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- Microsoft Windows 95 README
- for Online Access to Additional Files
- August 1996
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-
- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1996
-
-
- This document explains how to gain access to online services to receive
- additional Windows 95 files. These include:
- * Updates and drivers
- * Files that come with the CD-ROM version of Windows 95 but not
- on the floppy disk version
-
- The files are compressed and self-extracting. After you download the ones
- you want, double-click each icon to extract the file(s) it contains.
-
-
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- How to Use This Document
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-
- To view Extra.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- To print Extra.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
- then use the Print command on the File menu.
-
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- CONTENTS
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- The Microsoft Network (MSN)
- File Server (ftp)
- World Wide Web
- Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
- GEnie
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- The Microsoft Network (MSN)
- ===========================
-
- To gain access to these files via MSN, you must have an MSN
- account. The files are available on the following path:
-
- \Categories\Computers and software\Software\Microsoft\Windows 95
-
- Once you are in the Windows 95 forum, refer to the kiosk to locate
- the Windows 95 files you want.
-
-
-
- Internet - File Server
- ======================
-
- On the Internet, the additional files are available on the following path:
-
- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Products/Windows/Windows95/
-
-
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- Internet - World Wide Web
- ==========================
-
- The additional files are available on the following path:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/Windows
-
-
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- Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
- =================================
-
- This service is available in the United States and Canada only.
- The additional files are available by calling the following number
- (a modem is required):
-
- (206) 936-6735 (MSDL)
-
- The Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
- a week. For more information about using MSDL, in the U.S. or Canada call
- (800) 936-4200. You can find the additional files in the Windows 95 file
- area.
-
-
- GEnie
- =====
-
- On GEnie, the additional files are located in the Microsoft Roundtable.
- To access the additional files:
-
- Go to Microsoft Roundtable
-
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