John,
This is only one of a few ways to successfully install OSR2 over Win 3.1x OR
Win 95a.
If you want to covert from FAT16 to FAT32 after upgrading to OSR2, you can
use Microsoft's CVT.EXE program or Partition Magic. FDISK from ODR2 will do
this if doing a fresh install on a new drive.
Anyone who is interested in additional info on OSR2 should visit Sean
Erwin's site at http://www.compuclinic.com/osr2faq/ . Everything you ever
wanted to know about OSR2 is there. If you don't have web access, I could
e-mail the page to you.
Tim Klymkow
-----Original Message-----
From: John Chin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: Installing WIN95 ver.B
>At 05:25 AM 2/7/1998 Robert Prickett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>>Is it possible to install version B over an already installed and very
much
>>>expanded version A?
>>
>>Yes, very simply. Find 'win.com' and rename to 'win.win' or
>>something. That's the file win95 OSR2 looks for, to determine an
>>older version of win95. Not seeing it, OSR2 installs fully.
>>
>
>
>I do not think this will work, although I have not tried it. This is
>predicated on the assumption that Win95b = Win95 OEM R2.
>
>My experience is that the OEM Release 2 version of Win95 requires
>the partition be created with the FDISK contained in OEM Release 2.
>This is the FDISK that asks if you wish to enable large disk support
>(i.e., want the FAT32 option).
>
>Although this is empirical, I've not seen anything to contradict this.
>
>The renaming of WIN.COM works where you have installed the
>upgrade version of Win95a and wish to use the later, OEM version
>(i.e., non-upgrade version) of Windows 95a.
>
>Perhaps, if you combine Mr. Prickett's technique after a Partition Magic
>conversion of your FAT16 partition to FAT32, it would work.
>
>However, your best option is to buy the Win98 Beta 3 and install it
>over your existing Win95a installation.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Chin
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