Win95B compatible web browser?
Noozer
Windows 95B?
Current version is 3.0 and it's UGLY!
P.S. Does anyone know where to get a copy of MSDos 5.0? My disks are bad and
I can't install from my 6.0 upgrade. Thx!
Jim in Canada
Also if you do not mind using DOS 7 there is a way to retrieve it from
windows 95. Again, use google....
"Noozer" <postm...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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MasterBlaster
"Noozer" wrote
> What is the suggested internet web browser for a clean installation of
> Windows 95B?
>
> Current version is 3.0 and it's UGLY!
The latest version that will work with 95 is IE5.5sp2
You can get it from various sources like last year's ISP CDs (AOL, etc.),
and probably the latest Income Tax packages (if they have file-by-Internet).
Here's my latest list:
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The pay-for-it method:
IE 5.5 SP2 on CD for $2.99
http://www.on-disk.com/ie55sp2.html
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The 84MB downloaded "self-extracting archive" method:
Assorted IE versions:
http://cws.internet.com/ie.html
http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit
ftp://ftp.skynet.be/mirror/microsoft.com/ie/
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie
http://www2.kansas.net/download.asp
IE 5.5 & 6.0 only:
http://www.it.utep.edu/wksupport/applications.html
No longer available here, but here's the old link:
http://helpdesk.uvic.ca/how-to/support/win95/msiexpl.html
After downloading, double-click on the 84MB file. It should
automatically create a new sub-folder under its current location
called "IE 5.5 SP2 Full", and auto-extract yet another 84MB of
CAB files and a few EXEs into it. To install, go into the new
sub-folder and run ie5setup.exe
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The I-don't-know-if-it-works method:
> MS is still downloading ie 5.50 SP2 from their servers which may
> be a way to get all the cabs needed without using a download manager
> program. Smaller chunks mean better chance of success against
> corruption during download.
> Download this from MS , then...
> http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/ie55sp2/x86/en/ie5setup.exe
> Copy and paste the following to Notepad and save it "iebatch.txt" in
> the same folder as the file being downloaded. Then double-click the
> "ie5setup.exe" file. A reboot will be required.
[DownloadSite]
Display=0
DownloadLocation="http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/ie55sp2/x86/en"
[Custom]
SetupMode=1
[Reboot]
Reboot=0
[End]
> Double click on ie5setup and it will begin the long process of
> downloading all the cab files needed. Save them for a reinstall
> at a later date.
Kay Archer
In addition to MasterBlaster's list of IE 5.5 sources, you could consider
some other browsers:
OffByOne (fits on one floppy)
http://www.OffByOne.com
Mozilla (free plus regular updates)
www.mozilla.org
Opera (adware and pay versions available)
www.opera.com
Noozer
Good stuff!
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Noozer
"Kay Archer" <kayhyphenarc...@antispam.com> wrote in message
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Actually, FireFox was my first try, but it won't work in Win95. Opera has
some cool features, but I just don't like it.
Michael Meyers
I'm running FireFox 0.8 on a Windows 95b machine, and it works perfectly!
Noozer
consider
> >> some other browsers:
> >>
> >> OffByOne (fits on one floppy)
> >> http://www.OffByOne.com
> >>
> >> Mozilla (free plus regular updates)
> >> www.mozilla.org
> >>
> >> Opera (adware and pay versions available)
> >> www.opera.com
> >
> >Actually, FireFox was my first try, but it won't work in Win95. Opera has
> >some cool features, but I just don't like it.
> >
> I'm running FireFox 0.8 on a Windows 95b machine, and it works perfectly!
What else was installed before you installed FireFox?
I just downloaded and attempted to install on a clean Win95B machine
yesterday without any luck.
Michael Meyers
What do you mean by "without any luck"? Is there a specific error message?
Noozer
has
> >> >some cool features, but I just don't like it.
> >> >
> >> I'm running FireFox 0.8 on a Windows 95b machine, and it works
perfectly!
> >
> >What else was installed before you installed FireFox?
> >
> >I just downloaded and attempted to install on a clean Win95B machine
> >yesterday without any luck.
> What do you mean by "without any luck"? Is there a specific error
message?
I received an error that a file was missing. I didn't take note as I just
assumed that FireFox required some DLL that is installed with a later
version of IE or the OS.
I've got IE 5.5 installed now, so I'm happy.
JWooden271
Mozilla (which supports 95).
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JWooden271
Arkayik
Internet Explorer for Windows 95. If you use Windows 95 this is the
one to get. Unfortunately Microsoft no longer has it available for
download.
You can download it from the evolt.org archive but it wouldn't install
for me after I spent quite some time getting it downloaded using my
slow dialup connection. I ended up following a link left by a
microsoft guru in here and got the on-disk full IE5.5sp2 CD for $3. It
installed without a problem and runs great for me.
Now they have another option. Internet Explorer 5.5sp2 is coming on
their "Win95 On-Pack".
Their page says "It contains several programs to bring the older
Windows 95 computer up to speed."
The on-pack contains Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2, DirectX 8.0a, Windows
media player 7.1, Windows 95 Y2K Update, Windows 95 OEM SR2 Update
(for Multifunction CardBus Cards Resolve several Plug and Play issues
with PC Cards), OpenOffice.org 1.0.3.1 (Legacy Build for Win 95),
Trillian 0.74, and ExtractNow.
The on-pack looks like the better great choice if you want to try Open
Office or get Media player 7.1 installed on Windows 95.
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J. S. Sigler
I had to reinstall Windows 95 and was shocked to find I it didn't have
any internet software after reinstalling. A techie friend burned
Internet Explorer on CD for me but I couldn't get it to install. I
found the "on-pack" while looking through newsgroups at work and
thought it was worth a try ( see:
http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/33 ).
Not only did I get the latest version of Internet Explorer for Windows
95 working on my PC, I also have Media Player 7.1 (although the PC
thinks it's 7.0), and Direct X8. The CD was definitely worth the
$4.00.
In addition it came with an Open Office legacy build. I had never
heard of it before but I'm liking it better than the Microsoft Office
I use at work and it has opened every Microsoft file I have tried so
far!
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James Deller-Smith
I tried to install Netscape 7.1, uninstalled IE3.x and Netscape 4, and
tried to install 7.1. For some reason, all I got was a splash screen...
Could someone send me the setup file for mozilla? Or is there a DOS/run
command that would allow me to put in the direct link to the setup file to
download it?
Thanks
Kay Archer
Arkayik
Internet Explorer 5.5sp2
You can download Mozilla at http://www.mozilla.com