Windows 7: can i install win7 up to windows 98

can i install windows 7 up to windows 98. like we can install xp up to windows 98 through windows xp cd backup then can i install windows 7 from backup file ?

Huh?

uh yeah, that was my thought.

No you can not upgrade Win 7 from Win 98.

Im confused..

What`s Windows 98

You can only do that with Windows 95.

Why go back.?







































further.?

Very confusing your words are.

If you want to try a 98 to 7 "upgrade" it will be interesting. I was bored one day and took a spare box, barely able to run 7 and wiped it. I installed 98se and did all the drivers and updates. Then I upgraded to XP. Drivers and updates again. Then Vista. You know the drill.

When I upgraded again to 7 it worked. Without cleanup I was at over four times the disk space and under half the performance of a clean 7 install on the same box.

The moral of the story --if you have the installation media for the Vista to 7 upgrade like you must to do what you are asking to do. Perform a clean install and use that disk when prompted.

Do, or do not. There is no "try".

Excuse me? That's confusing. Lol!