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  1. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  2. Microsoft Windows 95 README for Setup
  3. August 1995
  4. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  5. (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995
  6. This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to
  7. supplement the Microsoft Windows 95 documentation.
  8. ------------------------
  9. How to Use This Document
  10. ------------------------
  11. To view Setup.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
  12. To print Setup.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
  13. then use the Print command on the File menu.
  14. --------
  15. CONTENTS
  16. SETUP.TXT
  17. FINDING AND FIXING HARD-DISK PROBLEMS DURING SETUP (USING SCANDISK)
  18. UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95
  19. IF YOU HAVE A COMPRESSED DRIVE
  20. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER WINDOWS NT
  21. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER OS/2
  22. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 ON COMPUTERS WITH LANTASTIC
  23. SETUP ERROR MESSAGES
  24. GENERAL SETUP NOTES
  25. MEMORY MANAGERS
  26. DISK-CACHE PROGRAMS
  27. ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
  28. USING TERMINATE-AND-STAY-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS AND DRIVERS
  29. KNOWN POTENTIAL SETUP PROBLEMS
  30. --------
  31. SETUP.TXT
  32. =========
  33. This file contains information about problems that may occur while
  34. you are running Windows 95 Setup.
  35. NOTE: It is recommended that you check your hard disk for viruses
  36. before setting up Windows 95. If you have MS-DOS 6.x, you should
  37. run MSAV before running Setup.
  38. You should also turn off any screen savers you have running, and
  39. disable any anti-virus software that is running before you start Setup.
  40. FINDING AND FIXING HARD-DISK PROBLEMS DURING SETUP (USING SCANDISK)
  41. ===================================================================
  42. Windows 95 Setup automatically runs ScanDisk to check for problems
  43. on your hard disk(s). If there are problems, Setup cannot continue
  44. until they are fixed.
  45. NOTE: The MS-DOS-based version of ScanDisk that Setup runs may detect
  46. long filename errors, but it cannot correct them. These errors will
  47. not prevent Setup from proceeding, but once it completes, you should
  48. run the new Windows version of ScanDisk from within Windows 95 to
  49. correct these errors.
  50. Fixing Hard-Disk Problems
  51. -------------------------
  52. If you see a message during Setup that says you must run ScanDisk to
  53. fix problems on your hard disk, follow these steps to fix the problems.
  54. If you are setting up Windows 95 over MS-DOS or a previous version of
  55. Windows, such as Windows 3.1:
  56. 1. Quit Windows.
  57. 2. If you are setting up from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into
  58. the drive, and then type the following at the command prompt:
  59. a:scandisk.exe /all
  60. where "a" is the drive that contains the Windows disk.
  61. If you are setting up from a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM and then type
  62. the following:
  63. f:\win95\scandisk.exe /all
  64. where "f" is the drive that contains the CD-ROM.
  65. 4. Follow the instructions on your screen and fix any problems that
  66. ScanDisk finds.
  67. 5. Start Windows, and then run Setup again.
  68. If you are setting up Windows 95 over a previous version of Windows 95:
  69. 1. Quit Setup.
  70. 2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point
  71. to System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.
  72. 3. Check your your hard disk(s) and any host drives you have for errors,
  73. and repair any problems found.
  74. NOTE: If you are running Setup from MS-DOS, ScanDisk will run and you'll
  75. be able to fix most problems from within Setup.
  76. Problems Running ScanDisk
  77. -------------------------
  78. If you get a message during Setup saying that there is not enough memory
  79. to run ScanDisk, free some conventional and/or upper memory, and then run
  80. Setup again. If you have MS-DOS 6.x, try running MEMMAKER to free memory.
  81. If you still don't have enough memory, or if you have other problems while
  82. Setup is running ScanDisk, then you can bypass ScanDisk in Setup by running
  83. Setup with the /IS option. To do this, type the following command:
  84. setup /is
  85. NOTE: Bypassing ScanDisk during Setup is not recommended. If you do,
  86. there may be problems with your hard disk that could cause Windows 95
  87. not to install or run correctly.
