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Microsoft Windows 95 README for Setup
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August 1995
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995
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This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to
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supplement the Microsoft Windows 95 documentation.
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How to Use This Document
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To view Setup.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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To print Setup.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
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then use the Print command on the File menu.
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CONTENTS
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SETUP.TXT
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FINDING AND FIXING HARD-DISK PROBLEMS DURING SETUP (USING SCANDISK)
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UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95
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IF YOU HAVE A COMPRESSED DRIVE
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER WINDOWS NT
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER OS/2
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 ON COMPUTERS WITH LANTASTIC
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SETUP ERROR MESSAGES
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GENERAL SETUP NOTES
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MEMORY MANAGERS
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DISK-CACHE PROGRAMS
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ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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USING TERMINATE-AND-STAY-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS AND DRIVERS
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KNOWN POTENTIAL SETUP PROBLEMS
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SETUP.TXT
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This file contains information about problems that may occur while
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you are running Windows 95 Setup.
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NOTE: It is recommended that you check your hard disk for viruses
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before setting up Windows 95. If you have MS-DOS 6.x, you should
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run MSAV before running Setup.
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You should also turn off any screen savers you have running, and
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disable any anti-virus software that is running before you start Setup.
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FINDING AND FIXING HARD-DISK PROBLEMS DURING SETUP (USING SCANDISK)
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Windows 95 Setup automatically runs ScanDisk to check for problems
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on your hard disk(s). If there are problems, Setup cannot continue
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until they are fixed.
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NOTE: The MS-DOS-based version of ScanDisk that Setup runs may detect
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long filename errors, but it cannot correct them. These errors will
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not prevent Setup from proceeding, but once it completes, you should
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run the new Windows version of ScanDisk from within Windows 95 to
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correct these errors.
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Fixing Hard-Disk Problems
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If you see a message during Setup that says you must run ScanDisk to
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fix problems on your hard disk, follow these steps to fix the problems.
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If you are setting up Windows 95 over MS-DOS or a previous version of
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Windows, such as Windows 3.1:
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1. Quit Windows.
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2. If you are setting up from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into
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the drive, and then type the following at the command prompt:
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a:scandisk.exe /all
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where "a" is the drive that contains the Windows disk.
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If you are setting up from a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM and then type
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the following:
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f:\win95\scandisk.exe /all
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where "f" is the drive that contains the CD-ROM.
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4. Follow the instructions on your screen and fix any problems that
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ScanDisk finds.
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5. Start Windows, and then run Setup again.
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If you are setting up Windows 95 over a previous version of Windows 95:
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1. Quit Setup.
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2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point
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to System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.
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3. Check your your hard disk(s) and any host drives you have for errors,
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and repair any problems found.
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NOTE: If you are running Setup from MS-DOS, ScanDisk will run and you'll
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be able to fix most problems from within Setup.
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Problems Running ScanDisk
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If you get a message during Setup saying that there is not enough memory
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to run ScanDisk, free some conventional and/or upper memory, and then run
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Setup again. If you have MS-DOS 6.x, try running MEMMAKER to free memory.
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If you still don't have enough memory, or if you have other problems while
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Setup is running ScanDisk, then you can bypass ScanDisk in Setup by running
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Setup with the /IS option. To do this, type the following command:
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setup /is
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NOTE: Bypassing ScanDisk during Setup is not recommended. If you do,
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there may be problems with your hard disk that could cause Windows 95
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not to install or run correctly.
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If you still have problems after running Setup with the /IS option, try
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running Setup with the /IQ option. To do this, type the following command:
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setup /is /iq
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UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95
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During Setup, you'll have the option of saving your system files so that
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you can uninstall Windows 95 later. If you want to be able to uninstall
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Windows 95 later, choose Yes. Setup will save your system files in a
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hidden, compressed file. If you don't need to be able to uninstall
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Windows 95 later, choose No.
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You will not see this Setup option if:
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- You are upgrading over an earlier version of Windows 95.
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- You are installing to a new directory.
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- You are running a version of MS-DOS earlier than 5.0.
