Re: Windows 98 won't install

Bitstring <4kj7ffFc893eU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, from the wonderful person Another Dave <dmarsden@xxxxxxxxxx> said
GSV Three Minds in a Can wrote:
Bitstring <4kioi3Fcck2jU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, from the wonderful person Another Dave <dmarsden@xxxxxxxxxx> said

I have an upgrade version of Windows XP Pro which I want to install on a new machine (see below). To do this I need to have a previous version of Windows working.
No you don't. Just install it as per normal and wave the Win98 CD at it when it asks.

The XP disk does not boot. It never did, I ran Install from Win98 the last time.

Weird, because it certainly should boot. Is this a real official Micro$oft CD? Does the hardware pass your basic memtest86 checks (or won't it boot from a memtest86 CD either?)

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