Can anyone tell me how to install windows millenium in a Toshiba satellite 4030 CDT laptop please, it already has windows 98 on it but I don't know the password, so I cannot get in, although I have tried, I cannot install my own disc and I am stuck, any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for any help! P. S. I have never used a laptop before.
If you do get it to work you might not want to plug it into the net. I don't think Micro$oft are patching ME any more so you could be at risk from all sorts of cr@p. It probably only has 64Mb RAM so won't play well with XP. You might be able to add some more but I think the is still a bit low for XP.
Quote by cu3b4ll If you do get it to work you might not want to plug it into the net. I don't think Micro$oft are patching ME any more so you could be at risk from all sorts of cr@p. It probably only has 64Mb RAM so won't play well with XP. You might be able to add some more but I think the limit on that machine is still a bit low for XP.
agreed. If however you still want to install WinME then you dont actually need to get into windows 98 to do it. when you switch the laptop on, before it goes to window98 logon screen if you press either F2 or delete (not sure which one it is on tosh laptops) then it will take you to the bios setup. find the "boot order" or "boot sequence" and change it so the CD drive is the first thing in line. then exit the bios and save the settings. put the cd in the drive, re-boot the machine and it will start up with the installation files of windows ME instead of the windows 98. be aware that you might want to format the machine first to get a clean install and you will lose all data already on the computer if you do this. hope that helps
If you hold down the C key while the laptop is booting up it will automatically try and boot from the CD so put the Windows ME disk in the drive hold the C key that should then start the Windows ME install. Any help needed just ask
Win98SE with all the updates is a more stable operating system tham ME in my opinion. While Microsoft are issueing no more updates the existing ones are still available. As to passwords Win98 is easy to defeat. Not sure if I can say how here. As you must have another PC to post here do a search on Google 'Remove Pasword Win98' No need to reinstall operating system Also for the 'net I recommend Firefox as your browser. Also you need Antivirus and Firewall regardless of being on dial-up or broadband. Freeware AVG antivirus and Zone Alarm firewall (Version 6.1 as 6.5 is for XP only) far better than nothing.
As an ex helpdesk person if I remember righly the old laptoptop won;t take this version of windows. There were trials on thie computer and it was found that the software took up to much processing space (that is if its the old gray tosh laptop)
boot into safe mode and it will let u log on, u can then remove the passowrd etc from there or change the log on config, remove any network settings etc. the password is normally asociated with the OS being tied into a network. Or go into regedit and remove the password key or set it to 0. If all else fails boot from the 98 cd and re-install 98 ver 1 will go onto that particular laptop 98 vers 2 may go on it .. avoid ME like the plague, or win 95 if u want it to run really really fast...all 3 OS i have. Or if your local drop me a line..lol
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