At Sun, 18 Jun 2000  Wendy Brown wrote:
>
>I know this has been posted before, but I am trying to
>load Windows 95 (upgrade) on a small hard drive (too
>small for Windows 98) and my Windows 3.1 >disk #1 is
>not reading.  I know there is a 'dummy'  text file
>that will fool Windows 95, but I can't remember what
>it is.  Can anyone out there help with that??


Wendy:

To install Windows 95 from an upgrade version, create in C:\ (i.e., the root directory of the boot drive) the following dummy files (at least one byte each):

    win386.exe
    gdi.exe

When you install, choose CUSTOM setup and de-select the nonessential components. You can always add them later via the Control Panel.

Regards,

John Chin


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