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Re: Win95 installation freezes : Hardware problem ?

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From: John D. Saucier
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 00:00
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The correct procedure for installing windows 95 is simple.
Insert the disk or Cd-rom and run SETUP.EXE
you should not be having problems installing windows95, unless there are
hardware problems.

Joe Meehan wrote:

> I have encountered the same problem (using SETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM).  I
> talked to one of my techie friends who mentioned that I should NOT be
> loading any type of DOS on the HD, just use a simple START disk (containing
> FDISK, MSCDEX.EXE  and some other basic programs) and to use that to try to
> load windows up.  I will try it again this weekend, but I'm tired of trying
> and trying and trying...
>
> If someone could tell me the correct procedure to installing windows95, I
> would be very grateful.
>
> Joe Meehan
> Guardians@earthlink.net
> Joeym2000@aol.com
>
> Matt West wrote in message <3505799d.114182756@news.demon.co.uk>...
> >I hope someone may be able to shed some light on this problem :
> >
> >When installing Windows 95 OSR2 (using the correct OEM preinstall
> >tools), the installation routine freezes at the blue "Getting ready to
> >run Windows for the first time" screen.
> >The hardware is all new, and passes software diagnostic tests.
> >Two new motherboards have been tried in this PC (both new LSI TX
> >chipset boards) and the SIMMs have been replaced.  I have also tried a
> >different hard drive.
> >The only common part is the CPU, an IBM M2 P166+ MX.   Could this be
> >the cause of the freezing ?
> >
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From: "John D. Saucier" <jsauce@net1plus.com>
Subject: Re: Win95 installation freezes :  Hardware problem ?
Date: 1998/03/12
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