Thomas Andrews
May 9th 04, 07:41 AM
Okay, I have a Windows 98 desktop, and, due to some stupidity on my part, I deleted some internet drivers. Since my dog recently ate some of my old install disks(*), and I had been thinking of upgrading, I bought the Windows XP Home upgrade, which said it
would detect the version of the OS I had running on the system, and it included '98 as one of the supported OSes.
So I go through the installation, and over an hour in, it tells me it can't detect a valid OS for upgrade. Please insert the disk from the previous OS.
So, in short, I'm screwed. It has gotten far enough into the installation that '98 won't run, but I don't have the '98 disk.
What kind of design is that, that it gets through trashing your previous system before it verifies it is able to install on the new system?
=thomas andrews
(*) Yes, this sounds fishy, but it's true - I'll post a picture of eaten disks if you like :-)
would detect the version of the OS I had running on the system, and it included '98 as one of the supported OSes.
So I go through the installation, and over an hour in, it tells me it can't detect a valid OS for upgrade. Please insert the disk from the previous OS.
So, in short, I'm screwed. It has gotten far enough into the installation that '98 won't run, but I don't have the '98 disk.
What kind of design is that, that it gets through trashing your previous system before it verifies it is able to install on the new system?
=thomas andrews
(*) Yes, this sounds fishy, but it's true - I'll post a picture of eaten disks if you like :-)