Frank B. Smith wrote...

>...if you installed Win95 as an upgrade, there are ways to trick it into
loading by itself... but I never got it to work; and had to reinstall DOS,
WIN 3.1, and then Win 95 (a real bother) and then all of my other software.

Frank, et al

The only difference between the "Full" version and "Upgrade" versions of
Windows 95 is that the Upgrade version checks to see if you have a previous
version of Windows (there's also about a $40 difference!).

It is not necessary to install DOS and Windows 3.x prior to installing the
Upgrade version of Windows 95.

Assuming your hard drive is partitioned and formatted...

1.  boot to a boot disk
2.  install CD ROM driver
3.  Insert Windows 95 Upgrade CD ROM
4.  Run Setup
5.  When prompted that this is an upgrade product and you must own a
qualifying product, insert floppy disk one of Windows 3.x.
6.  Install proceeds normally.

Take Care,
Dave