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NOTE: The uninstall files must be saved on a local hard drive. You
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cannot save them to a network drive or a floppy disk. If you have
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multiple local drives, you will be able to select the one you want to
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save the uninstall information on.
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NOTE: If you see a message during Setup about not being able to save
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your system files, see the "Setup Error Messages" section later in this
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document.
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To uninstall Windows 95 and completely restore your system to its
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previous versions of MS-DOS and Windows 3.x:
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1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
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Panel.
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2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
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3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Windows 95, and then click
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Remove.
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Or, if you are having problems starting Windows 95, use your startup
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disk to start your computer, and then run UNINSTAL from the startup
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disk.
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NOTE: The uninstall program needs to shut down Windows 95. If there is
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a problem with this on your computer, restart your computer and press
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F8 when you see the message "Starting Windows 95." Then choose
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Command Prompt Only and run UNINSTAL from the command prompt.
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If Setup did not complete successfully and you want to restore your
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previous versions of MS-DOS and Windows, you can run UNINSTAL from the
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\Windows\Command directory on your hard disk, or from your startup disk
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if you created one.
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If you saved your files on a drive other than C, you can use the /w
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option to specify the drive where the files are located. For example:
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uninstal /w e:
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where e: is the drive containing your previous system files that were
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saved.
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If Windows 95 is running and you want to remove the uninstall files to
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free up disk space (6 to 9MB), follow these steps:
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1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
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Panel.
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2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
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3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Old Windows 3.x/MS-DOS System
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Files, and then click Remove.
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You will no longer be able to uninstall Windows 95.
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IF YOU HAVE A COMPRESSED DRIVE
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If you have used compression software to compress your hard disk, you
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may get a message saying that there is not enough space on the host
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partition of the compressed drive. Setup may have to copy some files
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to your startup drive, the host for your startup drive, or the host
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for your Windows drive. If you get this message, you should free up
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some space on the specified drive, and then run Setup again. Try one
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of the following:
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- If you are setting up Windows on a compressed drive, try setting it
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up on an uncompressed drive if possible.
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- Delete any unneeded files on your host partition.
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- If you are running Windows 3.1 and have a permanent swap file, try
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making it smaller. In Control Panel, double-click the 386 Enhanced
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icon, and then click Virtual Memory. Then modify the size of your
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swap file.
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- Use your disk compression software to free up some space on the host
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drive for the compressed drive. If you compressed your drive by using
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DriveSpace or DoubleSpace, follow these steps:
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1. Quit Windows.
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2. Run Drvspace.exe or Dblspace.exe.
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3. Select the compressed drive on whose host you want to free space.
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4. On the Drive menu, click Change Size.
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If you used other compression software, such as Stacker, consult the
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documentation that came with it.
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NOTE: If you notice a discrepancy in the amount of free space reported
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by Setup and the amount of space you think is available on your host
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drive, it may be because Windows uses some space for creating a swap
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file. This may not appear to take up any space when Windows is not
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running.
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NOTE: If you create a startup disk during Setup, make sure you do not
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use a compressed disk for the startup disk.
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If You Have SuperStor Compression
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If you have compressed your hard disk by using SuperStor, Setup may not
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be able to find your startup drive and install Windows 95. If you get a
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message about this during Setup, uncompress your disk and remove
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SuperStor, then run Setup again.
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If You Have XtraDrive Compression
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If you have compressed your hard disk by using XtraDrive and you are
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upgrading a previous version of Windows, Setup will not be able to
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install Windows 95 unless you turn off XtraDrive's write-cache. To
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turn this off, carry out the following procedure:
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1. Quit Windows.
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2. Run Vmu.exe (XtraDrive's Volume Maintenance Utility).
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3. Choose Advanced Options, and then press ENTER.
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4. Set the EMS cache size to 0.
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5. Set the Conventional cache size to 1 (the minimum).
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6. Set Allow Write Caching to NO.
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7. At the confirmation prompt, choose Yes. You will see a message
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saying that you must restart your computer for the changes to take
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effect.
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8. Quit Volume Maintenance Utility, and then restart your computer.
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9. Start Windows, and then run Setup again.