  88. If you still have problems after running Setup with the /IS option, try
  89. running Setup with the /IQ option. To do this, type the following command:
  90. setup /is /iq
  91. UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95
  92. =======================
  93. During Setup, you'll have the option of saving your system files so that
  94. you can uninstall Windows 95 later. If you want to be able to uninstall
  95. Windows 95 later, choose Yes. Setup will save your system files in a
  96. hidden, compressed file. If you don't need to be able to uninstall
  97. Windows 95 later, choose No.
  98. You will not see this Setup option if:
  99. - You are upgrading over an earlier version of Windows 95.
  100. - You are installing to a new directory.
  101. - You are running a version of MS-DOS earlier than 5.0.
  102. NOTE: The uninstall files must be saved on a local hard drive. You
  103. cannot save them to a network drive or a floppy disk. If you have
  104. multiple local drives, you will be able to select the one you want to
  105. save the uninstall information on.
  106. NOTE: If you see a message during Setup about not being able to save
  107. your system files, see the "Setup Error Messages" section later in this
  108. document.
  109. To uninstall Windows 95 and completely restore your system to its
  110. previous versions of MS-DOS and Windows 3.x:
  111. 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
  112. Panel.
  113. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  114. 3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Windows 95, and then click
  115. Remove.
  116. Or, if you are having problems starting Windows 95, use your startup
  117. disk to start your computer, and then run UNINSTAL from the startup
  118. disk.
  119. NOTE: The uninstall program needs to shut down Windows 95. If there is
  120. a problem with this on your computer, restart your computer and press
  121. F8 when you see the message "Starting Windows 95." Then choose
  122. Command Prompt Only and run UNINSTAL from the command prompt.
  123. If Setup did not complete successfully and you want to restore your
  124. previous versions of MS-DOS and Windows, you can run UNINSTAL from the
  125. \Windows\Command directory on your hard disk, or from your startup disk
  126. if you created one.
  127. If you saved your files on a drive other than C, you can use the /w
  128. option to specify the drive where the files are located. For example:
  129. uninstal /w e:
  130. where e: is the drive containing your previous system files that were
  131. saved.
  132. If Windows 95 is running and you want to remove the uninstall files to
  133. free up disk space (6 to 9MB), follow these steps:
  134. 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
  135. Panel.
  136. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  137. 3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Old Windows 3.x/MS-DOS System
  138. Files, and then click Remove.
  139. You will no longer be able to uninstall Windows 95.
  140. IF YOU HAVE A COMPRESSED DRIVE
  141. ==============================
  142. If you have used compression software to compress your hard disk, you
  143. may get a message saying that there is not enough space on the host
  144. partition of the compressed drive. Setup may have to copy some files
  145. to your startup drive, the host for your startup drive, or the host
  146. for your Windows drive. If you get this message, you should free up
  147. some space on the specified drive, and then run Setup again. Try one
  148. of the following:
  149. - If you are setting up Windows on a compressed drive, try setting it
  150. up on an uncompressed drive if possible.
  151. - Delete any unneeded files on your host partition.
  152. - If you are running Windows 3.1 and have a permanent swap file, try
  153. making it smaller. In Control Panel, double-click the 386 Enhanced
  154. icon, and then click Virtual Memory. Then modify the size of your
  155. swap file.
  156. - Use your disk compression software to free up some space on the host
  157. drive for the compressed drive. If you compressed your drive by using
  158. DriveSpace or DoubleSpace, follow these steps:
  159. 1. Quit Windows.
  160. 2. Run Drvspace.exe or Dblspace.exe.
  161. 3. Select the compressed drive on whose host you want to free space.
  162. 4. On the Drive menu, click Change Size.
  163. If you used other compression software, such as Stacker, consult the
  164. documentation that came with it.
  165. NOTE: If you notice a discrepancy in the amount of free space reported
  166. by Setup and the amount of space you think is available on your host
  167. drive, it may be because Windows uses some space for creating a swap
  168. file. This may not appear to take up any space when Windows is not
  169. running.
  170. NOTE: If you create a startup disk during Setup, make sure you do not
  171. use a compressed disk for the startup disk.
  172. If You Have SuperStor Compression
  173. ---------------------------------
  174. If you have compressed your hard disk by using SuperStor, Setup may not
  175. be able to find your startup drive and install Windows 95. If you get a
  176. message about this during Setup, uncompress your disk and remove
  177. SuperStor, then run Setup again.
  178. If You Have XtraDrive Compression
  179. ---------------------------------
  180. If you have compressed your hard disk by using XtraDrive and you are
  181. upgrading a previous version of Windows, Setup will not be able to
  182. install Windows 95 unless you turn off XtraDrive's write-cache. To
  183. turn this off, carry out the following procedure:
  184. 1. Quit Windows.
