Installing Windows 95

[Buzioid]

Goto www.bootdisk.com and download a Windows98 Boot disk. Then load the floppy boot disk and pop in your CD, and begin the setup!

[live4sking]

I get "Data error reading drive a" when I load the win 98 boot didk in and selct run with CD ROM support and it goes through it thing.....

[Buzioid]

Well, that means you have a defective Floppy disk. Try using a brand new one, or another one.

[live4sking]

It worked!!!!!!!


Thanks everyone

[live4sking]

Ok.... I installed 95 and I think it worked!!! But now when it boots up for the first time with 95 I get an error message "while initializing device IOS: windows protection error... you need to restart your computer

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

There is a patch for AMD CPU's over 300Mhz, I'll see if I can find it again.

You have to boot to safe mode, install the patch and reboot.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...ch/Default.asp

There ya go, does that look about right?

[live4sking]

I have an itel 1.2 ghz chip???? Will it work?

[live4sking]

It will not allow me to go into safe mode.... Same error message!!!

[Zenara25]

I found this on the internet somewhere and it has worked for an AMD 1800 and a Pentium 4 1.7

From Bootable Floppy & True DOS
When you can not get to Safe Mode:

1. You need a basic bootdisk with at least 486 KB free space on it. Create one using SYS A:

2. Download the Amdk6upd.exe patch (use a friends computer, if necessary). Do not run it.

3. Use your friends WinZip to extract the files from AMDK6upd.exe to the bootable floppy disk.
or extract its files to the bootable floppy by executing AMDK6upd.exe /T:a:\ /C

4. Start Windows 95 installation following the normal procedure.

5. When the error occurs (usually on the first boot into Windows 95), or the computer fails to start Windows 95, bootup using the bootable floppy used in Step 3.

6. Manually copy the updated driver files on the diskette to their proper locations as indicated below:
These go in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS folder:
DISKTSD.VXD
CDFS.VXD
ESDI_506.PDR
HSFLOP.PDR
SCSIPORT.PDR

These go in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32 folder:
IOS.VXD
INT13.VXD
VFBACKUP.VXD
NTKERN.VXD

Note: Ntkern.vxd is needed only if the version of Windows 95 is OSR2.1 or OSR2.5

Example:
COPY /V A:\IOS.VXD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32
if Windows was installed to C:\Windows
(there is a single space before the /V, the A:\ and the C:\).
7. Remove the floppy disk and restart the system.

8. If prompted, select Normal Startup of Windows 95.

9. Complete Windows 95 installation procedure if necessary.

10. After Windows 95 is fully installed and running, execute the AMDK6upd.exe without any command switches to register the update.

Download Amdk6upd.exe now



OPTION #3: Underclock the CPU
Alternative method when you can not get to Safe Mode:

Only Advanced users should consider this option.

1. Download the Amdk6upd.exe patch (use a friends computer, if necessary). Do not run it.

2. Save/Copy the patch to your hard disk. You may need to do so from a bootable floppy.

3. Clock the CPU down to 300 MHz.

4. Do a minimum installation of Windows 95 (do not load any extra drivers, yet).

5. Run Amdk6upd.exe to install the patch.

6. Shutdown, and clock the CPU back up to the correct speed.

7. Reboot, and load necessary drivers.

Not all users will be able to underclock to this extent.

[live4sking]

It looks like 95 is installed, I have win 2000 upgrade. Should I instal it and that will resolve the problem.

I have not tried the patch above yet.


If the answer is yes, How?? What a pain in the Ass..... I wish I had a full verison of another version of windows so I don't have to go through this.


Thanks