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Window's 95 Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Windows 95?
Windows 95 is Microsoft's new 32 bit Pre-emptive multitasking
operating
system. For a more detailed description, click here.
When will I be able to buy Windows 95?
Windows 95 is now available for purchase, World wide.
How much does Windows 95 cost?
The upgrade which requires Windows 3.x, WFW, Windows NT, or OS/2
will
have a street price $89.95. The full product, which does not
require an
existing operating system, will have a retail price of under
$200. The
Plus! Pack add-on will have a retail price of $39.99.
What is the difference between the upgrade and the full version?
Other than price, there is no difference. The upgrade simply has
an
extra routine in the setup program which checks your hard drive
for Win
3.x, WFW, NT, or OS/2 to see if you qualify for the upgrade. If
you are
installing to a empty hard drive, you can use disk 1 of a
qualifying
product to prove your eligibility.
Is there any difference between the diskette and CD release?
Other than a few extra multimedia samples and accessories on the
CD,
the two are basically identical. If you bought the disk version,
you
can download the extras included on the CD free, by clicking
here.
After all this Windows bashing I've been seeing in the media, should
I even
bother installing it?
YES! Don't listen to the media, they are expecting a perfect
product
from Microsoft and their not going to get it. Nothing is perfect
and
neither is Windows 95, but it is an excellent product, moving
well
beyond my expectations.
Now that Windows 95 has been released, what will happen to OS/2?
OS/2 will never die, but will also never be able to compete with
Win
95, mainly because of the lack of software for OS/2.
How much RAM is required to run Windows 95?
The absolute minimum is 4 MB, and despite what you may have
heard,
Windows 95 will run happily with only 4 megs, but it is
recommended you
have at least 8. You will notice a major boost in performance
with 16
Megs of RAM.
Will Windows 95 run on my 286?
No, Windows 95 is a 32 bit os and requires a 32 bit processor.
You will
need a 386 based computer to run Win 95.
Will Windows 95 work on my 386DX based system with 4MB of RAM?
Yes. I have loaded pre-release copies of Win95 on such a machine
and it
runs Win 3.x 16 bit apps only slightly slower than they run
natively.
Although Win95 runs a lot better than OS/2 Warp with 4 MB RAM,
it is
recommended that you have at least 8 megs if you plan on doing
any
heavy multitasking.
How much disk space will I need to install Win 95?
Typical installations take 50-55 MB of hard disk space, for a
full
install you will need 80 MB. The bare minimum is 20 Megs.
Will Windows 95 run all my old 16 bit apps?
Yes, Windows 95 is fully backward compatible with Windows 3.1
and so
you should have no problems running most of your Win 3.x
applications.
I just went out and bought Win95, and I'm having trouble getting it
installed. The tech support lines are always busy, is there any other
way to
get support?
If your question isn't answered in this FAQ, try the various
windows
newsgroups or try #Windows95 in IRC where there are always many
people
to answer your questions. Also, you can post a message to the
Win95-NET
Message Board
When installing Windows 95, should I start fresh, installing Windows
95 in
its own directory or should I install it over my existing windows?
I would recommend installing over your existing windows, but you
can do
it either way. Keep in mind however, if you install Windows 95
in a new
directory you will have to reinstall most of your existing
windows
programs which have stored needed files in your windows
directory(ini
files, DLL's, etc.). But if you don't mind doing this, Win95
will
probably run more efficiently if you install fresh.
How can I learn the basics of Windows 95?
Click on the Start button and go to Help, if you installed it,
you will
find an on-line users guide. If you didn't, go to
Settings-Control
Panel-Add New Programs and click on the Windows Setup tab, you
can the
choose the on-line manual from the list and install it.
Ok, I've got Win95 installed but it's not performing as well as I had
hoped.
Is there anything I can do to increase performance?
Windows 95 is pretty much self optimizing, so there isn't much
you can
do short of buying more memory. First of all open the Control
Panel,
and double-click on the System icon. Once the System applet is
opened,
click on the performance tab and Win95 will give you suggestions
on
what you can do to increase performance. Also try defragmenting
your
hard drive(s) using the included defragmentation
utility(Programs-Accessories-System Tools). This will greatly
increase
disk performance.
When I go to the System applet in the Control Panel it tells me I
have less
RAM then I really have. Why does it do this?
This is because you are loading 16 bit drivers in your
config.sys and
autoexec.bat which is probably not necessary because Win95
includes 32
bit drivers for most everything. You can delete you config.sys
and
autoexec.bat unless you have a special video driver or something
which
must be loaded. The only other program you might want to load in
your
config.sys/autoexec.bat would be doskey. DO NOT load smartdrv!
It will
slow down your system and use up valuable memory, Windows 95
includes a
disk caching utility built in to the operating system, so
smartdrv is
not necessary.
I want to connect to the Internet using Win95's built in TCP/IP Stack
and I
cant connect properly. Any suggestions?
This is a to complex a subject to explain in this FAQ but there
are
several other pages explaing this. Try Configuring TCP/IP in
Windows 95
by Barry Barr, The Windows 95 TCP/IP Setup HOW-TO/FAQ by Xima
and
WINHUQ by Steve Jenkins.
Why can't I run 32 Bit Winsock clients with Trumpet winsock on
Windows 95?
Isn't Windows 95 a 32 bit operating system?
You can't run 32 bit clients with a 16 bit TCP/IP stack(such as
Trumpet
Winsock). You must either use the TCP/IP stack included with
Win95 or a
different 32 bit stack.
Does Windows 95 come with any Internet clients?
Yes it comes with a 32 bit FTP client, Telnet client, ping
client, and
a route tracer. These can be found in your windows directory as
FTP.EXE, TELNET.EXE, PING.EXE, and TRACERT.EXE respectively.
How do I get Win 95 to boot up to DOS by default?
Change the line BootGUI=1 in your msdos.sys file to BootGUI=0
How do I change the icon of "My Computer"?
Open the Registry(REGEDIT.EXE in your \WINDOWS directory) and
search
(Edit/Find) for My Computer. Once you find it, open subkey
Default Icon
and modify its vaule to read, file, N, where file is the
complete path
of the icon (ico, dll, or exe) and N is the icon number
(Remember, the
first icon is 0, not 1).
Why can't I get the Volume Control utility included with Win95 to
work with
my sound card?
You have to install one of the sound drivers included with
Windows 95
or a Win95 specific driver for your sound card. The Sound
Blaster
driver included with Win95 should work fine with SB compatibles.
To
install the driver go to Control Panel-Add New Hardware and
answer no
when it asks you if you want to auto-detect hardware, then go to
Creative Labs-Sound Blaster.
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If you have any questions that haven't been answered here, please
tell me. I
would like to make this FAQ as complete as possible. Also please send
me any
comments, suggestions, credit card numbers, etc.