OEM to RETAIL

[bmbk]

hello, guys. maybe your way will work for windows 98, but for windows xp i dont think so, you know y,  i cannot install windows xp in dos. so how to run xp setup if i rename the file and i cannot boot into windows  ?

so how ?

[Anonymous]

Hey, do you guys know if there\'s a way to do this with Windows ME? I have the OEM version and would like to upgrade from Win98SE.

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

You have to rename the win.com in the windows directory and also the user.exe in the system directory

[Anonymous]

OEM CD\'s of Windows 95/98 look for win.com and user.exe when seeing if it is an upgrade.  If it finds them, it will not install.  

All you have to do, is boot to dos, rename or delete c:windowswin.com and c:windowssystemuser.exe.  

Then setup will procede ok.

I do it a different waythough..

at DOS i type the following
c:
cd
move progra~1 p1
move windows w1
cd w1
commandmove win.com win.jon
commandmove systemuser.exe systemuser.jon

Then I run the setup.exe

This leaves your old files intact in case you need to recover them.  

Also, if you need a driver and you don\'t have the disk, you can click have disk, then browse to c:w1infother

This allows you to \'pull\' the drivers from the old installation.  You may need to specify c:w1system for system files etc.  You can always use start|find to find the location(s).  

I often have to do this when I repair PC\'s and people have lost their driver disks.  

It is also usefull because you don\'t have to back up your email or many other settings/files.  You can just tell outlook express to import all messages from the store directory within P1 etc.  

I never have to format a hard drive in order to fix a computer.  I never lose data.

[The_Flames]

That is a very intrestign ways of doing things, but I Dont think it would work for NT based os\'s :-), win ME may be diffucult to get working with this mathod aswell, but It\'s a great meathod if theres enought HDD space http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

The benifits of formating

1) clears out all the disk, leaving the OS a defraged HDD to be installed on.

2) users cannot complain that feature X that is built into the OS doesnt work , ether it\'s a addon or activated by a tweek

3) get\'s rid of ll the users porn, or or other rubbish that they never look at http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

4) maked users to look at backing up data when the relise they have lost an important document http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Anonymous]

I have a copy of Windows 2000 Professional Upgrade and I want to install on my Windows ME system.  It says it can\'t find some dll file and exits the installation.  Is there anyway I can change this from Upgrade to Retail and have it fully install Win2k?  Will that Win98 OEM to Retail work with Win2k?

Thanks for your help
NewTek

[SethAndCheese]

bmkb:

You can install XP in Dos Mode only by booting from the CD. Check your BIOS options and make sure \"Boot From CD\" is first. Put in your XP CD, and reboot.

Cheers,
SethandCheese

--Setharoni -n- Cheese: The College Heights Youth Group Treat