Re: Is it possible to restore Windows 95 to a NEW hard drive?

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From: Rob DeMillo
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 00:00

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jmoyles@internext.com (John Moyles) wrote:

>We've lost one of our systems which had Windows 95 on it.  The hard
>drive physically failed, and we've had to replace it.  In the old
>DOS+W3.11 or W4W days, we could just format the disk, throw DOS back
>on it, and restore everything...

>What do we do with Windows 95?

Basically, exactly the same thing... AS LONG AS YOU STORED YOUR 
SYSTEM'S REGISTRY FILE ON YOUR BACKUP DEVICE! (That's kinda
key...)

I just did this last weekend...Install Windows95 on your new disk, pop
your tape (or whatever) in the drive, and run your restore program.
Let the tape put things where it wants to and you'll be fine.

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From: demillo@avs.com (Rob DeMillo)
Subject: Re: Is it possible to restore Windows 95 to a NEW hard drive?
Date: 1996/02/28
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