I have a Compaq Presario preloaded with Win95b and also have I.E..&OE 5.5. I
had some problems and had to reinstall Windows. I then transferred all
the data from WinOld to WinNew. However, I am NOT happy with the performance
as some features DO NOT work well as it used to! As such, ...

At start up the install shield applet opens and says to wait while it builds
a data base for an application.  When it finishes, Netscape v. 4 appears, and
says to insert disk 2 into cd drive (I do not have such a disk).  I click to
cancel the operation, and then my desktop ...

i think it was osr 2.1 or 2.5 and was available on MSDN 97 CDs
any info ( like the build number and exactly which month it was mailed)
will be very helpfull
TIA

My Windows 95 has taken a turn for the worst - I think. I am hoping it os not
too bad. I started my computer, and it said "Missing Operating System". I am
trying to save all the files on my computer (10 years of hard work), and when
I try to re-install W95, it always freezes. Can ...

My mom has a Compaq Presario with Windows 95.  I bought her a new printer and
tried to install it - but all new printers are only compatable with Win 98
and above.  Her computer can only handle a small upgrade (she has 48 mb -
WITH 84% free).  Will I encounter many problems ...

When I started my computer one day (Windows 95), after I had finished
clreaing old Word Documents, it would start as usual and then the black
screen would come up, saying Starting Windows 95.... and right under it it
says Type the name of the Command Interpreter (eg ...

I have a Windows XP computer and 2 windows 95 computers.  I used to have dial
up internet connection and networked my xp computer with one of my W 95
computers with an Ethernet wire and all worked well.  I bought and installed
a NETGEAR FA311 network card on the Windows 95 ...

What purpose is the CHK File:
File0001.chk Have about 40 +.
Can they be removed to free up some HD on old Win95 puter ?
Is this produced by ScanDisk ? Not sure.  :((

Cannot boot up system using windows 95.Following messages appear:
c:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 2
c:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DISPLAY.SYS

Good afternoon,
Does anyone know why Office XP software will not operate on a PC purchased
in 1995? The machine runs the Windows 95 operating system,  is a 486 system
with 8 MB of memory.

Sometimes I get this error when Windows is starting and I have to reboot, then Windows
will start properly. At least so far it has started on the second try.
Does anyone else get this error? What is wrong and how can I fix it?
Thanks.

Have an older computer with following setup (used to work fine)
Primary Master    Hard disc
Primary slave        None
Secondary Master    CD

I've noticed that, while Windows has its own built-in PPP dialer, many
ISPs insist on paying artists and programmers to make their own highly
graphical, PPP dialers. Some of these dialers do little more than munge
the username/password combination and then pass it on to the built-in

Does W95 recognize and install a new monitor or do I need to manually set it
up via DOS? Getting "no signal" message.

I've got an old laptop with Win95 on, I want to install 98 on it and have
bought a 'full version' of 98 off e-bay - but it's telling me I need an
upgrade version.
As the full version is more expensive than the upgrade surely I can remove