?'s about reinstalling Win95

[dumbluck]

1.) can i reinstall win95 under other programs w/out backups (ie will it erase all my email and folders in IE 5.5, all my .wps files, etc.)

2.) I have my win95 disk and reg. #, but can't find my win95 documentation. How do I go about actually reinstalling it???

(Don't you feel special considering that I trust your opinions on this subject more than the Microsoft helplines?!)

[Atrocities]

You could do a duel boot with a second HD, but w h y ?

[dumbluck]

Ummmmmm..... huh? dual boot?

It's been over a year since my mother reinstalled win95, and she's having problems w/ crashes and monitor resolution. I thought that reinstalling would help with these problems.

[capnq]

Reinstalling Windows can solve a lot of problems if nothing else you've tried works. I've only done clean installs on a reformatted drive, though, so I'm hesitant to offer any advice on what to do.

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Cap'n Q

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the
human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was
not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

[Atrocities]

Sorry, I run Windows 2k with a dual boot for 98. This allows me to switch between OS's.

Have you consider talking you mom into getting an OEM Version of Windows 98? A new HD would also be a great benifit.

You see, your current drive could become a slave to a new HD which is sporting a complete Version of 98 (not an upgrade)

As far as keeping it from crashing, I have no advise other than look for things at www.downloads.com Or hit the MS Update pagehttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and look for stuff there.

Reinstalling it may help, but unlikely. You should really talk to her about getting an new HD and at minimum, Windows 98. Millenum is also a fairly good OS, and you can pick an OEM Version (FULL VERSION) and a new HD up together for around $200. bucks.

Or you can just simply F-Disk the drive and go from their with a fresh install. But I do not recommend that unless you have an OEM (Full Version) of Windows 95 or above, and know what you are doing. There is a lot to it, and quite frankly, I still screw it up when I do it, and I have done a few time.

Best of luck to you.
EDIT:

Hey capnq, I was reading your bios, and noticed this

quote:

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Ex-computer programmer, now disabled

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Do you mind if I ask what happened?

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[dumbluck]

My profile says _WHAT_????????

I'd better check that out. Anyway, thanx for the advice.