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More info?)
Microsoft sold a Win98 gold to Win98se upgrade CD, but I doubt that it's
still directly available form them. I've seen it at a computer show as
recently as a couple of months ago. (It might even have been a legal
version, but I wouldn't have wanted to bet on that.) It was less expensive
than an upgrade version of 98se, maybe $30 US.
Do you really need to install any special software to communicate with BT?
I'm in the USA, using an external cable modem with an Ethernet interface to
the PC. I'm not using any proprietary software from my ISP. The
configuration that I had to do to communicate with my ISP was trivial. I
resolved to avoid ISP software after a bad experience with Earthlink's. (I
wasn't so put off by the installer disabling Regedit access as the fact that
it did so without my permission. Apparently Earthlink wanted to simplify
their support. That was not acceptable to me.)
I suggest that you do some more digging (Google Groups) before trying to
upgrade Win98. If the tech support in the UK is similar to that in the US,
you can't trust most things that tech support might say. Their motive is to
simplify their job, not to simplify your life.
HTH.
Bob Knowlden
Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
"anthony fidler" <anthony.fidler@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Is there any easy way to upgrade to windows 98 se from windows 98. My
> sister needs it to connect to bt broadband and money is a bit tight.
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