Windows Me is available as an upgrade to a previous version of a Microsoft OS product. Upgrade Version You can use the Windows Me Upgrade package to upgrade from Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition. If your operating system is not currently installed, you can use the Windows Me Upgrade to install Windows Me if you can provide the disks or CD-ROM from a previous version of Windows to confirm your eligibility for the upgrade. While the Windons Me media can be used to install to a clean, bard hard disk, you MUST own a licensed version of a Windows OS product. A floppy disk that can be used to start the computer and provide the utilities you need to make a new hard disk drive usable, or to use in case there are problems with your installation.
Driver disks from manufacturers.
If you have hardware that requires drivers that are not included with Windows Me, you need the disk or CD-ROM that the manufacturer provided to install these drivers. Start your computer by using a previous Windows or MS-DOS boot disk. Depending on the boot disk you used, you may not have access to your CD-ROM drive, but this method can still be used if you copy the Setup files to your hard disk first. Start another instance of Windows Explorer. You may need to adjust the two Windows Explorer windows so that they are side by side.