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Frank - 02 Mar 2004 17:18 GMT
My HP printer seems to need V5 of indows 95 and mine
seems to be 4.0 . Is it possible to get an update of 95
to a later adition -  I also find other applications
claiming to run in 95 but will not work for me.
Please help
Gerry Voras - 03 Mar 2004 05:01 GMT
Which HP printer?  If it's a laserjet 2-6, you can usually get away with the
laserjet4 driver installed with win95
> My HP printer seems to need V5 of indows 95 and mine
> seems to be 4.0 . Is it possible to get an update of 95
> to a later adition -  I also find other applications
> claiming to run in 95 but will not work for me.
> Please help
Bill Starbuck - 03 Mar 2004 14:23 GMT
>My HP printer seems to need V5 of indows 95 and mine
>seems to be 4.0 .

Windows 95 did not have version numbers V5 or 4.0.

To see the version of Windows 95, right-click on My Computer and
choose Properties. (For more details, see document 158238 in the
Microsoft KnowledgeBase.)

Service Pack 1 changed the Windows 95 version from 950 to 950A.  
You can download SP1 from www.microsoft.com.

There has been no Service Pack 2. However, many updates and add-ons
are available for Win95 and are likely to help many Win95 users.  Go
to
   http://24.237.160.4/files/omnibook/Win95osr2_stuff/osr2faq.html
Also, Ben Jos Walbeehm maintains a Windows 95 System Updates page at:
   http://www.walbeehm.com/win95upd.html

In August 1996, Microsoft distributed Service Release 2 (not Service
Pack 2) to manufacturers, and this changed the version to 950B. OEM
Service Release 2 (OSR2) is so designated because it was sent to
Original Equipment Manufacturers.  It is not a service release to the
general public. Document 169625 in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase spells
out the conditions under which one can legally acquire 950B.

OSR2.1 is OSR2 plus support for the Universal Serial Bus.

OSR2.5 is version 950C of Windows 95, which has an integrated
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Setup, and updated online services
clients. OSR2.5 allows PC manufacturers to install an integrated
Windows 95 that contains the latest available updates.

However some components of version 950B are available to all users of
Windows 95. Also, there is an unauthorized pool of info about OSR2 at
   http://www.compuclinic.com/osr2faq/

> Is it possible to get an update of 95
>to a later adition

The only update was Service Pack 1, which updated to Win95A.

> -  I also find other applications
>claiming to run in 95 but will not work for me.

You can try the updates as cited above.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
Bill Starbuck - 05 Mar 2004 07:11 GMT
>My HP printer seems to need V5 of indows 95 and mine
>seems to be 4.0 .

Windows 95 did not have version numbers V5 or 4.0.

To see the version of Windows 95, right-click on My Computer and
choose Properties. (For more details, see document 158238 in the
Microsoft KnowledgeBase.)

Service Pack 1 changed the Windows 95 version from 950 to 950A.  
You can download SP1 from www.microsoft.com.

There has been no Service Pack 2. However, many updates and add-ons
are available for Win95 and are likely to help many Win95 users.  Go
to
   http://24.237.160.4/files/omnibook/Win95osr2_stuff/osr2faq.html
Also, Ben Jos Walbeehm maintains a Windows 95 System Updates page at:
   http://www.walbeehm.com/win95upd.html

In August 1996, Microsoft distributed Service Release 2 (not Service
Pack 2) to manufacturers, and this changed the version to 950B. OEM
Service Release 2 (OSR2) is so designated because it was sent to
Original Equipment Manufacturers.  It is not a service release to the
general public. Document 169625 in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase spells
out the conditions under which one can legally acquire 950B.

OSR2.1 is OSR2 plus support for the Universal Serial Bus.

OSR2.5 is version 950C of Windows 95, which has an integrated
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Setup, and updated online services
clients. OSR2.5 allows PC manufacturers to install an integrated
Windows 95 that contains the latest available updates.

However some components of version 950B are available to all users of
Windows 95. Also, there is an unauthorized pool of info about OSR2 at
   http://www.compuclinic.com/osr2faq/

> Is it possible to get an update of 95
>to a later adition

The only update was Service Pack 1, which updated to Win95A.

> -  I also find other applications
>claiming to run in 95 but will not work for me.

You can try the updates as cited above.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
 
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