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To: Taylorm. who wrote (24581)	1/13/2002 1:28:02 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110655

Taylorm, thanks for the clarification. I have zero experience about this, but if it were my pc I would just try to install Win98 over Win2000 and hope that the installation program would warn if that is illegal. Before trying to install Win98 I would try this... modem not working - I once did the following 1. unplug modem card while the power is off 2. boot pc 3. shut down pc 4. plug in modem card 5. boot pc. It will detect the 'new' modem card. Follow any prompts. The sound problem can be addressed by others later. Gottfried

To: Taylorm. who wrote (24581)	1/13/2002 3:53:52 PM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110655

Taylorm If you meant installed rather than copied 2000 over 98 that should not be the problem if the install went smoothly. Your modem probably needs a win2000 driver. Here's an article about aol and 2000. support.microsoft.com Your audio probably has the same problem. Go to the manufacturers site and download a Windows 2000 driver and get back to us if you need help installing them. If you can't find the drivers tell us what model # and brand of modem and audio card you are using and we'll point you to them. tc

To: Taylorm. who wrote (24581)	1/13/2002 4:41:58 PM
From: Bill Fischofer	Respond to of 110655

Windows 2000 is really not an upgrade path for Windows 98. Windows XP has all the functionality of Windows 2000 and Windows 98 (plus lots more) and is the designated upgrade path for both user sets. Do yourself a favor and go that route rather than struggling with W2K. Note that if you're an AOL user you'll want AOL 7.0 which is the version that is designed to work with Windows XP. You can pick up a free AOL 7.0 coaster at any Wal-Mart, Sears, etc. As an aside, MSDN subscribers are able to download Microsoft products included in their subscriptions. See msdn.microsoft.com for details.