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Paul - 28 Jun 2003 22:07 GMT

I want to uninstall Windows 95 so that I can install a
newer version. When I attempt to uninstall, I get the
message "can not find install.exe." Can anyone help me
uninstall the Windows 95 platform.

Thank you-

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Bill Starbuck - 29 Jun 2003 13:31 GMT

Windows is not a program like Word or Excel; Windows is the operating
system. Without an operating system, a computer cannot operate.
Therefore one cannot merely uninstall Windows. One has to replace
Windows with another operating system . . . by upgrading Windows.

You say you want to install another operating system. This new system
should come with instructions for how to replace Windows.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

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Tim Slattery - 30 Jun 2003 13:47 GMT

>I want to uninstall Windows 95 so that I can install a
>newer version. When I attempt to uninstall, I get the
>message "can not find install.exe." Can anyone help me
>uninstall the Windows 95 platform.

You don't need to uninstall Windows in order to upgrade to a newer
version. If your install disk is telling you that it won't upgrade
your system, then you probably have an OEM version. . These are
intended for new computers, and will not upgrade an existing system.
See this page for a way to use it anyway:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html

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