Microsoft KB Archive/187649

= No Support for Shared Installations in Windows 98 =

Article ID: 187649

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187649



SYMPTOMS
When you try to set up a shared installation of Windows 98, you are unable to do so.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Windows 98 does not support shared installations.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Windows 95, there is support for shared installations of the Windows 95 operating system. You can use this feature to configure your computer to begin the boot process from the local hard disk, from a floppy disk, or from a diskless workstation. After starting on your local computer, the remainder of the boot process uses files located on a network server. There is no support for shared installations in Windows 98.

Keywords: kbprb kbsetup KB187649

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