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From: "Robert Turnbull" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Clean install windows 95b

you must 'fdisk' and 'format' the hard drive.  Then use a full install
Windows 95B CD and not an upgrade.  If this does not work, then a new hard
drive would be in order.  I have worked on Compaq computers successfully
using both of these methods.

Steve Beck

> At 12:03 AM 11/01/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Subject: Clean install windows 95b
> >I have a Compaq 4712 which has the regular
> >Compaq version of windows 95a on it together
> >with all the software package that cames with
> >the computer most of which is old.
> >As we all know Compaq puts it's OS on a restore
> >CD which must be run to get the OS back in
> >the event of a complete failure.
> >What I would like to do is put a straight copy
> >of windows 95b on the computer and eliminate
> >all this old software.
> >Wonder if anyone has done this and if so could
> >they direct me to a step by step process as I've
> >read that this is not as easy as it would seem.
>
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