Changing OS on HP laptop 5350

[Guest]

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I have a N5350 running ME, which as we know is far from perfect. I have a
generic Windows 98 disk.

1. Can this generic 98 disk be used on a laptop

2. I have used this disk to recover a desk top, it had 98 to begin with,
without loss of any information on the hard drive. Can I replace ME with 98 OS
with out touching anything else on the drive?
"Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20

 

[Chuck]

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I don't believe you can downgrade like that . . . installing Windows 98 in
place of ME will require a reformat. You know, if you want a better OS . .
.. go Windows 2000. You could install it easy and upgrade from ME.

My N5270 came with ME . . . but I fell in love with Win2K and installed it a
month after I got my N5270.

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Chuck

"JLP20" <jlp20@aol.comnocrap> wrote in message
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> I have a N5350 running ME, which as we know is far from perfect. I have a
> generic Windows 98 disk.
>
> 1. Can this generic 98 disk be used on a laptop
>
> 2. I have used this disk to recover a desk top, it had 98 to begin with,
> without loss of any information on the hard drive. Can I replace ME with
98 OS
> with out touching anything else on the drive?
> "Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20