  185. 2. Run Vmu.exe (XtraDrive's Volume Maintenance Utility).
  186. 3. Choose Advanced Options, and then press ENTER.
  187. 4. Set the EMS cache size to 0.
  188. 5. Set the Conventional cache size to 1 (the minimum).
  189. 6. Set Allow Write Caching to NO.
  190. 7. At the confirmation prompt, choose Yes. You will see a message
  191. saying that you must restart your computer for the changes to take
  192. effect.
  193. 8. Quit Volume Maintenance Utility, and then restart your computer.
  194. 9. Start Windows, and then run Setup again.
  195. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER WINDOWS NT
  196. =====================================
  197. If you are multi-booting MS-DOS and Windows NT, boot to MS-DOS, and
  198. then run Setup from either MS-DOS or Windows 3.x. You will not be able
  199. to install Windows 95 to a directory with a shared Windows 3.x/Windows NT
  200. configuration; you will need to install Windows 95 to a different
  201. directory.
  202. If you are not multi-booting MS-DOS and Windows NT, you should
  203. configure your computer to multi-boot MS-DOS and Windows NT first, and
  204. then follow the instructions above.
  205. If you boot MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no
  206. longer be able to boot Windows NT; however, you can restore Windows NT
  207. by booting from the Windows NT boot/repair disk, and then selecting the
  208. Repair option).
  209. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 OVER OS/2
  210. ===============================
  211. Setup will not run on OS/2. You need to boot to MS-DOS and run Setup
  212. from the MS-DOS prompt.
  213. NOTE: If you are upgrading over OS/2 on an HPFS partition, you will
  214. need to have your OS/2 disk 1 available during Setup.
  215. If you are using OS/2 Boot Manager to choose operating systems at
  216. startup, Setup will disable Boot Manager to ensure that Windows 95 can
  217. restart the computer and complete its installation. Boot Manager can be
  218. reactivated by running the Fdisk utility that comes with Windows 95
  219. (see the procedure at the end of this section).
  220. If you are not using Boot Manager, configure your computer to use Boot
  221. Manager, and then follow the instructions above.
  222. If you boot MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no
  223. longer be able to boot OS/2 after Windows 95 has been installed. You
  224. will need to delete the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files that OS/2
  225. uses before running Windows 95 Setup.
  226. If you want to remove OS/2 from your computer after you have installed
  227. Windows 95, carry out the following procedure:
  228. 1. Back up the data files you want to keep onto a floppy disk or
  229. network drive.
  230. 2. Delete the files in each of your OS/2 directories and subdirectories,
  231. and then delete the OS/2 directories.
  232. 3. In the root directory, the following files are marked as hidden
  233. system files and need to be deleted:
  234. Ea data.sf
  235. OS2ldr.msg
  236. OS2krnl
  237. OS2boot
  238. Wp data.sf
  239. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, make sure hidden files are
  240. visible. To do this, click the View menu, click Options, and then
  241. click Show All Files. Then delete the OS/2 files listed above.
  242. NOTE: If you have a version of OS/2 other than version 2.0, the
  243. names of the OS/2 files on your hard disk may differ from those
  244. listed above. Also, depending on which version of OS/2 you have,
  245. in your root directory, you may see the following files, which you
  246. can delete:
  247. OS2dump
  248. OS2ldr
  249. OS2logo
  250. OS2ver
  251. 4. Remember to empty the Recycle Bin to permanently remove the files
  252. from your computer.
  253. If Boot Manager is installed and you want to remove it, restart your
  254. computer, and then carry out the following procedure. (It is recommended
  255. that you print this file before restarting your computer.)
  256. 1. When you see the Boot Manager menu, choose to boot to MS-DOS, and
  257. then run FDisk.
  258. 2. Choose to make the MS-DOS partition (C) your active partition.
  259. 3. Quit FDisk, and then restart your computer.
  260. If you want to reinstate Boot Manager after you install Windows 95,
  261. carry out the following procedure:
  262. 1. On the Start menu, click Run, and then type FDISK.
