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How do I install Windows 95 on a computer with nothing else on it?
First you will need to use Fdisk to create a File Allocation TABLE (FAT) partition on your hard drive to install Windows 95 to. If you bought the Windows 95 package designed for a computer without Windows (not the upgrade) it will come with a start-up disk for this purpose. The start-up disk will create a partition and format it for you. It will then ask for Setup Disk 1 or the CD-ROM, which will install Windows 95.
If you want to install the Windows 95 Upgrade version on to an empty system, you will need a boot disk with the DOS utilities Fdisk, Format, Sys. First you will need to use Fdisk to create a File Allocation TABLE (FAT) partition on your hard drive. Here is how:
In the Fdisk Options screen, press Enter. The Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive screen appears
Press Enter. The Create Primary DOS Partition screen appears
If you want the partition to be the maximum size, press Enter. Then insert your startup disk in drive A, and press a key If you don't want the partition to be the maximum size, press n, and then press Enter. Another Create Primary DOS Partition screen appears
Follow the instructions on-screen to specify the partition size you want, and then press Enter
You can specify the partition size as a percentage of disk space or in megabytes of disk space. If you specify a percentage of disk space, include a percent (%) sign after the number
Press Esc to return to the Fdisk Options screen, then follow the instructions on-screen to make the primary DOS partition active, and then return to the Fdisk Options screen
If you have not allocated all the space on a disk drive to the primary DOS partition, you can create an extended DOS partition and logical drives by choosing the Create Extended DOS Partition in Fdisk. You specify the partition size you want as a percentage or number of megabytes of disk space. If you don't want to create an extended partition, press Esc to quit Fdisk. Insert a startup disk in drive A, and press any key
For more information on using Fdisk read Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article No 106423
Second you will have to format your hard drive with the option /s (Format c:/s). Now you can start with the Setup Disk 1 or the CD-ROM, to install Windows 95. You will also need your Windows 3.1 Disk 1, as proof that you're eligible for the upgrade. If you have the CD-ROM version of Windows 95, you would need to have the drivers for your CD-ROM drive, and the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files with the correct settings for your CD-ROM drive. If you have a driver disk with your CD-ROM drive, you first install the drivers after formatting. If you don't have a driver disk, try to find someone with a similar drive and copy their drivers and Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, using only the settings related to the CD-ROM drive.
If you encounter difficulties installing Win95, try Microsoft's Windows 95 Support Center.
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How do I install Windows 95 on a computer with MS-DOS and Windows 3.x on it?
Microsoft recommends you to run the Windows 95 setup from within Windows 3.x, which does work, but if you plan on installing Windows 95 in a separate directory than your existing Windows, you should run setup from DOS instead.
Make sure that all your peripherals work properly with Windows 3.x before you upgrade. If you don't plan on dual booting between Windows 95 and Windows 3.x and you just can't wait to install all your applications from scratch again (?), it is still the best to install Windows 95 from scratch! It will take some time, but you will have the best chance of a good working Windows 95.
If you installed Windows 95 "on top" of Windows 3.x and you experience a lot of errors which you can't explain, try installing Windows 95 from scratch! (meaning: start with Format C:). Just back-up all your data files, and check that you have all the installation disks. See How do I install Windows 95 on a computer with nothing else on it? for more details.
If you encounter difficulties installing Win95, try Microsoft's Windows 95 Support Center.
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