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER WINDOWS NT
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If you are multi-booting MS-DOS and Windows NT, boot to MS-DOS, and
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then run Setup from either MS-DOS or Windows 3.x. You will not be able
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to install Windows 95 to a directory with a shared Windows 3.x/Windows NT
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configuration; you will need to install Windows 95 to a different
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directory.
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If you are not multi-booting MS-DOS and Windows NT, you should
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configure your computer to multi-boot MS-DOS and Windows NT first, and
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then follow the instructions above.
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If you boot MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no
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longer be able to boot Windows NT; however, you can restore Windows NT
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by booting from the Windows NT boot/repair disk, and then selecting the
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Repair option).
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER OS/2
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Setup will not run on OS/2. You need to boot to MS-DOS and run Setup
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from the MS-DOS prompt.
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NOTE: If you are upgrading over OS/2 on an HPFS partition, you will
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need to have your OS/2 disk 1 available during Setup.
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If you are using OS/2 Boot Manager to choose operating systems at
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startup, Setup will disable Boot Manager to ensure that Windows 95 can
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restart the computer and complete its installation. Boot Manager can be
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reactivated by running the Fdisk utility that comes with Windows 95
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(see the procedure at the end of this section).
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If you are not using Boot Manager, configure your computer to use Boot
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Manager, and then follow the instructions above.
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If you boot MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no
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longer be able to boot OS/2 after Windows 95 has been installed. You
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will need to delete the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files that OS/2
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uses before running Windows 95 Setup.
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If you want to remove OS/2 from your computer after you have installed
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Windows 95, carry out the following procedure:
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1. Back up the data files you want to keep onto a floppy disk or
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network drive.
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2. Delete the files in each of your OS/2 directories and subdirectories,
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and then delete the OS/2 directories.
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3. In the root directory, the following files are marked as hidden
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system files and need to be deleted:
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Ea data.sf
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OS2ldr.msg
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OS2krnl
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OS2boot
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Wp data.sf
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In My Computer or Windows Explorer, make sure hidden files are
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visible. To do this, click the View menu, click Options, and then
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click Show All Files. Then delete the OS/2 files listed above.
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NOTE: If you have a version of OS/2 other than version 2.0, the
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names of the OS/2 files on your hard disk may differ from those
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listed above. Also, depending on which version of OS/2 you have,
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in your root directory, you may see the following files, which you
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can delete:
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OS2dump
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OS2ldr
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OS2logo
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OS2ver
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4. Remember to empty the Recycle Bin to permanently remove the files
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from your computer.
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If Boot Manager is installed and you want to remove it, restart your
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computer, and then carry out the following procedure. (It is recommended
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that you print this file before restarting your computer.)
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1. When you see the Boot Manager menu, choose to boot to MS-DOS, and
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then run FDisk.
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2. Choose to make the MS-DOS partition (C) your active partition.
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3. Quit FDisk, and then restart your computer.
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If you want to reinstate Boot Manager after you install Windows 95,
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carry out the following procedure:
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1. On the Start menu, click Run, and then type FDISK.
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2. Choose Option 2, Set Active Partition.
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3. Enter the number of the Boot Manager Partition. This partition will
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be the 1 MB non-MS-DOS partition usually placed at the top or bottom.
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4. Quit FDisk, and then restart your computer as instructed.
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You can now boot OS/2 at any time and change labels of partitions
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in Boot Manager through the OS/2 FDisk program.
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INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 ON COMPUTERS WITH LANTASTIC
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If you are running the LANtastic server, you must disable it before
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setting up Windows 95. To disable the LANtastic server, either remove
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the Server.exe file from your Autoexec.bat file, or type the following
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command:
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server /remove
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If you are running LANtastic and have either mapped or shared your
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startup drive (usually drive C), Setup will not be able to determine
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which drive is your startup drive and will not be able to continue.
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Before running Setup, you must disable the mapping or stop sharing your
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startup drive.
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SETUP ERROR MESSAGES
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This section lists specific messages that you may encounter during Setup
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and provides information about what to do next.
