The experience I had caused me to swear that I will never buy another
box from any seller unless I receive separate program disks for all
programs that I plan to use.
Richard Funkhouser
Ron Augustine wrote:
> If you first re-format the hard-drive in the 2nd computer and re-boot
> it
> with CD-Rom access, you shouldn't have any problems installing a full
> version of W98 from the CD-- except that Bill Gates will bounce from
> the
> floor to the ceiling a few times.
>
> If you try this with the new Win-XP, the MS Gestapo will show up at
> your
> door-step and whisk you off to a cave in Afghanistan...
> _________________________________
> At 05:55 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >A friend of mine has an older PC with Windows 98 factory installed on
>
> >it. The only CD she received was a "quick restore" CD which formats
> the
> >hard drive and puts the PC back in the original condition it came
> from the
> >factory. Does anyone know if this CD can be used to load Windows 98
> onto
> >a separate computer with formatted hard drive, or will it only work
> with
> >the computer she bought?
> >
> >i.e. will this "quick restore" CD contain the full version of Win98
> and
> >have no problem installing on a second PC?
> >
> >Thanks for any advice,
> >
> >Simon.
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