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Setup and Re-Install Issues for Win95 and Win98 |
1. Edit your config.sys and aurtoexec.bat files to disable any antivirus
and
memory management software you may be running, also disable any virus
check in your BIOS.
2. Make sure that the only lines being called in config.sys are as follows:
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
(put your dos mode cd rom drivers here) EXAMPLE:
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS
3. In your autoexec.bat file, make the following changes:
Path=C:\
Set Temp=C:\Temp (create this directory if it's not there)
Add your cd rom dos driver here. EXAMPLE:
MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01
4. Restart your system and start the install normally!
During the Windows 95 installation process, a file called winbmp.exe
is used to create a bitmap image and renames it, although the name is only
temporary. After first restarting the computer during the final system
configuration phase, Windows 95 Setup updates configuration files by performing
the following steps, WININIT.EXE processes three sections in WININIT.INI
to combine all the virtual devices (VxDs) intoVMM32.VXD and to rename files
initially used by Setup, including ARIAL.WIN, USER32.TMP, and LOGO.SYS.
This file creation is somewhat dynamic and changes through differing
versions of Windows 95 and whether Plus, IE or IE 4 are present.
There are three files:
c:\logo.sys - startup logo
c:\logow.sys - please wait while the computer is shutting down
c:\logos.sys - it's safe to turn off your computer
If any of these files is missing, windows is using a default logo, which
is built into the kernel, and therefore doesn't exist as a
separate file.
You can create these logo*.sys files with any graphics editor, since
these are the bitmaps, renamed into .sys; yet there are two main restrictions:
1. The files MUST be 129,078 bytes long
2. The images MUST be 320 pixels wide by 400 pixels height.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q151/2/86.asp
Q118579
Contents of the Windows 95 Msdos.sys File
Q123096
Windows 95 Err Msg: Setup Error G1. Windows Setup Cannot
Q123876
Installed Components for Typical, Compact, or Portable Setup
Q125480
Boot Sector Protection Causes Windows 95 to Hang
Q128400
Windows 95 Setup Switches
Q128730
Error Message "Invalid System Disk" After Setup Reboots
Q128920
Setup Hangs on First Boot Configuring Plug and Play Devices
Q129260
Windows 95 Setup: Description and Troubleshooting Steps
Q132186
Cannot Install/Upgrade Windows 95 from GUI on IBM Aptiva
Q132274
Installing Microsoft Plus! Does Not Prevent Windows 95 Uninstall
Q136415
Err Msg: SUWIN Caused a General Protection Fault in Module...
Q137340
Err Msg: The File C:\W95undo.dat Is Missing or Invalid
Q138127
How to Uninstall Windows 95
Q138349
Windows 95 Installation Requirements
Download, "Syscheck.exe" HERE
The Windows 95 System Check The Windows 95 System Check is a stand alone
application that can be used to ensure that your existing hardware meets
the minimum requirements to run Windows 95.
This application will check for processor type, hard disk space, RAM,
a certain applications that are know to cause problems during setup.
X:\setup /d /p f
Where X is your CD drive letter
This will cause windows 95 to re-examine your setup.
This will clean, read and rewrite your Win.ini and System.ini,
without over-writing your updated dll's vxd's extensions.
f - This switch enables Clean Registry mode. It forces Detection to
clean and correct the root branch of the registry before starting.
This switch is ignored when Setup is run in the Windows 95 graphical
user interface (GUI).
When setup prompts you for "Typical or Custom Setup", choose Custom.
This allows you to have control over every step of the setup.
This will do a compare and replace missing or corrupted files and will
take you back where you were before the error.
This has Become a;
"Standard Procedure". It's not always a fix all, but it never hurts
to try it.
I've never seen any ill effects from it yet. The only thing I've seen
it do negative is once in a while an association or two may get lost. Which
Is easy to fix. I always recommend a Registry backup along with this for
safety.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!
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WRPV3.ZIP is the Best and easiest Backup/Restore I've Seen.
Partition the new hard drive and be sure to format it.
Empty the recycle ben and c:\windows\temp, Run Scandisk and Defrag
.
To avoid getting errors copying your swap file, go to the Control Panel\System
icon\Performance tab and click Virtual memory, assign the swap file to
the new drive or any other drive from the one copying from.
To copy a hardrive, go to the explorer and click view\options\Files
Type tab and select "Show all files", then copy the contents of drive
C to the new hard drive using the copy and paste method, this will take
few minutes.
