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Subject: Re: MSW98 and a killing rage From: Gordon Messmer <yinyang@eburg.com> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 16:30:32 -0700 bob jones wrote: > We (not me) *reinstalled MSW98*. The reinstall was for FAT16. The > original was for FAT32. The reinstalled MSW98 runs fine, they say. > *BUT* it won't let us install anything from the MSOffice97 CD because > the MSW98 on the machine now is not "manufacturer-installed". > > So MS won't let me install something that I paid for. Is there any > way around this other than taking the machine back to the > manufacturer to get the whole thing done over again??????? And for > goodness sake, what if I have a HD crash and have to reinstall > everything again, or want to put MSW98 onto a new HD that I add into > the machine someday, as I have > done before. I'm just perplexed....... Is the great evil going to win > this silly game????? No, they don't have to. All you gots to do is create a file called "c:\windows\options\opkwiz.tag". NOTE that this information is nowhere on their web site (AFAIK) and is WTF off topic. Nonetheless, it probably should be disseminated privately. ===