seeking advice on reinstalling Win95
wellt...@hotmail.com
install and uninstall them. Unfortunately, The uninstallations might
cause my win95 acted up. For example, when I run loadwc.exe (a system
file) or Qfcheck (Update Information Tool), the error message occured
"This program has performed an illegal error operation..." and the
programs terminated.
I'd appreciate the advice whether reinstalling the win95 would solve the
problem. And what will happen to the installed current softwares? Will
they be damaged? I installed Win95 from DOS6.22. Do I have to reinstall
from Dos6.22 too? And any comments that will help. I fear that to
reinstall might ruin all my system and data.
Many Thanks,
Bruce
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Before you buy.
Harry Phillips
everything start again'
Back up your data TWICE and then FDISK the HDD. Ensure that you have a
boot floppy and that the CD-ROM drivers work and they aren't being
loaded from the C drive. (Yes I have done this, booted from floppy, CD
worked, wiped HDD, booted from floppy and got the "Can't find file
C:\APTICD.SYS" message)
As to the second part of you question. DO NOT INSTALL DOS 6.22 first.
The upgrade and Full install CD's for Win95 are basically the same.
You can have a blank HDD with nothing on it. The only difference is
that during the install at some point the upgrade version will want
you to prove you already own a previuos version of an OS. All you have
to do is give it disk 1 to chew on.
Alot of people install DOS6 then do the upgrade, what a waste of time
plus you don't get FAT32, mmmmm... maybe the upgrade version doesn't
support FAT32, don't know don't own the upgrade version.
Another disadvantage is that the install will play it safe and keep
any of the old drivers 'just in case' instead of replacing them with
the newer shiner ones and your system will run like a two legged
greyhound instead of a three legged one.
Regards
Harry
Ray
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/9/60.asp
Try here for info on QFECHECK.EXE :
http://www.browsertune.com/flanga/dribbleware/tools.htm
As for installing and uninstalling shareware programs.... that
*can* get your system fouled up. Especially the registry. A lot
of shareware programs do not come with an uninstaller and even if
they do it is sometimes inadequate when it comes to uninstalling the
shareware completely. There can be residual elements of the shareware
program still in the registry in some cases even after you uninstall
the program. Have you tried any programs such as Microsofts RegClean?
It takes a fairly conservative approach to "cleaning" the registry.
wellt...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I'm a win95 user. Recently I tested several new sharewares, so I had to
> install and uninstall them. Unfortunately, The uninstallations might
> cause my win95 acted up. For example, when I run loadwc.exe (a system
> file) or Qfcheck (Update Information Tool), the error message occured
> "This program has performed an illegal error operation..." and the
> programs terminated.
> I'd appreciate the advice whether reinstalling the win95 would solve the
> problem.
> And what will happen to the installed current softwares? Will
> they be damaged?
No they will not be "damaged." If you format the hard drive then,
of course, they would be erased. A reinstallation of Windows will
leave the registry in tact and that contains the information regarding
your currently installed software. But I advise backing up any data
and software to be on the safe side.
> I installed Win95 from DOS6.22. Do I have to reinstall
> from Dos6.22 too?
No you do not. Simply install Windows and it will ask you
for the previous operating system and you supply disk #1
of DOS 6.22.
> And any comments that will help. I fear that to
> reinstall might ruin all my system and data.
Reinstalling an operating system should not be taken lightly.
Things *can* go astray. As I mentioned earlier BACK UP YOUR
IMPORTANT FILES AND DATA FIRST.
Shep*<:)
>I'm a win95 user. Recently I tested several new sharewares, so I had to
>install and uninstall them. Unfortunately, The uninstallations might
>cause my win95 acted up. For example, when I run loadwc.exe (a system
>file) or Qfcheck (Update Information Tool), the error message occured
>"This program has performed an illegal error operation..." and the
>programs terminated.
>I'd appreciate the advice whether reinstalling the win95 would solve the
>problem. And what will happen to the installed current softwares? Will
>they be damaged? I installed Win95 from DOS6.22. Do I have to reinstall
>from Dos6.22 too? And any comments that will help. I fear that to
>reinstall might ruin all my system and data.
>Many Thanks,
>Bruce
It would be best in this instance to clean re-install?NO
reformat.Click here for info,
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RAHbert
Harry Phillips wrote:
>
> Standard Micro$loth response to this type of problem -> 'Wipe
> everything start again'
FYI - To the group:
Yes, I have been there and done that, too. At times, it is good advice,
but I have finally found a way to run a safe test system, which I am
using at this moment.
I purchased and installed a program called "GoBack", from Wild File
(http://www.wildfile.com) and suggest y'all take a look at it. Got it at
CompUSA for about $50 USD, and first installed it on my production
system. The only problem I had there was that it interfered with my
LS-120 SuperDisk drive, so I uninstalled it -- their unistall routine is
one of the cleanest I have ever seen.
What it does is Image your entire HD, taking these checkpoints at
critical times. Now, if your system crashes, or you install something
that doesn't want to go away, all you have to do is reboot the computer,
then hit the spacebar when the GoBack boot screen appears. Then, you can
choose the option to "Revert the hard drive" to an earlier time. The
program then takes the selected IMAGE and completely rewrites the
contents of HD to the state it was at that earlier time, and updates its
last saved image accordingly.
I have used it many times, since installing GoBack, and it has never
failed to get my system up and running again.
WildFile tech support is working on the LS-120 bug, incidentally.
PowerQuest has a competitive product called "Second Chance".
--
Cheers,
BobH
"Cats fill in all the empty spaces in the human world.
The comfortable ones." - Marion C. Garretty, b. 1917
john shields
the programs you tested and just forgot about them your problem would be
solved.