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Windows Forum / Windows 95 / March 2004Using broadband with Windows 95
My 80 year mother has a computer with Windows 95 (not sure of the version) and wants to connect to broadband. Dial up is too slow and boring she says. Her ISP suggests that the minimum desirable requirements are Windows 98. Is it possible to rum broadband satisfactorilly with Windows 95? cheers Short answer ... Yes My system is dual boot w/ Win95a and WinNT. Win95 runs IExplorer 5.5 and WinNT runs IExplorer 6, Opera, and several versions of Netscape. I use Comcast broadband and there is no discernable performance difference between Win95 and WinNT. The only caveats are that Win95 will only run IExplorer 5.5 (not later versions) and Zone Alarm doesn't support Win95 any longer. These limititations (along w/ marginal hardware, re old hardware) are what prompted me to convert to WinNT, leaving Win95 as a backup OS. If you can live w/ these limitations (by finding alternative software) then Win95 will talk to broadband capably. Live long, and prosper Jerry L. Gubka -- ------------------------------------------ gray-bearded tramp miner looking for work (experienced mine planner available) http:/home.comcast.net/~jlguru/JLGHome00.htm ------------------------------------------ > My 80 year mother has a computer with Windows 95 (not > sure of the version) and wants to connect to broadband. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Windows 95? > cheers >The only caveats are that Win95 will only run IExplorer 5.5 (not later >versions) But the latest, most up-to-date versions of Mozilla and Netscape will work. (But not FireFox.)  SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov >>The only caveats are that Win95 will only run IExplorer 5.5 (not later >>versions) > >But the latest, most up-to-date versions of Mozilla and Netscape will >work. (But not FireFox.) I beg to differ. I am running Mozilla Firefox 0.8 on my Windows 95b machine, and it works perfectly. >>But the latest, most up-to-date versions of Mozilla and Netscape will >>work. (But not FireFox.) > >I beg to differ. I am running Mozilla Firefox 0.8 on my Windows 95b machine, >and it works perfectly. I'm delighted to know that! Their "System Requirements" page lists Win98 and Win98SE, but not Win95, and that's what I was going by. I wonder whether there's anything at all in FireFox that won't work properly in Win95? SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov I have 1/2 dozen win95 machines on DSL here no prob. 1. must install network card ..be sure you have win95 drivers. 2. should have updated browser IE5.5sp2 is last one for win95. http://browsers.evolt.org/ (big download) 3. recommend a firewall and updated antivirus programs. 4. you may want to look at a bit more RAM if you are on the low side 16-24 mb ..32 mb would be nice > My 80 year mother has a computer with Windows 95 (not > sure of the version) and wants to connect to broadband. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Windows 95? > cheers Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? According to this site then, the highest I can go is IE4, correct? | I have 1/2 dozen win95 machines on DSL here no prob. | [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | > Windows 95? | > cheers >Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? According to this site then, the highest I can go is IE4, correct? Win95a supports the FAT16 file system, but not the FAT32 file system, so you'll be limited to 2.1GB partitions. You can run IE5.5SP2 on Win95. That can be obtained here: http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit You can also run the most up-to-date releases from Netscape, Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox (according to Michael Meyers, although the Firefox page calls for Win98). SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov > Win95a supports the FAT16 file system, but not the FAT32 file system, Darn! Beat me by 9 minutes. I knew I should have uploaded before reading the rest of the messages! Thank You! ...... for some reason I was left with the impression (something on the download site?) that listed only IE4 for 16 bit systems but this is nice to know! | >Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? According to this site then, the highest I can go is IE4, correct? | [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] | and Mozilla Firefox (according to Michael Meyers, although the Firefox | page calls for Win98). > Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update > to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? 95a supports the FAT16 file system, but not FAT32. Nothing to do with 16- or 32- bit programs. > According to this site then, the highest I can go is IE4, correct? Incorrect. IE5.5sp2 will work fine (just like on this 95a system I'm using right now). | 2. should have updated browser IE5.5sp2 is last one for win95. | http://browsers.evolt.org/ (big download) Here's my standard download list as well... The 84MB "self-extracting archive" method: Assorted IE versions: http://cws.internet.com/ie.html http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit ftp://ftp.skynet.be/mirror/microsoft.com/ie/ http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/microsoft/ie http://www2.kansas.net/download.asp IE 5.5 & 6.0 only: http://www.it.utep.edu/wksupport/applications.html No longer available here, but here's the old link: http://helpdesk.uvic.ca/how-to/support/win95/msiexpl.html After downloading, double-click on the 84MB file. It should automatically create a new sub-folder under its current location called "IE 5.5 SP2 Full", and auto-extract yet another 84MB of CAB files and a few EXEs into it. To install, go into the new sub-folder and run ie5setup.exe --- Apparently this works too, though I haven't tried it..... > MS is still downloading ie 5.50 SP2 from their servers which may > be a way to get all the cabs needed without using a download manager > program. Smaller chunks mean better chance of success against > corruption during download. > Download this from MS , then... > http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/ie55sp2/x86/en /ie5setup.exe > Copy and paste the following to Notepad and save it "iebatch.txt" in > the same folder as the file being downloaded. Then double-click the > "ie5setup.exe" file. A reboot will be required. [DownloadSite] Display=0 DownloadLocation="http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/ie55sp2/x86/en" [Custom] SetupMode=1 [Reboot] Reboot=0 [End] > Double click on ie5setup and it will begin the long process of > downloading all the cab files needed. Save them for a reinstall > at a later date. thank you too! It's nice to have confirmation! ;-) I don't care if it was a minute off or so! LOL (and ....... as you can tell....... I get confused easily! <G>.....) Jumping around from one thing to the next too fast!!! This computer is WinMe - just trying to clean out/up an older one but want to make it as current as possible without any extra money. Trying to get my ducks in a row before I start! That one is not connected - so will burn to a CD........ | > Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update | > to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] | > downloading all the cab files needed. Save them for a reinstall | > at a later date. I finally switched to broadband when running Win95B with USB support after I found out that the only reason that Win98 was "required" was that it had better USB support. Most cable modems have the option of connecting thru USB or nic; on Win95 you should connect thru a nic. Haggis has some good suggestions, although nice, I'm not sure they're necessary. Get a nic, hook up and go from there. Enjoy Tom ~~ Planning on reformatting a Win95 machine. I found the update to Win95a, but that only supports 16bit, correct? According to this site then, the highest I can go is IE4, correct? | I have 1/2 dozen win95 machines on DSL here no prob. | [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | > Windows 95? | > cheers | I finally switched to broadband when running Win95B with USB support after I | found out that the only reason that Win98 was "required" was that it had [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] | | > Windows 95? | | > cheers |
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