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SU-0010, SU-0012, SU-0015, SU-0016
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If you receive one of these messages during Setup, please see the
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sections about OS/2 and Windows NT earlier in this document.
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SU-0011
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If your hard disk is password-protected, Setup will not be able to
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complete successfully. You must first remove the password protection.
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For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer.
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SU-0013
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To set up Windows 95, your startup drive must be an MS-DOS boot partition.
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If your startup drive is an HPFS or Windows NT file system, you must create
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an MS-DOS boot partition before running Setup. For more information, on
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creating an MS-DOS boot partition, see the documentation that came with
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your computer.
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If you have LANtastic networking or SuperStor compression, see those
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sections earlier in this document for more information.
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SU0167
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If you have a directory named Desktop in your current Windows
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directory, Setup will not be able to install Windows 95 into that
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directory. Windows 95 creates a directory named Desktop and uses it
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for system files. If you get this message during Setup, you should
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rename or move your current Desktop directory. Then run Setup again.
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Standard Mode Messages
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If you get any of the following error messages, you should remove
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any memory managers (such as EMM386.exe, QEMM, or 386Max) from your
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Config.sys file, and then run Setup again.
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Standard Mode: Invalid DPMI return.
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Standard Mode: Fault in MS-DOS Extender.
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Standard Mode: Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender.
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Standard Mode: Unknown stack in fault dispatcher.
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Standard Mode: Stack Overflow.
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NOTE: If you still have problems, try adding EMM386.EXE back into your
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Config.sys file and exclude all ranges. For example,
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device=c:\windows\emm386.exe x=A000-FFFF
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If you encounter these messages or random hangs during Setup, you may
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need to turn on double-buffering in SmartDrive. Several SCSI hard drives
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and some ESDI drives require double-buffering.
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To turn on double buffering, add the following line to the beginning of
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your Config.sys file:
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device=c:\windows\smartdrv.exe /double_buffer+
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where "c:\windows" is the path to your Windows directory.
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Cannot Read Setup (.cab) Files
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If you have Multimedia Cloaking and are installing Windows 95 from
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floppy disks, Setup may not run successfully. If you see messages about
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Setup not being able to read .cab files, then you should follow these
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steps:
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1. Remove the line referencing Cacheclk.exe from your Config.sys and
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Autoexec.bat files.
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2. Restart your computer.
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3. Run Setup again.
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Setup Could Not Back Up Your System Files
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If you see an error message while Setup is saving your system files,
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there may not be enough disk space, particularly on compressed disks.
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You should free up space on the drive you are saving your system files
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on (the default drive is C) by removing unneeded files.
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Cannot continue on this system configuration
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If you get a message saying "Setup cannot continue on this system
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configuration," you may have an older, incompatible disk partition.
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Before running Setup, you will need to back up your data and then
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repartition your disk.
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GENERAL SETUP NOTES
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This section includes notes on specific system configurations that may
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prevent Setup from installing Windows 95 successfully.
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Sager NP8200 or Wedge Technologies 466/DX2
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WARNING: If you install Windows 95 on a Sager NP8200 or Wedge Technologies
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466/DX2 laptop computer, you will not be able to use your computer, even
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if you reinstall a previous version of Windows.
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Plug and Play Network Cards and 16-Bit Real-Mode Drivers
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When you need to run the 16-bit real-mode driver for your NIC (which is
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common if you use DLC or another real-mode protocol), your Plug and Play
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card may appear not to function because the 16-bit NIC drivers load before
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Windows 95 has a chance to turn on Plug and Play cards. Also, some 16-bit
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NIC drivers do not recognize Plug and Play cards (most NE2000 Plug and
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Play clones fall into this category).
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To use your Plug and Play card with a 16-bit NIC driver, carry out the
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following procedure:
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1. Run the Softset utility that comes with your Plug and Play card,
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and set the card to non-Plug and Play mode.
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2. Double-click the Network icon in Control Panel and then remove the net
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card.
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3. Double-click the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel and follow the
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instructions on your screen. Windows 95 will detect your network card.
