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Willy - 31 Dec 2003 20:38 GMT

Okay List, here is my dilemma,
I've got an old 486 that has no math co-processor so it won't accept Win98,
The hard drive has been formatted,
I've got Win95 Upgrade Version on 3 1/2 discs but it won't install because
no previous version of Windows is on the hard drive.
I'm just trying to make that PC work for my young grandson.
Does anyone know a way I can force the Win 95 Upgrade Version I have on to
the hard drive?
Another bummer, is no CD-ROM or I could install from a CD, I got a OEM
version.

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Tim Slattery - 31 Dec 2003 21:49 GMT

>Okay List, here is my dilemma,
>I've got an old 486 that has no math co-processor so it won't accept Win98,
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>Another bummer, is no CD-ROM or I could install from a CD, I got a OEM
>version.

You should be able to install a CD-ROM for not much money(they're
cheap these days, and simply hook to an EIDE controller). Then you
could probably score a Win95 CD from eBay, again for not very much
money. Get a boot disk that supports a CD-ROM for free from
www.bootdisk.com, and you could be in business.

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Willy - 01 Jan 2004 00:09 GMT

Tim,
I've taken the CD-ROM from this PC and installed it. I've got the boot disk
you spoke of, I've got Win95C on CD but the CD-ROM won't read the CD. It
will recognize it as Drive R: using the boot disk, it will open/close but
will not read any CD I put in it. I've even put in a new ribbon cable.

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Jeff Richards - 31 Dec 2003 22:11 GMT

Why exactly won't it install? The floppy disk version of Windows 95 does
not require that there is a previous version of Windows on your hard drive
before it will install. If it's an upgrade version it may require proof that
you have a previous version of Windows, but it does not need to be
installed.
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> Okay List, here is my dilemma,
> I've got an old 486 that has no math co-processor so it won't accept Win98,
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Thanks.....Bill
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Willy - 01 Jan 2004 00:03 GMT

Jeff,
After Disk #2 is inserted, it says no previous version and quits.

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philo - 01 Jan 2004 01:13 GMT

> Jeff,
> After Disk #2 is inserted, it says no previous version and quits.

here is something that *might* work:

on the C: drive make a windows folder
and put a dummy file in it called win.com and see if it will work

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Willy - 01 Jan 2004 02:53 GMT

Didn't work but thanks any way. It's looking for DOS 3.31 or higher or
Windows 3.0 or higher, neither of which I have.

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philo - 02 Jan 2004 13:30 GMT

> Didn't work but thanks any way. It's looking for DOS 3.31 or higher or
> Windows 3.0 or higher, neither of which I have.

the very last thing i can think of...
is just to try putting a "dummy" file on a floppy

if win.com does not work

try win.cnf

or win.cn_

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