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by shilleen

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I'd like to upgrade from windows 98 to windows 98 se.Will all my information be lost?Or will the upgrade just install the files needed?Thanks!

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by otl

Should upgrade fine, backup any important information/data first just in case.

by hal 9000

It really depends on what type of CD you are using to upgrade with. If it is the Upgrade copy there will be no problems but if it is an OEM or Retail copy of 98SE it will want to perform a clean install and while it will over write some system files you should keep all of your data intact but most likely you'll be needing to reload all your software again.

Personally I would back up all your data now and then wipe the drive and do a clean install and get into the habit of regularly saving your data as HDD can and do fail and it is very expensive to recover the data off a dead HDD.

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by bea94457

I recommend doing a fresh install and if you wanted more space go ahead repartion before installing. backup everything because you will have to reinstall.

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