Then click start\run and type:
xcopy c:\ d:\ /c /e /f /h /r /s
*****
Explanations.
/C Ignores errors.
/E Copies all sub directories, even if they are empty.
Used with the /s and /t switches.
/F Displays source and destination filenames while copying.
/H Copies files with the hidden and system file attributes.
Xcopy will not copy hidden or system files by default.
/R Copies over read-only files.
/S Copies directories and sub directories, unless they are empty.
If you omit this switch, xcopy works within a single directory.
/P Prompts you before creating each destination file.
Note: Before you copy the hard drive, clean your hard drive from unwanted
files, and clear all temporary files, Cache files, Internet
Temporary Files, and if you can afford to clean Internet History folder.
Click start\run\find files and folders and type Cache to locate all
Cache folders then empty their contents.
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XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S [/E]] [/W]
[/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/H] [/R] [/T] [/U] [/K] [/N]
source Specifies the file(s) to
copy.
destination Specifies the location and/or name of new files.
/A Copies
files with the archive attribute set, doesn't change the attribute.
/M Copies
files with the archive attribute set, turns off the archive attribute.
/D:date Copies files changed on or after
the specified date.
If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer
than the
destination time.
/P Prompts
you before creating each destination file.
/S Copies
directories and subdirectories except empty ones.
/E Copies
directories and subdirectories, including empty ones.
Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T.
/W Prompts
you to press a key before copying.
/C Continues
copying even if errors occur.
/I If destination
does not exist and copying more than one file,
assumes that destination must be a directory.
/Q Does
not display file names while copying.
/F Displays
full source and destination file names while copying.
/L Displays
files that would be copied.
/H Copies
hidden and system files also.
/R Overwrites
read-only files.
/T Creates
directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not
include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes
empty directories and subdirectories.
/U Updates
the files that already exist in destination.
/K Copies
attributes. Normal Xcopy will reset read-only attributes.
/Y Overwrites
existing files without prompting.
/-Y Prompts you
before overwriting existing files.
/N Copy
using the generated short names.
SEE:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q166/1/72.asp
Sometimes people experience the problem of having a Start menu which
is empty, and cannot be modified.
One possible cause: If the C:\windows\"Start Menu" directory is modified
(particularly if anything is deleted) from the MSDOS prompt, Windows 95
will decide that the start menu is invalid.
The Start Menu is empty, and if you try to add anything to it, you
get "Unable to add to Start Menu" or a similar message.
Solution:
1. If there are still subfolders and links in c:\windows\"Start Menu" that you can access from the Explorer, copy these to another folder as backup.
2. Restart the computer, and when you see "Starting Windows 95..." press F8 to get to the startup menu. Choose "Command Prompt Only."
3 .At the c:\ prompt, change to the windows directory and "deltree startm~1".
Reboot the computer.
4. When Windows 95 reloads, it will find that rather than being invalid, the Start Menu simply isn't there. It will then create a valid (but empty) Start Menu.
5. At this point you can go to Start / Settings / Taskbar / Start Menu / Advanced and start copying back in the shortcuts you backed up in step one, or you can run GRPCONV.EXE to get your basic icons back, and reinstall or create the other links by hand to get your icons back.
6. You're done. You have a Start Menu again.
OR
An alternative way to make shortcuts would be to right-click on the
relevant executables in Windows Explorer and choose Create Shortcut and
then move the shortcuts to Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
You can rename the shortcuts with F2 or a right-click.
ALSO: Check to see that these registry entries are in place.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders]
"Start Menu"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Start Menu"
"Programs"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Start Menu\\Programs"
Your icons are cached and updated by Windows 95 each time you start or restart your system using the normal method of clicking Start, Shutdown, Shutdown Windows 95 or restart.
This file is named "ShellIconCache"
To fix this problem, delete the ShellIconCache file. As noted above, this file is re-created automatically when you restart Windows 95. To delete this file, use the following steps:
1. Restart Windows 95 in Safe mode. Restart your system or during its initial boot you will see "Starting Windows 95", touch the F8 key and choose Safe Mode.
2. Use Windows Explorer to remove the ShellIconCache file from the Windows folder.
NOTE: You need to be able to view hidden files to see the ShellIconCache file. To view hidden files, click Options on the View menu in Windows Explorer, click Show All Files, and then click OK.
