In a message dated 98-04-08 23:31:02 EDT, Eric writes:
<< I remember a while back that someone on the list offered a nifty way to
install the Windows 95 upgrade version without having Win3.1 present on the
computer and without the need for the first Win3.1 setup disk. >>
If you're installing Win95 on a system without a previous version of Windows
installed, Win95 asks you to prove you have installed a previous version of
DOS or Windows. If you don't have your old diskettes handy, here's how to get
around the dialog:
Open Notepad and save a document as WIN.CN_ Put your new WIN.CN_ file on a
diskette - your boot diskette or Win95 startup disk will do. When you reach
the point in the installation where Win95 asks you to show it a previous
version, put in the diskette with the WIN.CN_ file on it. The installation
program will accept it as proof of a previous version.
Bryan S. Tyson
Greenville SC
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