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Upgrading from Windows 95 to Windows 98

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Tsutarja

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    • Hey guys, quick question!

    So I have this Packard Bell desktop (Multimedia L195) and instead of buying a new desktop, I thought it'd be cheaper to just get Windows 98 install floppies. I want to use the latest operating system without having to ditch a system I love.

    I have 32 MB of RAM and a 3.2 GB hard drive, if that means anything. So should I go about using the upgrade path or buy a new computer? Thanks!
     
    Megan

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    No reason not to go for an update. In fact, you already have an almost complete Win98 install. The only thing you need to do is remove C:\WINDOWS\System and reboot and then you should have it fully set up.

    The only reason nobody knows about that method is because M$ prevented it from spreading. They just really like money, you know.
     
    Tsutarja

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    • Marth said:
    No reason not to go for an update. In fact, you already have an almost complete Win98 install. The only thing you need to do is remove C:\WINDOWS\System and reboot and then you should have it fully set up.

    The only reason nobody knows about that method is because M$ prevented it from spreading. They just really like money, you know.
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    Thanks but why would I want to remove the system folder?
     

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    So I have this Packard Bell desktop (Multimedia L195) and instead of buying a new desktop, I thought it'd be cheaper to just get Windows 98 install floppies. I want to use the latest operating system without having to ditch a system I love.
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    You'd have to special-order a floppy version of Windows 98, most likely.
    I have 32 MB of RAM and a 3.2 GB hard drive, if that means anything. So should I go about using the upgrade path or buy a new computer? Thanks!
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    32MB of RAM should be sufficient to run Windows 98, though you may want to delete stuff you don't need to free up disk space for the upgrade. And, if I were you, I'd do a clean install, particularly if your system has been used for a long enough time to have accumulated bloat (such as the Registry being full of information from uninstalled programs, etc.)

    Heheheheheheh! :P ;) ^_^
     
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