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If you change to a 32-bit protected-mode NIC driver in the future, you
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can rerun Softset to turn on Plug and Play mode for your card.
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Intel EtherExpress 16 NICs and PCI Computers
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You may experience system hangs or initialization problems if you are
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using an Intel EtherExpress 16 NIC in a PCI computer with some Diamond
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Speed Star PCI video cards. The following are excerpts from Intel's
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Customer Support Database. These problems are not related to Windows 95,
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and happen on a variety of operating system platforms. In general, if
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you experience other problems with your EtherExpress 16 in a PCI computer,
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please attempt to replace the card before reporting the problem to
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Microsoft.
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If you have one of these video cards, contact your vendor about getting
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a new video BIOS update.
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- Diamond Speed Star PCI video card with BIOS version 1.01
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- Diamond Viper PCI VGA Video Adapter
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- Diamond Stealth video card, Bios v1.03
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IBM Thinkpad Model 750x/755x/360x
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---------------------------------
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If you have one of these models, (including submodels such as C, CE, CX,
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|
CS, and CSE), check IBM's bulletin board or the THINKPAD forum on
|
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CompuServe for an updated BIOS and/or Mwave drivers for your computer
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before you install Windows 95.
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|
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If you don't upgrade your BIOS, you might have problems if you move the
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|
mouse while your computer is turning suspend mode on or off.
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MEMORY MANAGERS
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|
===============
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|
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If you have QEMM installed on your computer, we recommend removing it
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|
from your Config.sys file before setting up Windows 95. You can add it
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|
back after Windows 95 is installed.
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|
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|
The following memory managers are incompatible with or may cause
|
|
problems with Windows 95. It is recommended that you remove all
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|
references to them from your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files and use
|
|
Emm386.exe and Himem.sys, which are provided with Windows 95, to manage
|
|
memory instead.
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|
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|
Allemm4.sys - All Charge 386 Version 3.1
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|
HPemm386.sys and HPemm486.sys
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|
HPmm.sys - HP Memory Manager (must remove before Setup)
|
|
Iemm.sys Memory Manager
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|
Intel(R) Expanded-Memory Emulator (Ilim386.sys)
|
|
Maximizer Memory Manager (Maximize.com)
|
|
NetRoom Memory Manager (RM386.sys)
|
|
QMAPS Memory Manager Version 5.16
|
|
UMB PRO Version 1.07
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|
|
|
NOTE: The documentation for 386MAX recommends against setting the EXT
|
|
parameter below 64. If you set this parameter to 0, Setup will fail.
|
|
|
|
NOTE: If you remove the line containing Rm386.sys from your Config.sys
|
|
file, you may need to install Himem.sys, which comes with Windows or
|
|
MS-DOS. You can do this by adding the following line to your Config.sys
|
|
file:
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|
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|
device=<path>\himem.sys
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|
|
|
The <path> is the location of your Windows or MS-DOS files (for example,
|
|
C:\Windows).
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|
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|
DISK-CACHE PROGRAMS
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|
===================
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|
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|
Before you run Setup, it is recommended that you remove any third-
|
|
party disk-cache programs and replace them with Smartdrv.exe, which
|
|
is provided with Windows 95.
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|
|
|
While running Windows 95, you do not need to use a disk-cache utility.
|
|
Setup will remove most disk-cache programs for you.
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|
|
|
If you are running one of the following disk-cache utilities, you
|
|
should remove it. In some cases, Setup will remove it for you.
