Win98 drivers in Win95 / PCMCIA Wireless card in Win95

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If a manufacturer says that Win98 is required, it's generally the core
changes in Win98 that are needed so attempting to use Win98 drivers on a
Win95 system is not likely to work and may render the system unbootable IF
you could get them to install.

PattyL


"Tom McDonna" <tommcdonna4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VCWic.211$Od6.182@newsfe5-gui.server.ntli.net...
> Hope someone can help me here :-s
>
> I want to know if Windows98 drivers are usually compatible with Windows95.
> I've read some things that use the same drivers for both, but others that
> use different ones.
>
> The reason for the question is that I want to install a wireless card on
my
> housemates laptop to hook her into the home network, all but one of the
> cards I have looked at say they support Win98 and up, only one I have
found
> so far says it supports Win95.
>
> I know Win95 has "issues" with PCMCIA cards (that can be worked around
> though) so I'm hoping that maybe that's why no one lists Win95
> compatibility, but hopefully someone can shed a little more light on this
> for me.
>
> And before everyone says "just upgrade to a newer version of Windows" my
> housemate is adamant that she doesn't want to, so that's a no go!
>
> The particular card I am interested in finding out compatibility on is the
> "D-Link DWL-650+" (http://www.d-link.co.uk/pages/products/dwl650plus.asp)
>
> The only one I've found that says it is Win95 compatible is the "Belkin
> F5D6020U"
> (http://www.wireless4u.co.uk/products/detail.asp?ProductID=F5D6020U)
>
> Failing that, can anyone point me in the direction of a PCMCIA wireless
card
> that is 95 compatible?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tom
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