  263. 2. Choose Option 2, Set Active Partition.
  264. 3. Enter the number of the Boot Manager Partition. This partition will
  265. be the 1 MB non-MS-DOS partition usually placed at the top or bottom.
  266. 4. Quit FDisk, and then restart your computer as instructed.
  267. You can now boot OS/2 at any time and change labels of partitions
  268. in Boot Manager through the OS/2 FDisk program.
  269. INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 ON COMPUTERS WITH LANTASTIC
  270. =================================================
  271. If you are running the LANtastic server, you must disable it before
  272. setting up Windows 95. To disable the LANtastic server, either remove
  273. the Server.exe file from your Autoexec.bat file, or type the following
  274. command:
  275. server /remove
  276. If you are running LANtastic and have either mapped or shared your
  277. startup drive (usually drive C), Setup will not be able to determine
  278. which drive is your startup drive and will not be able to continue.
  279. Before running Setup, you must disable the mapping or stop sharing your
  280. startup drive.
  281. SETUP ERROR MESSAGES
  282. ====================
  283. This section lists specific messages that you may encounter during Setup
  284. and provides information about what to do next.
  285. SU-0010, SU-0012, SU-0015, SU-0016
  286. ----------------------------------
  287. If you receive one of these messages during Setup, please see the
  288. sections about OS/2 and Windows NT earlier in this document.
  289. SU-0011
  290. -------
  291. If your hard disk is password-protected, Setup will not be able to
  292. complete successfully. You must first remove the password protection.
  293. For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer.
  294. SU-0013
  295. -------
  296. To set up Windows 95, your startup drive must be an MS-DOS boot partition.
  297. If your startup drive is an HPFS or Windows NT file system, you must create
  298. an MS-DOS boot partition before running Setup. For more information, on
  299. creating an MS-DOS boot partition, see the documentation that came with
  300. your computer.
  301. If you have LANtastic networking or SuperStor compression, see those
  302. sections earlier in this document for more information.
  303. SU0167
  304. ------
  305. If you have a directory named Desktop in your current Windows
  306. directory, Setup will not be able to install Windows 95 into that
  307. directory. Windows 95 creates a directory named Desktop and uses it
  308. for system files. If you get this message during Setup, you should
  309. rename or move your current Desktop directory. Then run Setup again.
  310. Standard Mode Messages
  311. ----------------------
  312. If you get any of the following error messages, you should remove
  313. any memory managers (such as EMM386.exe, QEMM, or 386Max) from your
  314. Config.sys file, and then run Setup again.
  315. Standard Mode: Invalid DPMI return.
  316. Standard Mode: Fault in MS-DOS Extender.
  317. Standard Mode: Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender.
  318. Standard Mode: Unknown stack in fault dispatcher.
  319. Standard Mode: Stack Overflow.
  320. NOTE: If you still have problems, try adding EMM386.EXE back into your
  321. Config.sys file and exclude all ranges. For example,
  322. device=c:\windows\emm386.exe x=A000-FFFF
  323. If you encounter these messages or random hangs during Setup, you may
  324. need to turn on double-buffering in SmartDrive. Several SCSI hard drives
  325. and some ESDI drives require double-buffering.
  326. To turn on double buffering, add the following line to the beginning of
  327. your Config.sys file:
  328. device=c:\windows\smartdrv.exe /double_buffer+
  329. where "c:\windows" is the path to your Windows directory.
  330. Cannot Read Setup (.cab) Files
  331. ------------------------------
  332. If you have Multimedia Cloaking and are installing Windows 95 from
  333. floppy disks, Setup may not run successfully. If you see messages about
  334. Setup not being able to read .cab files, then you should follow these
  335. steps:
  336. 1. Remove the line referencing Cacheclk.exe from your Config.sys and
  337. Autoexec.bat files.
  338. 2. Restart your computer.
  339. 3. Run Setup again.
  340. Setup Could Not Back Up Your System Files
  341. -----------------------------------------
  342. If you see an error message while Setup is saving your system files,
  343. there may not be enough disk space, particularly on compressed disks.
  344. You should free up space on the drive you are saving your system files
  345. on (the default drive is C) by removing unneeded files.
  346. Cannot continue on this system configuration
  347. --------------------------------------------
  348. If you get a message saying "Setup cannot continue on this system
  349. configuration," you may have an older, incompatible disk partition.
