Short answer:  Yes.

Slightly longer answer:  When I put a new computer together with Win95B, the
only additional Microsoft files I load are RegClean 4.1a, W95gray.exe, and if
the computer has Microsoft Plus! installed on it, an updated themes.exe file.
 I will put a copy of dx5eng.exe (Direct X v 5 drivers) in a folder, but not
install it. I decided it is up to the client as to whether they want Direct X
drivers installed or not. I consider these options as opposed to upgrades.

RegClean 4.1a seems to be a very stable registry cleaner; W95gray.exe gives
font smoothing capabilities and wallpaper stretching capabilities (originally
part of the Plus! pack, but made available on the Microsoft site), and
themes.exe is a replacement for the one that came in the original Plus!
package, and which does not work if a user loads Office 97 on their computer.

There are a few other updated files, such as MSDUN1.2  (Dialup Networking 1.2),
and some that I haven't looked into much, involving TCP/IP and some *very*
nitch problem solvers (like for communicating with IBM mainframes).  I don't
usually install those. The hardware I use seems to be very happy with the
communications abilities built in to Win95B, so I use the adage, "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it" -- since I've heard some users have experienced problems
when upgrading to MSDUN1.2.

Roxanne Pierce
R2 Systems, San Diego
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On Thursday, March 12, 1998 12:12, Rick Glazier [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
wrote:
> First Post -- bear with me... (Grin) FROM old computer...
> Just got a "new" refurbished computer. PowerSpec-Cyrix-166m
> Seems nice -- (for business, no games, etc.)
> Came with a CD of:  Win95-OSR2/USB - Full version.
> In Windows95: 4.00.950 B
> In DOS Win95  v4.00.1111
> Do I need to start getting "tons" of patches for that,
> (like I did for Win95 Original), or am I "set" for a while.
>
> Short version:
> (Did MS update most of the stuff ON the CD?)
>
>   Thanks is advance,  Rick
>
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