In the setup text file for the full Win98 second edition I found the
following passage. Don't know why it is not in the setup.txt for the
upgrade from MS. You might give this a try.
Ben Moore
Message SU0168
Your computer already has an operating system installed,
which cannot be upgraded by this version of Setup. Please
obtain the Windows 95 (or Windows 98) Upgrade.
This error can occur when you are attmpting to install an
OEM version of Windows 98 over a previous version of Windows.
-or-
An application has installed an OEM version of SetupX.dll
that makes it appear that your current version of Windows is
the OEM version.
If you suspect this is the case, replace SetupX.dll with the
correct version from your current install media.
1. Place your Windows 95 or Windows 98 CD in your CD-ROM
drive.
2. From a command prompt, change to your CD-ROM drive letter.
3. Type "Extract /a Precopy2.cab SetupX.dll /l c:\"
4. Copy the SetupX.dll from your C: to your Windows\System
directory.
5. Run Windows 98 Second Edition Setup again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth V. Vickery"
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 7:17 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Updating to Win98 SE
> Good morning fellow listees:
> I am operating with Windows 98 dated 4.10.98 on an Intel 233MMX with
> 176MB ram. I have regularly kept my windows version updated with the
> update releases from MS web site.
>
> Having just received my Win98 Second Edition CD from MS, I ran my virus
> checker, Ctrl-Alt-Del the programs in the background and then tried to
> run the setup from the CD. As expected, it first checked my C drive
> and then D drive and then gave me a SU0168 error telling me that my
> operating system cannot be updated with this program that I needed a
> later program (presumingly Win98 SE?).
>
> I "tried" to find help at MS but didn't anything beneficial. I don't
> think I have downloaded all the SE updates from MS Web site; since I had
> planned to buy the SE CD I did not choose to download the big files.
> However, maybe I did download "a" file that changed a dll that makes the
> CD update think I already have the SE loaded? Or did I spend $21.15 to
> upgrade to SE for nothing? Any ideas on how the "make" this update
> work?
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