Eric - hope this help.....

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul <[log in to unmask]>

>Date: 12 December 1997 23:44
>>This is an easier way to install the Windows 95 upgrade CD without having
>>Windows 3.X on the hard drive..  This way will even work if the Windows
3.X
>>disks are lost or corrupted.
>>NOTE:  This is not intended for the purpose of avoiding paying the price
of
>a
>>full version of Win 95 for those people who don't own a Windows 3.X
>license. If
>>you don't own a copy of Windows 3.X, then you must use the full version of
>the
>>Windows 95 CD, otherwise you may be in violation of copyright laws and
>>licensing agreements..
>>
>>1.  Create a text file in the root directory of the c: drive (here called
>>95FULL.txt).  Put in two lines of text, exactly as they appear here.
>>
>>[Setup]
>>ccp=0
>>
>>2.  Save the file.
>>
>>3. Install win95 from a command prompt, by typing the following: (assuming
>>your CD-ROM is D:)
>>
>> d:\win95\setup c:95FULL.txt
>>
>>4.  Windows 95 will then install as though windows 3.1 were present.
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