3. Restart Windows 95 normally.
NOTE: When you install Windows 95 to a new folder, you must reinstall
all Windows-based programs in the new Windows 95 installation.
Based on http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q142/0/96.asp
NOTE: Be sure to disable any anti-virus software or "dirty" TSRs before you run Windows 95 Setup. For information about "dirty" TSRs, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Dirty TSRs and Device Drivers
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Allemm4.sys All Charge 386
Anarkey.com Anarkey
Append.com MS-DOS APPEND Utility
Asplogin.exe ASP Integrity Toolkit
Assign.com MS-DOS ASSIGN Utility
Cache.exe Disk Cache Utility
Ced.com CED Command Line Editor
Ced.exe PCED Command Line Editor
Cmdedit.com Command Line Editor
Cubitr.exe Cubit
Datamon.exe PC Tools Datamon
Desktop.exe PC Tools Desktop TSR
Diskmon.exe Norton Disk Monitoring TSR
Doscue.com DOSCUE Command Line Editor
Dubldisk.sys Double Disk Data Compression Utility
Ecyddx.sys IBM PC Support
Eimpcs.sys IBM PC Support
Ems386.sys Memory Manager
Ep.exe Norton Desktop/Windows Erase
Protect TSR
Flash.exe Flash Disk Cache Utility
Graphics.com MS-DOS GRAPHICS Utility
Hpemm386.sys HP Expanded Memory Manager
Hpemm486.sys HP Expanded Memory Manager
Hpmm.sys HP Memory Manager
Hyper286.exe Hyper Disk Cache Utility
Hyper386.exe Hyper Disk Cache Utility
Hyperdkc.exe Hyper Disk Cache Utility
Hyperdke.exe Hyper Disk Cache Utility
Hyperdkx.exe Hyper Disk Cache Utility
Iemm.sys Memory Manager
Ilim386.sys Intel Expanded Memory Emulator
Join.exe MS-DOS JOIN Utility
Kbflow.exe KBFlow TSR by Artisoft
Lansel.exe Lansight Network Utilities TSR
Le.com Le Menu Menuing Package
Lsallow.exe Lansight Network Utilities TSR
Melemm.386 Memory Manager
Ncache.exe Norton Disk Cache Utility
Ncache2.exe Norton Utilities NCache
Ndosedit.com Command Line Editor
Newres.exe Newspace Disk Compression Utility
Newspace.exe Newspace Disk Compression Utility
Pa.exe Printer Assist
Pc-cache.com PC Tools Disk Cache Utility
Pc-kwik.exe PC-Kwik Disk Cache Utility
Pcpanel.exe LaserTools Printer Control Panel
Pcsxmaem.sys PCSXMAEM Utility
Print.exe MS-DOS PRINT Utility
Pyro.exe Pyro! Screen Saver
Qcache.exe 386 Max Disk Cache Utility
Qmaps.sys QMAPS Memory Manager
Ramtype.sys RamType Utility
Rm386.sys NetRoom Memory Manager
S-ice.exe SoftIce
Sk.com Sidekick Version 1.0
Sk2.exe Sidekick Version 2.0
Skplus.exe Sidekick Plus
Smartcan.exe Norton Utilities SmartCan
Speedrv.exe Norton Speed Drive
Speeddrv.exe Norton Speed Drive
Speedfxr.com SpeedFXR
Subst.exe MS-DOS SUBST Utility
Superpck.exe Super PC-Kwik Disk Cache Utility
Tscsi.sys Trantor T100 SCSI driver
Umbpro.sys UMB Pro Memory Manager
Undelete.exe Undelete Utility
Vaccine.exe Vaccine Anti-Virus Program
Vdefend.com PC Tools VDefend
Vdefend.sys PC Tools VDefend
Vdisk.sys IBM RAM Disk Utility
Vems.drv Memory Manager
Viralert.sys Data Physician Plus TSR
Vmm386.exe Memory Manager
Vmm386.sys Memory Manager
Xgaaidos.sys 8514 emulation driver
Xtradrv.sys IIT XtraDrive Software
Xmaem.sys XMAEM Utility
Deadly TSRs and Device Drivers
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Cdremap.exe CD-ROM Drive Remapper Utility
Ic.sys Ironclad Software
Iddrv.sys INFINITE Disk Software
Idres.exe INFINITE Disk Software
Nav.drv Norton Anti-Virus Software
Nav_.sys Norton Anti-Virus Software
Navtsr.exe Norton Anti-Virus Software
Pc-cache.com PC Tools Disk Cache Utility
Super.exe PC-Kwik Disk Cache Utility
Superpck.exe Super PC-Kwik Disk Cache Utility
Tspdrv.sys Symantec Disklock Utility
Virstop.exe F-Prot Anti-Virus
Vsafe.com Central Point Anti-Virus TSR
Vsafe.sys Central Point Anti-Virus
Vwatch.exe PC-Tools Anti-Virus Software
To install Windows 95 to a new folder, you must run Setup from a real-mode
command prompt. If you run Setup from within Windows 95, you can reinstall
Windows 95 over the existing installation, but not to a new folder.
