Hi
The switches wouldn't work for me either.
 I tried installing SE over 98 and 95 and recieved the message: "you already
have a operating system use a upgrade."
Apparently nothing changed as this was the same message without the
switches.
 My SE edition is not an upgrade but my 98 is an upgrade.
so, I can't install my SE over 95 or 98 but can install 98 over 95 and
install SE on a clean hard drive.
 I tried different combinations of the switches and nothing let me install
my SE over 95 or 98.
I don't see any value in using the  /NTLDR switches, but the other switches
listed on the website could be useful if one had the time to become familar
with them.

mike michel
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:25: MARC  wrote:

>    Hmmm, that command line option still didn't work for me -it said the
same
>  thing when I tried to install Win98.  Also tried a couple other command
line
>  switches to no avail.
>
>  Marc
>
>
>  > On 9 Oct 2000, at 19:41, Marc E. Mosher wrote: about [PCBUILD] Windows
98
>  SE install over 1st edition
>  >
>  > >   But when I try to install it on my Windows 98 1st edition computers
>  > > it says there's already an operating system and stops at that point.
>  >
>  >  I think they sold you an OEM version of win 98SE.
>  >
>  > > I've tried renaming the WIN.COM file and some things like that but
>  > > nothing works.
>  > >
>  > >   Does anyone know of any way to install Windows 98 SE full install
over
>  Windows 98 1st edition without deleting the whole operating system, etc?
>  >
>  > Check this site out.
>  >
>  > http://fp.computers.pcc.edu/pmcg/HTML/setup_switches.htm
>  >
>  >
>  > Setup /NTLDR eliminates Windows' identification of previously installed
>  > versions of the OS. This can help you if you're stuck with a PC maker's
>  > crippled OEM/VAR Windows CD-ROM that will set up only on a new
>  > PC with no version of Windows installed. The switch ignores this
>  > limitation, enabling you to re-install Windows if necessary.
>  >
>  > Hope this helps.
>  >
>  > Don
>  >
>  >





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