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- Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
- WW1190: GENERAL WINDOWS(R) 95 SETUP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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- Revision Date: 8/95
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- The following information applies to Microsoft Windows 95.
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- Copyright (C) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of
- Microsoft Corporation.
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- 1. Q. How do I make backup copies of my original Windows 95 disks
- before I install Windows 95?
-
- A. Windows 95 disks are Distribution Media Format (DMF) disks and
- are not compatible with the MS-DOS COPY and DISKCOPY commands.
- You cannot create backup copies of the Windows 95 disks.
-
- 2. Q. What happens if the power fails or if my computer restarts
- during Setup?
-
- A. Windows 95 Setup has a feature called Safe Recovery. Depending
- on where Setup was interrupted, you may be able to simply turn
- your computer off and back on, run Setup again, and choose Safe
- Recovery when you are prompted.
-
- 3. Q. What do I do if Setup stops responding (hangs) while it is
- detecting the hardware in my computer?
-
- A. If Setup hangs while it is detecting the hardware in your
- computer, turn your computer off and back on, run Setup again,
- and choose Safe Recovery when you are prompted.
-
- 4. Q. Why does Setup tell me I am running virus-protection software
- when I cannot find any on my computer?
-
- A. Some computers have built-in virus protection. If virus
- protection is enabled in your computer's CMOS settings, Setup
- cannot continue. Please contact your hardware vendor for
- information about temporarily disabling this feature.
-
- 5. Q. How do I install a feature of Windows 95 that I did not install
- originally?
-
- A. If you want to add or remove a Windows 95 component, use the
- Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. On the Windows Setup
- tab, click the items you want to add or remove.
-
- 6. Q. What is Setup doing when I see the "Getting ready to run
- Windows 95 for the first time" screen?
-
- A. After Setup restarts your computer, it must complete the
- installation process. Setup accomplishes the following tasks
- while the "Getting ready to run Windows 95 for the first time"
- screen is displayed:
-
- - Setup processes the Wininit.ini file and combines all the
- virtual device drivers listed in the [CombineVxDs] section of
- the file into one file called Vmm32.vxd. Combining these
- drivers provides faster startup times.
-
- - Setup renames all the files that were in use during the first
- portion of Setup. For example, Setup renames the User32.tmp
- file to User32.exe and renames the Command.new file to
- Command.com.
-
- - Setup makes a backup copy of the registry for troubleshooting
- purposes.
-
- After these tasks are accomplished, Setup starts the Windows 95
- graphical user interface (GUI) and completes the installation
- process by converting program groups, setting up the Help
- system, and setting your location and time zone.
-
- 7. Q. If I run Setup over an existing Windows 95 installation, I
- receive the following two options:
-
- - Restore Windows files that are changed
-
- - Copy all Windows files again
-
- Setup seems to take just as long no matter which option I
- choose. Why?
-
- A. Both of these options verify the validity of Windows 95 files.
- Verifying the Windows 95 files takes as long as an original
- installation because Setup must open each cabinet file to
- verify the Windows 95 files. Setup uses the Setuplog.txt file
- to determine which files to check and marks each good file with
- an "S." This mode also rebuilds the Vmm32.vxd file and recopies
- any file with a lost long filename.
-
- 8. Q. Is there a way to remove Windows 95?
-
- A. Yes. To do so, you must choose to save your computer's system
- files on the hard disk during Setup. You cannot store the
- "uninstall" file on a network drive or floppy disk. To remove
- Windows 95, use these three steps:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
- Control Panel.
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- 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
-
- 3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Windows 95, and then
- click Remove.
-
- You can also remove Windows 95 by starting your computer with
- the Windows 95 Startup Disk and then typing "uninstal" (without
- the quotation marks) at the command prompt.
-
- NOTE: You are not prompted to save the system files during
- Setup if any of the following conditions apply:
-
- - You are installing Windows 95 in an empty directory.
-
- - You are not running MS-DOS version 5.0 or later.
-
- - You are reinstalling Windows 95 over itself.
-
- 9. Q. I am not having any problems with Windows 95. How do I delete
- the "uninstall" files created by Setup?
-
- A. To delete the "uninstall" files and free disk space, use these
- three steps:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
- Control Panel.
-
- 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
-
- 3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Old Windows 3.x/MS-DOS
- System Files, and then click Remove.
-
- Once you delete these files, you cannot use the Uninstall tool
- to remove Windows 95.
-
- 10. Q. Is there an Administrative Setup for network installations?
-
- A. The /A and /N Setup switches have been replaced by the Netsetup
- tool. This tool is available in the CD-ROM version of
- Windows 95. Network administrators can use this tool to set up
- a shared copy of Windows 95 that others can use to set up local
- or shared Windows 95 installations. Users can also create
- custom scripts to automate the Setup process from the shared
- copy of Windows 95.
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