To install Windows 95 to a new folder, use the appropriate method:
Installing from Your Hard Disk
1.Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
2.At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after
each line:
cd\
md w95flat
3.Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4.At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER
copy <drive>:\win95\*.* c:\w95flat
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.
5.Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only.
6.Make a backup copy of the system files in case you decide to return
to your original installation of Windows
95. To do so, follow these steps:
a. Type the following lines. Press ENTER after each line:
attrib -s -h -r msdos.sys
copy msdos.sys *.xxx
copy autoexec.bat *.xxx
copy config.sys *.xxx
b. To return to your original Windows 95 installation, copy the files
listed above to their original names, and then restart your computer.
7.Type the following line, and then press ENTER.
cd w95flat
8.Run Setup. Specify a new folder for the Windows 95 installation.
Make sure not to use the folder for your current installation of Windows
95.
Installing from Windows 95 CD-ROM or Floppy Disks
1.Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only.
2.Make a backup copy of the system files in case you decide to return to your original installation of Windows 95. To do so, follow these steps:
a. Type the following lines. Press ENTER after each line:
attrib -s -h -r msdos.sys
copy msdos.sys *.xxx
copy autoexec.bat *.xxx
copy config.sys *.xxx
b. To return to your original Windows 95 installation, copy the files listed above to their original names, and then restart your computer.
3.To install Windows 95 from disks, proceed to step 9.
4.To install Windows 95 from a CD-ROM, the real-mode CD-ROM drivers
must be loaded in the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files.
If they are not, continue with these steps.
If they are, proceed to step 9.
5.View the Autoexec.dos file and note the line referring to the Mscdex.exe file.
6.View the Config.dos file and note the line referring to the CD-ROM driver.
7.Edit the Autoexec.bat file and add the MSCDEX statement you noted in step 5. Edit the Config.sys file and add the CD-ROM driver line you noted in step 6.
8.After you edit and save the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, restart
the computer.
When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and
then choose Command Prompt Only.
9.Run Setup from the original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. Specify a new folder for the Windows 95 installation. Make sure not to use the folder for your current installation of Windows 95.
The solution is to go to Windows\inf\shell.inf and right click on the inf file, then Click Install. This resets all associations to their default.
"DECOMPRESSION OF %S FAILED"
"WinExec failed:return=2"
"Error 101, 831K more of disk space needed, can't find a place for
temporary files" (Occurring even if plenty of free space is available on
the hard drive)
Other Install Errors
Solution:
Try, in this order:
Search the hard disc for uninst*.exe; if you find files that fit, make
sure they are not Read-Only.
Create the directory C:\Temp and add to autoexec.bat the lines
SET TEMP=C:\Temp
SET TMP=C:\Temp
and reboot. (Optional - also create c:\tmp and use SET TMP=C:\tmp)
Before and after, delete any files in C:\Temp and \Windows\Temp.
[UNLESS YOU DO HAVE BAD RAM]
It has noting to do with RAM. I have found out that if you change
the location of the TEMP directory, it takes care of this error in some
cases.
Just edit your autoexec.bat file and change the line:
SET TEMP[SOMEPATH]
to point to another location.
THIS IS THE ONLY LINE I USE
SET TEMP=C:\TMP
1. Turn off CD-ROM caching.
2. Make approximately 45 MB of hard drive space available at minimum,
as Installshield (depending on the parameters set by
the software writer) will look at the minimum set when the file(s)
are compressed. This makes room for the program files
(38 MB base parameter) and extra working space for cleanup if that
parameter has been chosen. Compressed drives only estimate the amount of
free space available and may need even more than the amount being reported
as available (Installshield parameter
minimum as against acutal free space plus cleanup).
