homer Member Posts: 106 From: sydney,nsw,australia Registered: 07-22-2002 |
hey, anyone here running winblows 98 se?, i have a problem.....when i bought this comp the people never gave me the windows cd...which i thought was illegal...i only have an oem tagged on the side of my box...now ive bought a webcam, when i try to install it...the thing asks me for the winblows cd which i dont have and cant get for less then 300 bucks...does anyone know a way round this....thanks X( ------------------ |
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MeanManInOz Member Posts: 388 From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Registered: 06-26-2001 |
Your copy of windows is not legal, as you do not have the CD. A lot of people who sell windows illegally put the cab files in a directory called win98 on your HDD, if that directory is there, try pointing windows to it. The long and the short of it though is that you should either contact the people who sold it to you, or buy a copy. If you have an OEM sticker on your box, then you're certainly entitled to the CD. |
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homer Member Posts: 106 From: sydney,nsw,australia Registered: 07-22-2002 |
hi,
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InsanePoet Member Posts: 638 From: Vermont, USA Registered: 03-12-2003 |
I bought mine from compaq and I didn't get a CD ------------------ |
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nfektious Member Posts: 408 From: Registered: 10-25-2002 |
if you have the oem number you might be able to request a duplicate disc from M$ - not sure as i've never had a problem like this. it's worth a look tho. some software companies do this if you have proof of purchase - the oem is just that and i would think that M$ would be able to provide you a new disc at minimal cost. but - as we all know - M$ has there own way of doing business. best of luck to you. [This message has been edited by Nfektious (edited November 26, 2002).] |
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001 |
Hmm. No CD? Not even a restore? Check the hard drive for a directory or partition for restoring the computer, some people do that. but if it's on another partition or directory, it shouldn't ask for a CD! Hmm, doesn't sound good. It might not be legal. |
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homer Member Posts: 106 From: sydney,nsw,australia Registered: 07-22-2002 |
nope not even a partition!....i have a restore disk but all it has on it is a 3 year old version of norton anti virus and something called lotus 2000 lol......which is useless....but i ended up h4x0r3ng winblows and got my cam to work *Yay* :P.............
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graceworks Member Posts: 455 From: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Registered: 03-03-2001 |
Too late now but in the future also check under: C:\windows\cabs Sometimes they copy the files of the CD over on the hard drive for convienence. Tim ------------------ |
