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As long as there is a "win.com" on the drive OS2R will not install, even if from
os2r.

Mick Crook wrote:

> In article <3555ED1E.CDD0CF3F@earthlink.net>, Douglas Markell
> <dm61@earthlink.net> writes
> >How to install OSR2.1 OVER previous versions of Win95.
> >
> >1) Copy Win95 OSR2.1 files to a directory on the HD.
> >2) Open "Precopy2.cab".
> >3) Extract the "Layout.inf" file. Insert the line "setuppp.inf=0,,4550".
> >4) Extract the "Setuppp.inf" file. Find "ProductType=9", change this to
> >"ProductType=2". (This tells the install program that this is an upgrade
> >and not a new install).
> >5) Run setup.exe and you are in there.
> >
> >The system is now FAT32 capable, however, you must run Partition Magic
> >or other "partition-on-the-fly" software to enable FAT32.
> >
> >
> >PS Wacks who don't know shit about computers SHOULD NOT give advice.
> >
> >EXAMPLE 1:
> >
> >
> >               Subject:      Re: Install win 95 OEM PLEASE HELP!!!!
> >               From:         "Phill" <research@sol.co.uk>
> >               Date:         1998/04/27
> >               Message-ID:   <6i23kb$j0e$3@biffo.sol.co.uk>
> >               Newsgroups:   alt.comp.hardware
> >               [More Headers]
> >
> >               You can't load OSR 2.1+ on a disk that already has an OS.
> >The best thing to
> >               do is format you're drive (backing up anything you don't
> >want to lose). Boot
> >               off you're Win95 Start-up floppy with the CD in the
> >drive, sit back and
> >               watch 95 install.
> >
> >               Phill
> >
> >
> >
> >EXAMPLE 2:
> >
> >Subject:      Re: Installing OSR 2
> >               From:         "Mike Ronn"
> ><mi5c5r5on@ac5c5e5s5s5o5n5e5.c5o5m>
> >               Date:         1998/05/06
> >               Message-ID:   <6iprgr$4cu$1@supernews.com>
> >               Newsgroups:   alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
> >               [More Headers]
> >
> >               The issue with OSR/2 is it is a manufacturers only
> >release.  If you have a
> >               CD, you must blow your system clean before you install
> >it.  Or, you can just
> >               wait for Windows 98! :)
> >
> >EXAMPLE 3:
> >
> >Subject:      Re: HELP! Win95 OSR2
> >               From:         DaveW <davew2@slip.net>
> >               Date:         1998/05/06
> >               Message-ID:   <355105A7.373B57AA@slip.net>
> >               Newsgroups:   comp.windows.misc
> >               [More Headers]
> >
> >
> >
> >               Sin Pak Wing Daniel wrote:
> >
> >               > Hi,
> >               >
> >               > I surfed www.microsoft.com for patch of OSR2 so as to
> >upgrade my FAT16
> >               > to FAT32.  But Microsoft's Download Page does not
> >contain such a fix.
> >               > Could anyone please e-mail me how I can install FAT32?
> >               >
> >               > DS
> >
> >
> >               Howdy :)
> >
> >               Sorry, you can't.  To install OSR2 on a machine that
> >already has Windows
> >               95 version a on it, you first have to FORMAT the
> >harddrive to wipe it
> >               clean, and then install OSR2 and all your old files.
> >
> >               OSR2 and version a are incompatible.  (Windows 98 will
> >fix this.)
> >               --
> >               ---
>
> What a load of CRAP!! I have successfully installed windows 95 OSR2 over OSR1
> with no problems what so ever. If anything needs to be deleted which it shoudnt
> it would only be msdos.sys * io.sys.
> --
> Mick Crook