If this has been left at default values in Installshield, a program
with 15MB of files could be calling for 40MB plus another 40MB for
cleanup)
3. Free up memory. Installshield requires 8 MB of physical RAM, with approximately 5,500k free.
NOTE: In addition to the foregoing, if QEMM or Stacker are running in
the background, the probability of failure increases
progressively in a linear fashion, eg: the lower the amount of installed
ram, the higher the probability of a failure.
If you are interested in getting the latest build of the EXEBuilder, it can be downloaded from the InstallShield3 support section of InstallShield's web site http://www.installshield.com
Beginners should NOT attempt this unless they completely understand
what they are doing. I cannot be held responsible for what you do. I have
installed Windows95 using this technique, without any flaws, so it should
work fine for you. But, be sure you completely read and understand what
you are doing before attempting this. Be sure to have the ability to use
the DOS editor and basic DOS commands. Do not type the quotes around the
commands, they are simply used as separators, so you understand what to
type. It is possible to leave A:\ and C:\ out before the lines in the autoexec.bat
and config.sys in the files you will create, but we feel this causes a
bit of confusion to some people on where the drivers are actually loaded
from. So follow the directions exactly unless you know what we are talking
about.
If you have the Win95 Upgrade CD
The best way to reinstall 95 is to a clean disk. But the upgrade looks for 3.x before it will install. Here're a way of workarounding that problem.
1. Before you format, open Notepad, type some random characters, save it as "Win.cn_". Put this file on your boot floppy.
General:
The first, and most important thing to do is make sure you have the
correct driver for your IDE cd-rom drive. If your computer already loads
your cd-rom on startup then you are in good shape. If not, you must find
a driver that will work with your cd-rom. These can usually be found on
the web site of the manufacturer of your cd-rom. Next you will need to
make a boot disk for your cd-rom. To do this insert a blank, virus free,
disk into your floppy drive. If 95 is up and running, go to Start/Settings/Control
Panel/Add/Remove Programs/Startup Disk and follow directions. (This gives
you a bootable floppy plus some handy utilities.)
If not, go to a DOS prompt and type "format a: /s". This will make
the floppy a system boot disk. Copy the driver for your cd-rom and the
file "mscdex.exe" (found in the c:\windows\command directory) to the disk.
Go to notepad or type "edit" in DOS to open a text editor.
Type "DEVICE=A:\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01" replacing MTMCDAI.SYS with
the name of your cd-rom driver and /D:MTMIDE01 with the name of your cd-rom(usually
something like MSCD001).
Save this file to your boot disk as "config.sys".
Next click on new in the file menu. In the blank window type "A:\mscdex.exe
/D:MTMIDE01 /L:d" replacing /D:MTMIDE01 with your CD's path.
If for some reason you cannot have your cd-rom designated as the D:
drive then change the part /L:X and replace the X with whatever drive you
want your cd-rom to be. Save this file to your boot disk as "autoexec.bat".
If your current autoexec.bat and config.sys files already have lines similar
to these in them, then just put those same lines into the config.sys and
autoexec.bat on your boot disk, but change the beginning of each line to
A: so they are loaded off of the A: drive.
Also you can see what driver your cd-rom uses and copy it directly
to the boot disk. Now that this is done, you must test it.
***Be sure your disk is virus free***
Place this disk in your floppy drive and restart your computer.
Your computer will startup and stop in DOS. You will see that it attempted
to load your cd-rom. If you see any errors in the lines above the A:\ then
you are probably using the wrong driver or you typed something wrong. If
it seems to be working OK type "D:", if you get an error that says invalid
drive specification or any other error then the disk is not working
correctly and you may have to try another driver. If you see that it
worked put in your windows95 cd-rom and type "cd\win95", if you see that
the directory changes to d:\win95 it is working fine; GOOD.
But, be sure that you're loading the cd-rom driver off the A: drive. To check open config.sys and autoexec.bat and make sure that the paths start with A: not C: If all of this is correct, go down to step1.
TO SKIP SCANDISK,
/is - This switch causes Setup to not run ScanDisk.
X:\win95\SETUP /is
If you still cannot get this working [Image] us with the autoexec.bat and config.sys and we will look at it and see if it is correct.
It may also be due to an incorrect cd-rom driver, then you may have to get a driver from the manufacturer of your cd-rom or from. If you are SURE everything is working fine for you then continue, if not, or you are not completely sure, then DO NOT continue. If there is anything you want to keep or backup, do so at this point.
