Microsoft KB Archive/189218

= Windows 98 Companion Comments and Corrections =

Article ID: 189218

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Companion

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This article was previously published under Q189218



SUMMARY
This article contains information on known errors, corrections, and comments relating to the Microsoft Press book "Microsoft Windows 98 Companion," ISBN 1-57231-931-3.

Contents:
 * Pgs. 104 & 114: Win98 Upgrade Requirements



Pgs. 104 & 114: Win98 Upgrade Requirements
The "Warning" note on page 104 states that if you are installing the Windows 98 upgrade after formatting your hard disk, you must have the Windows 95 or Windows 3.x floppy disk 1 to get through the Windows 98 piracy protection scheme. The note also states that the Windows 95 compact disc will not work.

This is incorrect. In order to be eligible for the Windows 98 Upgrade, you must be a licensed user of one of the following qualifying products:


 * Windows 95
 * Windows 3.1
 * Windows for Workgroups

Correction:

Change the second "warning" on page 104 and the "note" on page 114 to read as follows:

If you are installing the Windows 98 upgrade after formatting your hard disk, you must have the CD-ROM or floppy disks for Windows 95 or Windows 3.x to get through the piracy-protection scheme.

If you do not have one of the qualifying products, you are not eligible for the Windows 98 upgrade. You will need to purchase the full version for computers without Windows.

To confirm your eligibility for the Windows 98 Upgrade, Windows 98 setup will perform the following checks:


 * 1) Setup will check your hard drive to verify that you have one of these qualifying products.
 * 2) If you are doing a clean installation (you first formatted your hard drive), you must have your original floppy disks or CD-ROM for one of the qualifying products available during setup.

Setup will not continue until it has verified your eligibility through one of these two methods.

Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of the book, it may already contain the above corrections.

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