Installing OS

uposb4 · 09-19-2007, 09:34 AM

Hello all, I have a Gateway Solo 9150 laptop running Win98 first edition. I have the system restore cd for that pc but it only has the drivers and no OS. I also have a system restore cd with win xp for an emachines pc that died and no longer around and i want to install that on the Gateway. Can this be done?

meanman · 09-19-2007, 02:54 PM

i dont think so the recovery cd you have is for a diffrent pc so if you go to install it you will get an error and the install will terminate.

andy faith · 09-19-2007, 04:08 PM

yeh, there are are 2 possibilities. 1. it is a restore cd with an image on that it restores to the hard drive (needs to have the exact hardware) 2. It's a windows xp cd branded by them which you CAN install on any machine BUT you won't be able to activate it AND it would be effort to get all th drivers. Unfortunately you'll just have tto buy it. If your laptop is old then I wouldn't recommend it anyway. you need atleast a P3 500 and 256MB RAM for it to be anywhere near useful

[-0MEGA-] · 09-19-2007, 04:08 PM

Most likely not, because many restore CD's rely on a dedicated partition which contains files for the restore CD. If thats the case, then it will not work.

Others include the full version of Windows on the restore CD, however some of them will check the hardware, and if it's not an e-machines motherboard, then the OS may not install.

rwill3 · 09-20-2007, 12:20 AM

hey do you think you can send me the disc for the emachines....my computer says the operating system no longer is on thew computer so i need to restore it...so if thats possible please contact me i really need help

spencerpoyle2000 · 09-20-2007, 02:54 PM

you need the 98 install cd, since the os is nearly a deccade old you will be able to buy a genuine one very cheaply. in fact its only about 5-10 pounds on ebay.

09-19-2007, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
uposb4 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 33	Installing OS Hello all, I have a Gateway Solo 9150 laptop running Win98 first edition. I have the system restore cd for that pc but it only has the drivers and no OS. I also have a system restore cd with win xp for an emachines pc that died and no longer around and i want to install that on the Gateway. Can this be done?

09-19-2007, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
andy faith Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coventry Age: 19 Posts: 276	yeh, there are are 2 possibilities. 1. it is a restore cd with an image on that it restores to the hard drive (needs to have the exact hardware) 2. It's a windows xp cd branded by them which you CAN install on any machine BUT you won't be able to activate it AND it would be effort to get all th drivers. Unfortunately you'll just have tto buy it. If your laptop is old then I wouldn't recommend it anyway. you need atleast a P3 500 and 256MB RAM for it to be anywhere near useful __________________ Main PC: Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB RAM, Geforce4 Ti 4200, Asrock K7S8X mobo, 2x40GB HDD. NEC DVDRW, Pioneer DVD\CDRW Backup PC: Athlon XP 2000+, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, Radeon 7500 Main Laptop: Inspiron 6400: Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 80GB SATA HDD, 2GB PC2-4200, DVD-RW, Radeon X1300 Backup laptop: Latitude D410, Pentium M 1.73GHz, 60GB HDD, 1GB RAM, DVD-ROM

09-19-2007, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,068	Most likely not, because many restore CD's rely on a dedicated partition which contains files for the restore CD. If thats the case, then it will not work. Others include the full version of Windows on the restore CD, however some of them will check the hardware, and if it's not an e-machines motherboard, then the OS may not install. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

09-20-2007, 02:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
spencerpoyle2000 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 27	you need the 98 install cd, since the os is nearly a deccade old you will be able to buy a genuine one very cheaply. in fact its only about 5-10 pounds on ebay. __________________ My Computer: 2ghz dual core 2gb ddr2 ram 1024mb graphics card 17" lcd all under £300 :DDD ------------------------------------------- when on a budget, go to ebay!

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09-19-2007, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,730	i dont think so the recovery cd you have is for a diffrent pc so if you go to install it you will get an error and the install will terminate.

09-20-2007, 12:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
rwill3 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	hey do you think you can send me the disc for the emachines....my computer says the operating system no longer is on thew computer so i need to restore it...so if thats possible please contact me i really need help

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