Upgrade to XPHome?

[Rosie]

My wife has inherited an Evesham system running 98SE which is on a
'recovery' disk. Is it possible to use this disc as the confirmation of
an existing version of a Windows operating system for the purpose of an
upgrade to XPHome?
Thanks.?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Rosie,

Generally not with Recovery disks. They are in an image format that is not
recognizable by the Upgrade CD. If it is a generic OEM reinstall disk, then
the answer would be yes. Insert the disk and take a look at it. If you see a
normal \Win98 folder and other tools, then it's a generic reinstall disk.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Rosie]

Hi Rosie,

Generally not with Recovery disks. They are in an image format that is not
recognizable by the Upgrade CD. If it is a generic OEM reinstall disk, then
the answer would be yes. Insert the disk and take a look at it. If you see a
normal \Win98 folder and other tools, then it's a generic reinstall disk.

Hello Rick.
It looks like an OEM reinstall disk as it has 3 Preload folders, then a
Windows 98 folder which (from memory) looks like the 'usual' one.
Does that sound good enough for me to buy an upgrade version?
Many thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Rosie,

A regular OEM generic disk will have the following on the root:

\add-ons
\cdsample
\drivers
\tools
\win98
autorun.inf
readme.txt
setup.exe

If you expand the \Win98 folder, you will see 4 subfolders
(channels/OLS/Content/Tour), and a whole list of .cab files as well as a few
others. Basically, if you can see the .cab files, then so will the upgrade
disk.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Rosie]

Hi Rosie,

A regular OEM generic disk will have the following on the root:

\add-ons
\cdsample
\drivers
\tools
\win98
autorun.inf
readme.txt
setup.exe

If you expand the \Win98 folder, you will see 4 subfolders
(channels/OLS/Content/Tour), and a whole list of .cab files as well as a few
others. Basically, if you can see the .cab files, then so will the upgrade
disk.

Hi Rick. Win 98 folder isn't quite the same here. I have :
MCDRoot
OLS
PWS
TOUR
UTIL
Base4 to 6.cab
Catalog3.cab
Driver11 to 20.cab
Net7 to 10.cab
and a bunch of other files.
I guess I won't really know until I try it.
Evesham did say that it _should_ allow an upgrade but they don't support
it.
Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Rosie,

The important part is the cabs, it should be fine.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone