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In article <430i21$55m@ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>, bman2@ix.netcom.com
 
says...
>
>    Hi everyone!  It's me, the original poster!  Wow!  I can't believe 
that this
>thread kept going for so long, and that it would completely change 
topics like it
>has!  Well, as if anyone cares (grin...), I will give you an update on 
my
>"Windows 95 saga".  Hopefully, I can help some people out there who 
have had the
>problems I did.  So...here goes!
>
>    1)The non-existent files:  Norton Utilites for 95 is a lifesaver.  
I know
>that some people will say that it is just a way for Symantec to make 
more money
>because they know that Win 95 will screw up everyone's machine, but it 
really is
>a good program.  Even when in DOS version, I had it, and it saved me a 
couple
>times then, too!  The problem I had was a damaged FAT, to be specific, 
and Norton
>took care of all that for me.  What it couldn't fix, it turned into a 
file, which
>was easily deleted.
>
>    2)The joystick:  Windows 95 detected the wrong gamecard.  I have a 
CH
>Gamecard III automatic, and the closest thing on the list was a 
Thrustmaster ACM
>GameCard (which is very close, indeed).  Switching to that card solved 
all my
>problems.
>    
>    3)The scanner:  Not fixed yet, but Hewlett-Packard promises new 
drivers VERY
>soon (as in tomorrow, theoretically!) which should allow the Deskscan 
program to
>work.  They should be available through their webpage.
>
>    4)The DS64 Video Card:  Not fixed yet, either.  This one is a real 
poser. 
>There is simply NO 24-bit color mode!  I don't know if Diamond is 
coming out with
>drivers, but a memory upgrade (or an entirely new card) is in the 
forseeable
>future as a solid fix.
>
>    Well, that's about it.  I would like to again thank ALL of you for 
your
>helpfulness in my problems with Windows 95.  Despite it's (slowly
>disappearing) oddities, the interface is beginning to grow on me, and I
>am slowly but surely getting my DOS programs (okay, games!) up and
>running, one by one.  While some people will, I'm sure, still insist
>that 95 is a "piece of junk" (and the person who said that shall remain
>nameless), and berate it to no end (you should read some of the letters
>I've gotten!), I am beginning to change my opinion of Windows 95. 
>Whereas I said that I was "negatively impressed" with the program in my
>first posting, I am starting to feel more and more positively towards
>it, and while not suitable for everyone, it is certainly a leap ahead
>of Windows 3.1!  When it starts to come pre-installed on computers
>where there are known to be no conflicts, I think it will prove a great
>improvement over DOS for the casual and first-time computer users. 
>Thanks again, all of you!
>
>                                                    Brenden Mecleary
>                                                    bman2@ix.netcom.com
>
>
>P.S. - Could someone please send me a copy of my original post?  I have
>almost completely forgotten what I said!
>
>P.P.S. - Word has gotten back to me that someone might have published
>my original posting (along with my e-mail address) in a
>magazine/newsletter, possibly several of them.  Please, if anyone wants
>to do that again, ASK ME!!!  I will almost definitely say yes; I just
>want to know where this stuff is ending up.  Thanks!
Hi,
Spent an hour on the phone today with HP trying to get my scanner to 
work with no luck. Boot up (Win95) knows the card is there but when 
trying to access the Deskscan software or scantest get the can't open
scanner driver message. If you have any luck let me know.
Tom