At 06:36 PM 05/06/2000 , you wrote:
>Bob Wright wrote:
>
> > You really have too many variables at play here to make a decent diagnosis
> > based on the information.  I might suspect that your CMOS settings have
> > changed on your IDE controllers or that you have added new hardware that
> > is not configured properly, such as a PCI WinModem...  and that also could
> > cause these problems.
>
>I haven't, consciously anyway, changed any setting on my IDE
>controllers.  Neither have I added any hardware.
>
> > But, since you have been running the same installation of Windows95 for
> > three years, I would suspect that you are past due for a reload.  I would
> > use your install CD for Windows and just reinstall Windows95.  It should
> > not change any of your settings, but it will refresh all of your Windows files
> > and allow Windows to solve any driver issues that might have cropped up.
>
>Before I do that, one question:  will I also have to reinstall
>all the patches for Win95 that I have installed from downloads
>from the Microsoft site?


When or if you do the reinstall, you will find numerous files are newer
than the ones that Windows wants to install.  During the install
process, you will be asked if Windows should replace these files,
always click the NO button so that the updates are not replaced
with older files.  In doing this, you should not have any need
to reinstall the patches.

    Bob Wright
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