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Trying to install windows 95
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Trying to install windows 95
Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at 3:34 pm
Posted by Ben
(1 messages posted)
When i start the computer it tells me im missing files. It does this over and over,
then finaly turns it self off. Off of a boot disk i can get the (C:\). I have the
win 95 full and upgrade cds. how can i start from scrach and just format and install
win 95.
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 5:12 am
Posted by Steve Easton
(5183 messages posted)
If you format you will loose the cd rom drivers, so make sure you have a boot or
start up disk with cd rom support.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at 3:34 pm, Ben wrote:
>When i start the computer it tells me im missing files. It does this over and over,
>then finaly turns it self off. Off of a boot disk i can get the (C:\). I have
the
>win 95 full and upgrade cds. how can i start from scrach and just format and install
>win 95.
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 2:16 am
Posted by Steven Marreel
(1 messages posted)
On Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 5:12 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>If you format you will loose the cd rom drivers, so make sure you have a boot or
>start up disk with cd rom support.
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Well that is exactly the problem I have.
I want to install Windows 95 on an old machine I found somewhere (a Pentium 1, 75
MHz) but I don't have a bootdisk with the CD-drivers for Windows 95.
I do have one for Windows 98. But when trying to install Win95 using that disk it
just won't let me.
Can anyone help me out on this problem, telling me what exactly I need on that bootdisk?
Or maybe where I can get the data I need?
TIA
Steven
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 3:53 am
Posted by Steve Easton
(5183 messages posted)
Start the machine with the 98 boot disk in the drive and the cd rom should be enabled
when it starts. Insert the 95 cd and type d:\ and hit enter. Type cd:\win95 and
hit enter, type setup and hit enter. Windows 95 install does not autorun, you have
to start it. Also, if your 95 cd is a "Companion" disk you can not do an install
with it as some of the necessary files are intentionally left out. ( cd:\ is the
change directory switch for DOS, it has nothing to do with the CD drive ) Also if
the drive has been formatted, you may need to install the dos files on it. From the
a:\ prompt with the floppy in the drive type: sys c: and hit enter.
On Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 2:16 am, Steven Marreel wrote:
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 7:03 am
Posted by jen
(2 messages posted)
I'm having the same problem, but my computer won't boot using the 98 boot disk (I
get the "non-system disk error"). What can I try next?
On Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 3:53 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Start the machine with the 98 boot disk in the drive and the cd rom should be enabled
>when it starts. Insert the 95 cd and type d:\ and hit enter. Type cd:\win95 and
>hit enter, type setup and hit enter. Windows 95 install does not autorun, you have
>to start it. Also, if your 95 cd is a "Companion" disk you can not do an install
>with it as some of the necessary files are intentionally left out. ( cd:\ is the
>change directory switch for DOS, it has nothing to do with the CD drive ) Also if
>the drive has been formatted, you may need to install the dos files on it. From
the
>a:\ prompt with the floppy in the drive type: sys c: and hit enter.
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 8:57 am
Posted by Steve Easton
(5183 messages posted)
Will it let you change to the C: or D: drive by typing C:\ or D:\ and hitting enter
On Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 7:03 am, jen wrote:
>I'm having the same problem, but my computer won't boot using the 98 boot disk (I
>get the "non-system disk error"). What can I try next?
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re: Trying to install windows 95
Monday, September 1, 2003 at 10:41 am
Posted by James
(19 messages posted)
You can download a win98SE boot disk which you can copy to floppy and use, it will
have the cd rom driver
Cheers!
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
On Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at 3:34 pm, Ben wrote:
>When i start the computer it tells me im missing files. It does this over and over,
>then finaly turns it self off. Off of a boot disk i can get the (C:\). I have
the
>win 95 full and upgrade cds. how can i start from scrach and just format and install
>win 95.
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