Can use Win 98 with a Precision M40 workstation laptop?

[D. Saunders]

Hi,
I've been doing online research on the M40 because I want to find out
if I can install Win 98 on it (and then Win XP later on). I need to be
able to install Win98 on it so I can run an older program that I can't
put on my Win XP desktop. I'd appreciate any info. I looked it up on
Dell site and it doesn't have any info on OS for the unit. Thank you.
D. Saunders

 

[Johannes Pietsch]

I've been doing online research on the M40 because I want to find out
if I can install Win 98 on it (and then Win XP later on). I need to be
able to install Win98 on it so I can run an older program that I can't
put on my Win XP desktop.

Do you want to install Pro/ENGINEER under Windows 98? I think that will
not work.

 

[Boltman]

you may run into system issues where pro won't work due to some
variables 98 sets and pro doesn't like.
there have been quite a few post from people that don't do a clean
install from 98 to win2k or xp and the pro xtop icon flashes but dosen't
fire up.

 

[David Janes]

: Hi,
: I've been doing online research on the M40 because I want to find out
: if I can install Win 98 on it (and then Win XP later on). I need to be
: able to install Win98 on it so I can run an older program that I can't
: put on my Win XP desktop. I'd appreciate any info. I looked it up on
: Dell site and it doesn't have any info on OS for the unit. Thank you.
: D. Saunders


The M40's been out for a while. It originally came installed with W2K. You can
install W2K, WinME, Win98 or XP on any machine with a 32-bit processor (i.e., not
one with an Intel 64-bit [Itanium] processor). Win98 is on the upgrade path to XP,
so upgrading should be no problem ~ wasn't when I did it. The only problem running
Pro/e on an upgraded machine is a left-over system variable from Win98 called
WINBOOTDIR= which needs to be removed so baby isn't confoozed by that nasty ole
variable. Amazing how easy it is to confuse the geniuses at PTC and their elite,
top-shelf, 'engineering' software. {I wonder, could someone possibly 'reengineer'
PTC to yank their over-sized heads out of their tight asses?}

David Janes