  350. Before running Setup, you will need to back up your data and then
  351. repartition your disk.
  352. GENERAL SETUP NOTES
  353. ===================
  354. This section includes notes on specific system configurations that may
  355. prevent Setup from installing Windows 95 successfully.
  356. Sager NP8200 or Wedge Technologies 466/DX2
  357. ------------------------------------------
  358. WARNING: If you install Windows 95 on a Sager NP8200 or Wedge Technologies
  359. 466/DX2 laptop computer, you will not be able to use your computer, even
  360. if you reinstall a previous version of Windows.
  361. Plug and Play Network Cards and 16-Bit Real-Mode Drivers
  362. --------------------------------------------------------
  363. When you need to run the 16-bit real-mode driver for your NIC (which is
  364. common if you use DLC or another real-mode protocol), your Plug and Play
  365. card may appear not to function because the 16-bit NIC drivers load before
  366. Windows 95 has a chance to turn on Plug and Play cards. Also, some 16-bit
  367. NIC drivers do not recognize Plug and Play cards (most NE2000 Plug and
  368. Play clones fall into this category).
  369. To use your Plug and Play card with a 16-bit NIC driver, carry out the
  370. following procedure:
  371. 1. Run the Softset utility that comes with your Plug and Play card,
  372. and set the card to non-Plug and Play mode.
  373. 2. Double-click the Network icon in Control Panel and then remove the net
  374. card.
  375. 3. Double-click the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel and follow the
  376. instructions on your screen. Windows 95 will detect your network card.
  377. If you change to a 32-bit protected-mode NIC driver in the future, you
  378. can rerun Softset to turn on Plug and Play mode for your card.
  379. Intel EtherExpress 16 NICs and PCI Computers
  380. --------------------------------------------
  381. You may experience system hangs or initialization problems if you are
  382. using an Intel EtherExpress 16 NIC in a PCI computer with some Diamond
  383. Speed Star PCI video cards. The following are excerpts from Intel's
  384. Customer Support Database. These problems are not related to Windows 95,
  385. and happen on a variety of operating system platforms. In general, if
  386. you experience other problems with your EtherExpress 16 in a PCI computer,
  387. please attempt to replace the card before reporting the problem to
  388. Microsoft.
  389. If you have one of these video cards, contact your vendor about getting
  390. a new video BIOS update.
  391. - Diamond Speed Star PCI video card with BIOS version 1.01
  392. - Diamond Viper PCI VGA Video Adapter
  393. - Diamond Stealth video card, Bios v1.03
  394. IBM Thinkpad Model 750x/755x/360x
  395. ---------------------------------
  396. If you have one of these models, (including submodels such as C, CE, CX,
  397. CS, and CSE), check IBM's bulletin board or the THINKPAD forum on
  398. CompuServe for an updated BIOS and/or Mwave drivers for your computer
  399. before you install Windows 95.
  400. If you don't upgrade your BIOS, you might have problems if you move the
  401. mouse while your computer is turning suspend mode on or off.
  402. MEMORY MANAGERS
  403. ===============
  404. If you have QEMM installed on your computer, we recommend removing it
  405. from your Config.sys file before setting up Windows 95. You can add it
  406. back after Windows 95 is installed.
  407. The following memory managers are incompatible with or may cause
  408. problems with Windows 95. It is recommended that you remove all
  409. references to them from your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files and use
  410. Emm386.exe and Himem.sys, which are provided with Windows 95, to manage
  411. memory instead.
  412. Allemm4.sys - All Charge 386 Version 3.1
  413. HPemm386.sys and HPemm486.sys
  414. HPmm.sys - HP Memory Manager (must remove before Setup)
  415. Iemm.sys Memory Manager
  416. Intel(R) Expanded-Memory Emulator (Ilim386.sys)
  417. Maximizer Memory Manager (Maximize.com)
  418. NetRoom Memory Manager (RM386.sys)
  419. QMAPS Memory Manager Version 5.16
  420. UMB PRO Version 1.07
  421. NOTE: The documentation for 386MAX recommends against setting the EXT
  422. parameter below 64. If you set this parameter to 0, Setup will fail.
  423. NOTE: If you remove the line containing Rm386.sys from your Config.sys
  424. file, you may need to install Himem.sys, which comes with Windows or
  425. MS-DOS. You can do this by adding the following line to your Config.sys
  426. file:
  427. device=<path>\himem.sys
  428. The <path> is the location of your Windows or MS-DOS files (for example,
  429. C:\Windows).
  430. DISK-CACHE PROGRAMS
  431. ===================
  432. Before you run Setup, it is recommended that you remove any third-
  433. party disk-cache programs and replace them with Smartdrv.exe, which
  434. is provided with Windows 95.
  435. While running Windows 95, you do not need to use a disk-cache utility.
  436. Setup will remove most disk-cache programs for you.
  437. If you are running one of the following disk-cache utilities, you
  438. should remove it. In some cases, Setup will remove it for you.
  439. 386MAX Disk-Cache Utility (Qcache.exe) (do not use with SmartDrive)
  440. Cache.exe Disk-Cache Utility
  441. Cache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
  442. Flash Disk-Cache Utility (Flash.exe) (do not use with SmartDrive)
  443. Hyperdisk Disk-Cache Utility (do not use with SmartDrive)
  444. Icache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
  445. IBMcache.sys Disk-Cache Utility
  446. Mace Disk-Cache Utility (Mcache.sys)
  447. Norton Speed Drive Disk Utility (SPEEDRV)
  448. Norton Utilities Version 5.0 and 6.1 (DISKREET, NCACHE)
  449. PC-Cache (PC Tools disk cache program) (must remove before Setup)
  450. PC-Kwik Disk-Cache Utility (Pc-kwik.exe)
  451. PC_Kwik Disk Accelerator
  452. PC-Kwik Version 1.59 (Pck.exe, Pskscrn.exe, Pckey.com)
  453. PC Tools(TM) Disk-Cache Utility (Pc-cache.com)
  454. Secretdisk II Disk-Cache Utility (Fast512.sys) (do not use with SmartDrive)
  455. Super PC-Kwik Disk-Cache Utility (Superpck.exe)
  456. ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
  457. ===================
  458. Some anti-virus programs can cause problems when you run Setup. Make
  459. sure that no anti-virus programs are running while you are setting up
  460. Windows 95. If the program is a terminate-and-stay-resident program,
  461. remove any references to it in your Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, and Win.ini
  462. files.
  463. If your BIOS has built-in virus protection, you should disable it before
  464. running Setup. To disable it, you must use the CMOS setup program for
  465. your BIOS. For more information, see the documentation that came with
  466. your computer.
  467. See the notes for specific anti-virus programs below.
  468. Central Point Anti-Virus Version 1.1 (Vsafe.com/Vsafe.sys)
  469. ----------------------------------------------------------
  470. To remove VSAFE, remove any lines containing Vsafe.com or Vsafe.sys
  471. from your Autoexec.bat file. Also, remove any references to Vsafe.com
  472. or Vsafe.sys from the RUN= line in your Win.ini file.
  473. If you are upgrading to Windows 95, you must also delete all the
  474. Chklist.ms files that VSAFE has created before you run Setup. Because
  475. Windows uses the disk for memory swapping, you should turn off the
  476. Vsafe write-protection option when you run Windows 95.
  477. If you don't remove VSAFE before you set up Windows, you will see
  478. warnings about Command.com, Win.com, and Krnl.386 when Windows starts.
  479. If you see these warnings, ignore them and choose the update option.
  480. For more information, see the Central Point Anti-Virus documentation.
  481. F-PROT Professional
  482. -------------------
  483. Setup cannot run if F-PROT Professional is running. Remove this program
  484. from your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, and then check your Win.ini
  485. file for the following line:
  486. load=wvirstop.exe
  487. If you see this line, remove it. When you have finished, restart your
  488. computer, and then run Setup again.
  489. Norton Anti-Virus(R)
  490. ---------------------
  491. If you are running any version of Norton Anti-Virus, you should remove it
  492. before running Setup. After setup, it is recommended that you do not run
  493. Norton Anti-Virus version 1.x, 2.x, or 3.x with Windows 95. You should
  494. obtain Norton Anti-Virus for Windows 95.
  495. To remove Norton Anti-Virus version 1.5:
  496. 1. In your Config.sys file, remove the following line:
  497. device=c:\nav\nav_.sys
  498. 2. In your Autoexec.bat file, remove C:\Nav from the PATH statement.
  499. To remove the anti-virus features of Norton Desktop for Windows
  500. version 3.0:
  501. 1. In your Config.sys file, remove the following line:
  502. device=c:\ndw\navtsr.exe
  503. 2. In your Autoexec.bat file, remove the following lines:
  504. c:\ndw\image.exe
  505. c:\ndw from the PATH statement
  506. 3. In your System.ini file, remove the following lines:
  507. shell=c:\ndw\ndw.exe (in the [boot] section)
  508. device=symevent (in the [386enh] section)
  509. 4. In your Win.ini file, remove the following line:
  510. load=c:\ndw\navtsrw.exe
  511. USING TERMINATE-AND-STAY-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS AND DRIVERS
  512. ============================================================
  513. APPEND (MS-DOS)
  514. ---------------
  515. Do not use the APPEND utility with Windows 95. It prevents Windows
  516. and Windows-based programs from creating valid Well-Formed-Path (WFP)
  517. names for the files they are using. (A WFP is the complete name of a
  518. file, including the drive letter and full path specification, starting
  519. from the root directory.)
  520. Autocon Version 2.0e, Bootcon Version 1.60, and Boot.sys
  521. --------------------------------------------------------
  522. These programs enable you to select from different configurations when
  523. you start your computer. Windows 95 Setup modifies only the first
  524. section in your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files, so you may have to
  525. modify these files manually after Setup if you want to use these
  526. programs. For more information, see the documentation that came with
  527. your program.
  528. Cubit Version 3.01
  529. ------------------
  530. When you are using Cubit with Windows 95, do not compress the Windows
  531. System directory or any file that is loaded from your Config.sys file.
  532. Before you upgrade to Windows 95, make sure that the earlier version of
  533. Windows is uncompressed on your hard disk. You may recompress the files
  534. after you have successfully set up Windows 95.
  535. Doubledisk Version 2.5
  536. ----------------------
  537. Windows 95 may try to access "phantom" disk drives if you use it with
  538. Doubledisk. Phantom drives occur when you use Doubledisk to create a
  539. compressed drive. For example, if you have drives A, B, and C on your
  540. computer and you use Doubledisk to create drive F, Windows 95 and
  541. MS-DOS recognize drives D and E as valid drives, even though they do
  542. not actually exist. You can use the DRVOFF utility to prevent Windows
  543. from recognizing phantom drives. To order a copy of
  544. the DRVOFF utility, contact Vertisoft.
  545. Infinite Disk Version 2.1
  546. -------------------------
  547. Infinite Disk version 2.1 does not work properly with Windows 95.
  548. Either remove Infinite Disk software from your computer before you run
  549. Setup, or contact your software dealer for a version of Infinite Disk
  550. software that is compatible with Windows 95.
  551. To remove Infinite Disk from your computer:
  552. 1. Restore any compressed files back to their original state.
  553. 2. Remove the following lines from your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat
  554. files:
  555. iddrv.sys
  556. idres.exe
  557. protect /c
  558. 3. Restart your computer, and then run Setup again.
  559. NetWare(R) NetBIOS
  560. ------------------
  561. The NetWare NetBIOS TSR is incompatible with Windows 95 in many
  562. configurations. In most cases, Setup will detect NetWare NetBIOS and
  563. remove the startup command from your computer. However, if you have
  564. NetWare NetBIOS set up to start from a location other than your
  565. Autoexec.bat file (for example, from a batch file), Setup cannot
  566. detect it. In this case, you need to remove NetWare NetBIOS manually.
  567. Windows 95 includes an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol that you can use
  568. instead of NetBIOS. For information about configuring Windows 95 to
  569. work with it, see NETWORKS.TXT.
  570. Newspace Version 1.07
  571. ---------------------
  572. This disk-compression utility is incompatible with Windows 95.
  573. Norton Desktop for Windows (Ep.exe)
  574. -----------------------------------
  575. If the data-recovery program Erase Protect (Ep.exe) is loaded from
  576. your Autoexec.bat file, you need to disable it when you are setting up
  577. Windows, especially if you are upgrading over a previous version of
  578. Windows. Erase Protect tries to save copies of all deleted files, which
  579. can cause you to run out of disk space while running Setup.
  580. It is recommended that you run Erase Protect with a permanent swap file.
  581. If you are using a temporary swap file, you need to exclude files that
  582. have a .tmp or .swp extension from erase protection.
  583. Norton Disklock Versions 3.01 and 3.5
  584. -------------------------------------
  585. Norton Disklock versions 3.01 and 3.5 do not work properly with
  586. Windows 95. Either remove this software from your computer before you
  587. run Setup, or contact Symantec product support for a version of
  588. Disklock that is compatible with Windows 95.
  589. For information about how to remove Disklock from your computer, see
  590. the documentation that came with Norton Disklock.
  591. PC Tools Deluxe(TM) Version 7.1 (DATAMON)
  592. -----------------------------------------
  593. If you load PC Tools DATAMON using the \SENTRY+ option, Setup may fail
  594. if you are low on disk space. Do not use the \SENTRY+ option when loading
  595. DATAMON.
  596. Do not load DATAMON after loading SmartDrive. If DATAMON is loaded after
  597. SmartDrive, your computer may fail. See the PC Tools documentation for
  598. information about how to unload DATAMON.
  599. PC Tools Deluxe Version 6.0 (DESKTOP)
  600. -------------------------------------
  601. If you try to start PC Tools from an MS-DOS Prompt within Windows,
  602. your computer may fail or restart itself. These problems also occur if
  603. you use MS-DOS commands from an MS-DOS Prompt within Windows.
  604. Version 7.0 of PC Tools may correct these problems. However, do not load
  605. DESKTOP from an MS-DOS Prompt if it was loaded before starting Windows.
  606. If you do, your computer may fail when you quit Windows. It is recommended
  607. that you run DESKTOP from its PIF, provided with Windows 95.
  608. SUBST (MS-DOS)
  609. --------------
  610. You may encounter problems with SUBST during Setup, but you can safely
  611. add it back after Windows 95 has been installed.
  612. UNDELETE
  613. --------
  614. If you are running UNDELETE with the SENTRY option, Setup may have
  615. problems, and there may be cases when you run out of disk space during
  616. Setup. It is recommended that you remove UNDELETE from your Config.sys
  617. and Autoexec.bat files before running Setup.
  618. NOTE: The SENTRY option creates a hidden directory named Sentry. When
  619. you delete a file, UNDELETE moves the file from its current location to
  620. the Sentry directory. Before removing UNDELETE from your Config.sys or
  621. Autoexec.bat file, you should free up disk space by using the
  622. UNDELETE /PURGE command on all drives.)
  623. If you do not remove it, Setup will disable this command for you.
  624. KNOWN POTENTIAL SETUP PROBLEMS
  625. ==============================
  626. Installing Windows 95 on a 4 MB or 386 computer from floppy disks may
  627. be very slow. To speed things up:
  628. - Run Setup from inside Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups. Avoid
  629. running Setup from MS-DOS.
  630. - If you are running a disk-compression program, such as DriveSpace or
  631. DoubleSpace, Setup may be very slow. Consider copying the files on
  632. the floppy disks to a temporary directory on your hard disk, and then
  633. running Setup from your hard disk. To copy files from Disks 2 through
  634. 12, you will need to use the EXTRACT command on Disk 1 to copy the
  635. Win95_xx.cab files to your hard disk, since they are in the new
  636. Microsoft Distribution Media Format (DMF). Normal MS-DOS commands like
  637. COPY and XCOPY won't work on these floppy disks.
  638. To copy a .cab file from a floppy disk to your hard disk, use the
  639. following command:
  640. extract /c a:win95_xx.cab c:\<TempDir>
  641. where <TempDir> is the location of a temporary directory on your
  642. hard disk.
  643. - During Setup, if you notice that the light for an empty floppy disk
  644. drive is flashing for a long time and Setup is slow, try inserting a
  645. formatted floppy disk into the empty drive.
  646. - If you encounter problems during Setup, such as Setup closing
  647. unexpectedly or error messages that do not apply, try increasing the
  648. size of your permanent swap file. In general, the size of your
  649. permanent swap file plus the amount of RAM in your computer should
  650. equal at least 14 MB for Setup to complete successfully. After you
  651. change your swap file size, try running Setup again.
  652. NOTE: If your hard disk is compressed, you may have to increase the
  653. size of your host drive before you can increase the size of your
  654. swap file.