Bootable vs non-bootable

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Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade version
will not?

 

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As far as I know, retail versions of 9x systems were never bootable. OEM's made recovery CD's that were bootable.

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"Gordon Nelson" <popop3@verizon.net> wrote in message news:UUOee.33$U01.26@trnddc07...
> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade version
> will not?
>
>

 

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No version of Win9x (to my knowledge) is bootable. You start the install by
inserting the setup floppy and booting from that.

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"Gordon Nelson" <popop3@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:UUOee.33$U01.26@trnddc07...
> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade
> version will not?
>

 

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I recall seeing a few self booting Windows 98 SE Full versions. IIRC no
Upgrade versions were bootable.
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"Gordon Nelson" <popop3@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade
> version will not?
>

 

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I never saw a retail version that was bootable - full or upgrade.
I did see OEM versions that was bootable

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"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
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>I recall seeing a few self booting Windows 98 SE Full versions. IIRC no
>Upgrade versions were bootable.
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Gordon Nelson" <popop3@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:UUOee.33$U01.26@trnddc07...
>> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade
>> version will not?
>>
>
>

 

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Yes I think you are right Jon. The bootable versions were OEMs as I recall.

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"Jon_Hildrum" <Jon_Hildrum@amsn.com> wrote in message
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>I never saw a retail version that was bootable - full or upgrade.
> I did see OEM versions that was bootable
>
> --
> Jon Hildrum
> DTS MVP
> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
> www.hildrum.com
> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> news:uTsXi2wUFHA.3152@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I recall seeing a few self booting Windows 98 SE Full versions. IIRC no
>>Upgrade versions were bootable.
>> --
>>
>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>>
>>
>> "Gordon Nelson" <popop3@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:UUOee.33$U01.26@trnddc07...
>>> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an upgrade
>>> version will not?
>>>
>>
>>
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