"Changing" OS version

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fercho

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Does anyone know how i can "aparently" change the version of my os? The problem is I need to install Office 2003 and Visio on my Win 98 SE computer and it won't let me cause the installer says I need Win 2000 or later.

I say aparently cause of course I wont change the version of the os without installing another one, but maybe there's a way to trick the pc into thinking im using Win 2000 or XP. I don't know, maybe the registry or something.

Ohh, I have nothing but the win 98 cd-rom to install from so you dont have to say I should install another win cause i dont have any.

Is there a way to make the pc think it is another os?
Thank you.
 
Was that a question or an affirmation?

Anyways, if it was an aff., then how do i do it? What should I search for in the registry?
 
if it says you need win2k or later then you need win2k or later, it more than likely wont run on win98
 
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/events/winxppro/tnt1-61.mspx


fercho said:
Does anyone know how i can "aparently" change the version of my os? The problem is I need to install Office 2003 and Visio on my Win 98 SE computer and it won't let me cause the installer says I need Win 2000 or later.

I say aparently cause of course I wont change the version of the os without installing another one, but maybe there's a way to trick the pc into thinking im using Win 2000 or XP. I don't know, maybe the registry or something.

Ohh, I have nothing but the win 98 cd-rom to install from so you dont have to say I should install another win cause i dont have any.

Is there a way to make the pc think it is another os?
Thank you.
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Yeah it's quite possible that it depends on the NT Kernel and won't work at all on 98 even if you do trick it into installing.
 
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