|
|
|
|
386MAX Disk-Cache Utility (Qcache.exe) (do not use with SmartDrive)
|
|
Cache.exe Disk-Cache Utility
|
|
Cache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
|
|
Flash Disk-Cache Utility (Flash.exe) (do not use with SmartDrive)
|
|
Hyperdisk Disk-Cache Utility (do not use with SmartDrive)
|
|
Icache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
|
|
IBMcache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
|
|
Mace Disk-Cache Utility (Mcache.sys)
|
|
Norton Speed Drive Disk Utility (SPEEDRV)
|
|
Norton Utilities Version 5.0 and 6.1 (DISKREET, NCACHE)
|
|
PC-Cache (PC Tools disk cache program) (must remove before Setup)
|
|
PC-Kwik Disk-Cache Utility (Pc-kwik.exe)
|
|
PC_Kwik Disk Accelerator
|
|
PC-Kwik Version 1.59 (Pck.exe, Pskscrn.exe, Pckey.com)
|
|
PC Tools(TM) Disk-Cache Utility (Pc-cache.com)
|
|
Secretdisk II Disk-Cache Utility (Fast512.sys) (do not use with SmartDrive)
|
|
Super PC-Kwik Disk-Cache Utility (Superpck.exe)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
|
|
===================
|
|
|
|
Some anti-virus programs can cause problems when you run Setup. Make
|
|
sure that no anti-virus programs are running while you are setting up
|
|
Windows 95. If the program is a terminate-and-stay-resident program,
|
|
remove any references to it in your Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, and Win.ini
|
|
files.
|
|
|
|
If your BIOS has built-in virus protection, you should disable it before
|
|
running Setup. To disable it, you must use the CMOS setup program for
|
|
your BIOS. For more information, see the documentation that came with
|
|
your computer.
|
|
|
|
See the notes for specific anti-virus programs below.
|
|
|
|
Central Point Anti-Virus Version 1.1 (Vsafe.com/Vsafe.sys)
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------
|
|
To remove VSAFE, remove any lines containing Vsafe.com or Vsafe.sys
|
|
from your Autoexec.bat file. Also, remove any references to Vsafe.com
|
|
or Vsafe.sys from the RUN= line in your Win.ini file.
|
|
|
|
If you are upgrading to Windows 95, you must also delete all the
|
|
Chklist.ms files that VSAFE has created before you run Setup. Because
|
|
Windows uses the disk for memory swapping, you should turn off the
|
|
Vsafe write-protection option when you run Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
If you don't remove VSAFE before you set up Windows, you will see
|
|
warnings about Command.com, Win.com, and Krnl.386 when Windows starts.
|
|
If you see these warnings, ignore them and choose the update option.
|
|
For more information, see the Central Point Anti-Virus documentation.
|
|
|
|
F-PROT Professional
|
|
-------------------
|
|
Setup cannot run if F-PROT Professional is running. Remove this program
|
|
from your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, and then check your Win.ini
|
|
file for the following line:
|
|
|
|
load=wvirstop.exe
|
|
|
|
If you see this line, remove it. When you have finished, restart your
|
|
computer, and then run Setup again.
|
|
|
|
Norton Anti-Virus(R)
|
|
---------------------
|
|
If you are running any version of Norton Anti-Virus, you should remove it
|
|
before running Setup. After setup, it is recommended that you do not run
|
|
Norton Anti-Virus version 1.x, 2.x, or 3.x with Windows 95. You should
|
|
obtain Norton Anti-Virus for Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
To remove Norton Anti-Virus version 1.5:
|
|
|
|
1. In your Config.sys file, remove the following line:
|
|
|
|
device=c:\nav\nav_.sys
|
|
|
|
2. In your Autoexec.bat file, remove C:\Nav from the PATH statement.
|
|
|
|
To remove the anti-virus features of Norton Desktop for Windows
|
|
version 3.0:
|
|
|
|
1. In your Config.sys file, remove the following line:
|
|
|
|
device=c:\ndw\navtsr.exe
|
|
|
|
2. In your Autoexec.bat file, remove the following lines:
|
|
|
|
c:\ndw\image.exe
|
|
c:\ndw from the PATH statement
|
|
|
|
3. In your System.ini file, remove the following lines:
|
|
|
|
shell=c:\ndw\ndw.exe (in the [boot] section)
|
|
device=symevent (in the [386enh] section)
|
|
|
|
4. In your Win.ini file, remove the following line:
|
|
|
|
load=c:\ndw\navtsrw.exe
|
|
|
|
|
|
USING TERMINATE-AND-STAY-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS AND DRIVERS
|
|
============================================================
|
|
|
|
APPEND (MS-DOS)
|
|
---------------
|
|
Do not use the APPEND utility with Windows 95. It prevents Windows
|
|
and Windows-based programs from creating valid Well-Formed-Path (WFP)
|
|
names for the files they are using. (A WFP is the complete name of a
|
|
file, including the drive letter and full path specification, starting
|
|
from the root directory.)
