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Installing Windows95

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immer

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Posted January 25, 2012 at 4:35PM

Because I am recovering old floppys information I need to install windows95. I have an old formated OK hard drive. I have got to when with the CD to position E with the virtual D in position, but when I type "E:\SETUP" or "E:\WIN95:\SETUP" etc it keeps telling me I have a bad command line. I tried another CD driver with the same results. I last used this W95 installer disc about 4/4 years ago ok but I've forgotten the DOS etc. Any ideas please....

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rawprawn

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Posted January 25, 2012 at 5:29PM

I am not sure, but I think you can only install it on C drive

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rawprawn

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Posted January 25, 2012 at 5:38PM

Please do not double post it is confusing.

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sharpamat

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Posted January 25, 2012 at 7:39PM

If I rember correctley Rawprawn is correct it can only be installed on C after formating By Fdisc

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sharpamat

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 8:24AM

If all you need this for is recovering old floppys information. have you looked at the price of an exteral drive for floppys at less than £20 it must be an option that could then be used as a small storage space

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immer

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 8:38AM

E is the command line to get at the CD and is only a temp location as the system boots. The problem is that I can inspect the files in E with "D:\DIR" but I can not get it to go.

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Terry Brown

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 9:59AM

You may have a fault with the CD, try this link to download a fresh copy.

http://www.allbootdisks.com/download/95.html

Terry

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chub_tor

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 10:31AM

Some further tips Here

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 11:22AM

Windows 95/8/ ME was installed using DOS, old PCs needed DOS drivers to get the CD drive working

DOS loads tools to a ram drive which moves the drive letters one forward

i.e. if your CD drive was D it will become E during the install period.

If you are trying to install from CD on a modern PC make sure the machines BIOS is set to boot from CD as first boot device. The CD should boot straight into the setup routine for windows 95.

Be careful because 95 will only install to C: it cannot see sata drives so you will have to remove any other drives and fit your old hard drive (IDE) and set as master.

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immer

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 5:02PM

As the system requires, "E" is the correct drive to the CD. With the command "D:\DIR:\WIN95/P" I can see that the file EXTRACT EXE is in there,so its not a CD drive problem, though nothing called "SETUP". I have tried "D:\WIN95:\EXE"," and -WIN95.EXE" and various other combinations but just cannot get it to go! I must be doing something silly wrong but blowed if I can get there .... any more prods for tis old duffer most welcome ....

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Diemmess

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Posted January 26, 2012 at 5:28PM

Is it not possible to connect directly to your mobo from a floppy drive mounted conventionally?

I use SATA for HD, but my DVDs use IDE ribbons and I added the floppy drive when I bought this computer. [running XP.]

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