OEM versie of WIN95
Rob
I'v an OEM version of WIN95.
Can I without any problem format my harddisk en install WIN95 with that OEM
version?
I heard that there must be an OS (win3.x for example) on a computer before
you can install
WIN95 with an OEM version.
Can anybody help me before i format my disk?
Gary White
named win.com automatically stops the install. There are tricks to make
the install think it is an upgrade version and install over 3.1 or 95a.
As to installing, I have an OSR2 Startup Disk with MSCDEX and HIMIM
along with the real-mode, 16-bit, cd-rom driver. I made an autoexec.bat
and config on the floppy so when I use it to boot it loads HIMEM, MSCDEX
and cd-rom driver. CD is set to a letter I will set in 95 such as R: so
no conflicts if I add partitions/drives later. The Fdisk and Format are
FAT32 aware so no problem there.
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Gary White
Lansing, Michigan, USA
mailto:garywh...@att.net
ICQ# 575452
Ken Blake
>I'v bought a new PC and want to reinstall Win95 on my old
one.
>I'v an OEM version of WIN95.
>Can I without any problem format my harddisk en install
WIN95 with that OEM
>version?
Yes, no problem at all. You just need to be sure you have
your CD-ROM driver (if you're installing from a CD-ROM) on a
startup diskette.
>I heard that there must be an OS (win3.x for example) on a
computer before
>you can install
>WIN95 with an OEM version.
No, you don't have to have an operating system previously
installed to install any version of Windows 95.
You're perhaps thinking of the upgrade version, which many
people think requires that a previous version be installed.
But even that is not true. You need to have proof of
ownership of a previous version, but it doesn't have to be
installed. All you need to do is insert the previous
version's CD or diskette 1 when it asks for it.
Ken Blake
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Gabe Rypma
>I'v an OEM version of WIN95.
>Can I without any problem format my harddisk en install WIN95 with that OEM
>version?
>I heard that there must be an OS (win3.x for example) on a computer before
>you can install
>WIN95 with an OEM version.
The OEM version is exactly that. It is used for setting up systems from
scratch and from formatted hard disks. You just need to make sure that you
have a boot diskette that will enable the CDROM drivers on startup so that
you can access the CDROM from the command prompt.
What I have found is that it is the easiest to copy the WIN95 directory from
the cdrom to your hard disk and then delete the directory structure of all
the directories which you do not need. This way you can make a backup
directory for all your needed files and should not need to reformat your
hard drive - unless of course it has serious problems.
Having the WIN95 directory on your machine with all the CAB files also saves
you a lot of time and hassle when you need to look for you Windows CD-ROM
because you won't need it and the system will automatically grab the files
from your local hard drive copy of the CAB files.
Hope that provides a suitable solution to your problem.
Kindest regards...Gabe Rypma
www.dococreative.com