|
|
|
|
Autocon Version 2.0e, Bootcon Version 1.60, and Boot.sys
|
|
--------------------------------------------------------
|
|
These programs enable you to select from different configurations when
|
|
you start your computer. Windows 95 Setup modifies only the first
|
|
section in your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files, so you may have to
|
|
modify these files manually after Setup if you want to use these
|
|
programs. For more information, see the documentation that came with
|
|
your program.
|
|
|
|
Cubit Version 3.01
|
|
------------------
|
|
When you are using Cubit with Windows 95, do not compress the Windows
|
|
System directory or any file that is loaded from your Config.sys file.
|
|
|
|
Before you upgrade to Windows 95, make sure that the earlier version of
|
|
Windows is uncompressed on your hard disk. You may recompress the files
|
|
after you have successfully set up Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
Doubledisk Version 2.5
|
|
----------------------
|
|
Windows 95 may try to access "phantom" disk drives if you use it with
|
|
Doubledisk. Phantom drives occur when you use Doubledisk to create a
|
|
compressed drive. For example, if you have drives A, B, and C on your
|
|
computer and you use Doubledisk to create drive F, Windows 95 and
|
|
MS-DOS recognize drives D and E as valid drives, even though they do
|
|
not actually exist. You can use the DRVOFF utility to prevent Windows
|
|
from recognizing phantom drives. To order a copy of
|
|
the DRVOFF utility, contact Vertisoft.
|
|
|
|
Infinite Disk Version 2.1
|
|
-------------------------
|
|
Infinite Disk version 2.1 does not work properly with Windows 95.
|
|
Either remove Infinite Disk software from your computer before you run
|
|
Setup, or contact your software dealer for a version of Infinite Disk
|
|
software that is compatible with Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
To remove Infinite Disk from your computer:
|
|
1. Restore any compressed files back to their original state.
|
|
2. Remove the following lines from your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat
|
|
files:
|
|
|
|
iddrv.sys
|
|
idres.exe
|
|
protect /c
|
|
|
|
3. Restart your computer, and then run Setup again.
|
|
|
|
NetWare(R) NetBIOS
|
|
------------------
|
|
The NetWare NetBIOS TSR is incompatible with Windows 95 in many
|
|
configurations. In most cases, Setup will detect NetWare NetBIOS and
|
|
remove the startup command from your computer. However, if you have
|
|
NetWare NetBIOS set up to start from a location other than your
|
|
Autoexec.bat file (for example, from a batch file), Setup cannot
|
|
detect it. In this case, you need to remove NetWare NetBIOS manually.
|
|
Windows 95 includes an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol that you can use
|
|
instead of NetBIOS. For information about configuring Windows 95 to
|
|
work with it, see NETWORKS.TXT.
|
|
|
|
Newspace Version 1.07
|
|
---------------------
|
|
This disk-compression utility is incompatible with Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
Norton Desktop for Windows (Ep.exe)
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
If the data-recovery program Erase Protect (Ep.exe) is loaded from
|
|
your Autoexec.bat file, you need to disable it when you are setting up
|
|
Windows, especially if you are upgrading over a previous version of
|
|
Windows. Erase Protect tries to save copies of all deleted files, which
|
|
can cause you to run out of disk space while running Setup.
|
|
|
|
It is recommended that you run Erase Protect with a permanent swap file.
|
|
If you are using a temporary swap file, you need to exclude files that
|
|
have a .tmp or .swp extension from erase protection.
|
|
|
|
Norton Disklock Versions 3.01 and 3.5
|
|
-------------------------------------
|
|
Norton Disklock versions 3.01 and 3.5 do not work properly with
|
|
Windows 95. Either remove this software from your computer before you
|
|
run Setup, or contact Symantec product support for a version of
|
|
Disklock that is compatible with Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
For information about how to remove Disklock from your computer, see
|
|
the documentation that came with Norton Disklock.
