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 [log in to unmask] 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 > > > > _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org