DO NOT PERFORM THE FOLLOWING IF YOU DIDN'T READ THE ABOVE!
Step 1 . If you are in windows exit to DOS and type "format c:" This will completely remove everything on your hard drive, EVERYTHING.
Step 2 . When done insert your boot disk and restart your computer. This will start your computer off of your boot disk and load your cd-rom.
Step 3 . After your computer is done starting and your cd-rom has loaded correctly, insert your windows95 cd-rom, and type "D:\win95\"
Step 4 . While in this directory type "setup.exe". This will start the setup process.
Step 5 . During the setup make your own choices and install whatever you like. You can add or remove things later.
Step 6 . Now your computer will start with Windows95 and load all of your hardware correctly. It may ask you for the original disks that came with some of your hardware so have them ready.
Finally
What happens after this point can be troubling. Sometimes plug and play
hardware can conflict, mouse drivers will not work correctly, or everything
may work fine.
It all depends on what kind of hardware you use and how many pieces
of hardware you are using.
It works for me and my friends all the time:
1. Make a text file in your HD-root directory containing:
=====
[setup]
ccp=0
=====
2. Save all between the double lines as 'batch.txt'
3. Run setup from W95 CD-rom:
x:\setup c:\batch.txt
That's all
The above works even on a clean HD when booting from the W95 start-up
diskette
with added CD-ROM Accesibility.
1. Boot the PC with the Windows 95 Emergency Startup Disk to the MS-DOS
prompt but make sure your CD
ROM drivers are loaded on the disk and have access to the CD_ROM
drive.
2. Run the MS-DOS editor EDIT and create a dummy file NTLDR (no extension)
in the root dir C:\
3. In the Windows95 directory (usually C:\WINDOWS), rename the file
WIN.COM.
4. Start the Windows 98 Setup with: SETUP.EXE /NTLDR
5. You will be prompted for the directory to load Windows98 into, by
default if you already have Windows95 loaded and are upgrading, it will
have c:\windows.000 make sure you change it to c:\windows or it will load
Win98 in another directory.
Solutions to "MSDOS PROMPT CAUSES WINDOWS TO HANG".
1. All that was needed was to re-install the drivers for my graphics
card (when i re-installed win95 it changed them back to standard VGA)
I can now happily DosPrompt Away!!!
2. Seeking for differences between working and not working PIFs I found
that removing the COMSPEC and SHELL lines from the
Configuration results in an working PIF. I don't know why, but I think
WIN95 tries to open a new shell over the existing one and he tries to save
its current state (which is important for the running shell) by writing
it to disk.
As it tries to rite the whole memory (would be more intelligent to
write only used memory and free memory list) and there is not enough disk
space left (24 MB disk space for 32 MB RAM) WIN95 gets this error.
Troubleshooting DMF Installation Floppy Disks
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q118/5/80.asp
Windows 95 Customer Advisory for Virus on Disk 2 Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q136/1/11.asp
You may need replacement disks. Please call (800) 207-7766 or Microsoft
Technical
Support for replacement disks.
Restore Windows Files Option Missing from Setup
From http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q141/8/41.asp
Microsoft Windows 95
When you run Windows 95 Setup from within Windows 95, the Restore Windows Files option (also known as the Verify Install option) may not appear.
This behavior can occur if a title in the Setuplog.txt file contains more than 32 characters (including spaces). Titles are also known as section headers, and begin and end with brackets ([]).
The Fix
Disable any titles containing more than 32 characters in the Setuplog.txt file. To do so, follow these steps:
1.Restart the computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
2.Type the following lines at the command prompt:
attrib -h setuplog.txt edit setuplog.txt
3.Place a semicolon (;) at the beginning of any title containing more than 32 characters.
4.On the File menu, click Exit. Choose Yes to save the file when you are prompted.
5.Restart the computer and then run Setup again.
More explaination
The Restore Windows Files option includes the following choices:
1. Restore Windows files that are changed or corrupted
2. Copy all Windows files again
Choosing the first option replaces only files that are missing or have changed since the last time you ran Setup. Choosing the second option replaces all files and allows you to change the installation folder.
Note that if any of the following lines are missing from the Setuplog.txt file, the Restore Windows Files option will not be available in Setup:
restart=passed
started=passed
installdir=<directory>