|
|
|
|
PC Tools Deluxe(TM) Version 7.1 (DATAMON)
|
|
-----------------------------------------
|
|
If you load PC Tools DATAMON using the \SENTRY+ option, Setup may fail
|
|
if you are low on disk space. Do not use the \SENTRY+ option when loading
|
|
DATAMON.
|
|
|
|
Do not load DATAMON after loading SmartDrive. If DATAMON is loaded after
|
|
SmartDrive, your computer may fail. See the PC Tools documentation for
|
|
information about how to unload DATAMON.
|
|
|
|
PC Tools Deluxe Version 6.0 (DESKTOP)
|
|
-------------------------------------
|
|
If you try to start PC Tools from an MS-DOS Prompt within Windows,
|
|
your computer may fail or restart itself. These problems also occur if
|
|
you use MS-DOS commands from an MS-DOS Prompt within Windows.
|
|
|
|
Version 7.0 of PC Tools may correct these problems. However, do not load
|
|
DESKTOP from an MS-DOS Prompt if it was loaded before starting Windows.
|
|
If you do, your computer may fail when you quit Windows. It is recommended
|
|
that you run DESKTOP from its PIF, provided with Windows 95.
|
|
|
|
SUBST (MS-DOS)
|
|
--------------
|
|
You may encounter problems with SUBST during Setup, but you can safely
|
|
add it back after Windows 95 has been installed.
|
|
|
|
UNDELETE
|
|
--------
|
|
If you are running UNDELETE with the SENTRY option, Setup may have
|
|
problems, and there may be cases when you run out of disk space during
|
|
Setup. It is recommended that you remove UNDELETE from your Config.sys
|
|
and Autoexec.bat files before running Setup.
|
|
|
|
NOTE: The SENTRY option creates a hidden directory named Sentry. When
|
|
you delete a file, UNDELETE moves the file from its current location to
|
|
the Sentry directory. Before removing UNDELETE from your Config.sys or
|
|
Autoexec.bat file, you should free up disk space by using the
|
|
UNDELETE /PURGE command on all drives.)
|
|
|
|
If you do not remove it, Setup will disable this command for you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
KNOWN POTENTIAL SETUP PROBLEMS
|
|
==============================
|
|
|
|
Installing Windows 95 on a 4 MB or 386 computer from floppy disks may
|
|
be very slow. To speed things up:
|
|
|
|
- Run Setup from inside Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups. Avoid
|
|
running Setup from MS-DOS.
|
|
|
|
- If you are running a disk-compression program, such as DriveSpace or
|
|
DoubleSpace, Setup may be very slow. Consider copying the files on
|
|
the floppy disks to a temporary directory on your hard disk, and then
|
|
running Setup from your hard disk. To copy files from Disks 2 through
|
|
12, you will need to use the EXTRACT command on Disk 1 to copy the
|
|
Win95_xx.cab files to your hard disk, since they are in the new
|
|
Microsoft Distribution Media Format (DMF). Normal MS-DOS commands like
|
|
COPY and XCOPY won't work on these floppy disks.
|
|
|
|
To copy a .cab file from a floppy disk to your hard disk, use the
|
|
following command:
|
|
|
|
extract /c a:win95_xx.cab c:\<TempDir>
|
|
|
|
where <TempDir> is the location of a temporary directory on your
|
|
hard disk.
|
|
|
|
- During Setup, if you notice that the light for an empty floppy disk
|
|
drive is flashing for a long time and Setup is slow, try inserting a
|
|
formatted floppy disk into the empty drive.
|
|
|
|
- If you encounter problems during Setup, such as Setup closing
|
|
unexpectedly or error messages that do not apply, try increasing the
|
|
size of your permanent swap file. In general, the size of your
|
|
permanent swap file plus the amount of RAM in your computer should
|
|
equal at least 14 MB for Setup to complete successfully. After you
|
|
change your swap file size, try running Setup again.
|
|
|
|
NOTE: If your hard disk is compressed, you may have to increase the
|
|
size of your host drive before you can increase the size of your
|
|
swap file.
|