Booting into windows 95

bauerjan · Dec 6, 2014

My old windows 95 computer does not have an option in the BIOS to boot from a CD drive. I have created a floppy boot disk. When I use the floppy to boot the computer I end up with the A: prompt .

How can I proceed to get the full graphical interface?

I am trying to get HDClone to mirror one disk to another?
I have HDClone on a CD.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated

USAFRet · Dec 6, 2014

If Windows95 is actually installed on the OS, at the command prompt type "win.exe" (minus quotes)

mbarnes86 · Dec 6, 2014

Hi

If you want to access the cd you need the Ms dos drivers for the cd drive in file
config.sys
( driver depends on cd drive make, model & interface)
You need mscdex.exe or equivalent in autoexec.bat to read a cd file system

But this will not startup a bootable cd

There may be ways round your problem BUT

How much ram in PC determines what operating systems latter than win 95 or ms dos will run on the old PC

It maybe the hdclone will not run on such outdated hardware even if you could make a kick starter disk to boot from the cd

Especially if you mean Miray software hdclone which is Linux based

It will be easier to remove the old hard drive and put it into more modern hardware . Although not so new that it does not have a ata/pata/ide interface

What happens if you startup without the floppy in the drive?
Win.exe could be added to end Of c:\autoexec.bat file if you get to command prompt without Win 95 starting up

Regards
Mike Barnes

tman1 · Mar 25, 2015

USAFRet :

Actually, I believe it was "win.com"

But to start the 95 install, type: setup.exe

USAFRet · Mar 25, 2015

tman1 :

Yes, you are probably right. 20 years has a way of blurring the actual command...

tman1 · Mar 25, 2015

And adding to the end of the autoexec.bat file would keep you from having to type it in every time.

Alabalcho · Mar 25, 2015

I know we're kicking a dead horse, but OP asked how to proceed with the setup. "win.com" will start already installed Win95. To set it up, one has to change current drive/folder to the CD driver (D

and folder (CD xxxx) with installation files (there is also a chance there's setup.exe in the root folder of the CD).

I have thrown away last Win95 CD when we moved the office...

tman1 · Mar 25, 2015

Alabalcho :

I already said that as well, although I don't recall every having to change the directory to begin the setup.

FALC0N · Mar 25, 2015

USAFRet :

Holy cow! That brought back some memories!

FALC0N · Mar 25, 2015

As I recall, you just had to type "win". I seem to remember the actual file being "win.exe". How can that be 20 years ago now? Remember when it was "Chicago"?

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