Upgrade Win95a to win95b?

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Upgrading is notofficially supported (and a format and reinstall of the
correct version is prefered in many cases anyhow), but you can find
procedures that will allow you to do this. I think there is a set somewhere
on bootdisk.com

"Roger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:978101c43399$1bf88060$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I upgrade the win95a running on my old pc to
> win95b or later, please?
> Have just bought a brand new pc which came
> with 'TransferMyPC' software designed to make it easy
> moving files from my old pc to my new pc. However, the
> software only works with win95b or later!!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

"Roger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How can I upgrade the win95a running on my old pc to
>win95b or later, please?
>Have just bought a brand new pc which came
>with 'TransferMyPC' software designed to make it easy
>moving files from my old pc to my new pc. However, the
>software only works with win95b or later!!

You can't. Win95b (OEM SR2) was released only as an OEM system, in a
form that would install only on a clean disk. There was never a
version that would upgrade an existing system.

So you have to choose between returning the software you bought, or
upgrading to Win98SE. To do that you'd need to buy a CD. Look for a
Win98SSE full retail CD or a Win98SE Upgrade disk. Avoid OEM disks,
since they won't upgrade an existing system.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov