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by half9

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A friend of mine has a new computer with a demo 98 loaded on it. They have a 2000 upgrade with all the certs and stickers. Will this load on or will i have to put a 2000 copy on first

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by saihib

What's a "demo 98"? If this is a regular Windows 98 install then it is upgradeable to Win2K.

by half9

What i mean by {demo} is it has 98se loaded just to test the system not reged. But they have a w2k upgrade cd.what i want to know is if this cd will install win2k. or is it just a setup for bois and say regestry in preparation for a full install.I have not seen the disc as it is 100 km from me ,and the microsoft sight has nothing about it

by saihib

98 SE is upgradeable to Win 2K. Tell these people to put the disk in the machine and do it. After they're done they will be running Windows 2000.

by dgust

I disagree, the demo Win98 will not be accepted by Win2K as a valid upgrade. I think you will find that you will need a full copy of Win2K.

by dgust

After reading your clarification, I will have to eat my words above. If the Win98 is a full copy that has its own registration number and it runs application software now, then it should work with the upgrade without a hitch.

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