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Andreas K�nigsdorf wrote:
> 
> KenMacLeod@onyx.octacon.co.uk (Ken MacLeod) wrote:
> 
> >Peter Hucker <p.m.hucker@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>KenMacLeod@onyx.octagon.co.uk wrote:
> >>> Hello everyone,
> >>> many thanks to everyone who helped me and gave me suggestions on
> >>> setting my computer up to run the two versionsof windows.
> >>> For everyone else who would like to do the same here's how I've done
> >>> it.
> 
> >>Is it really that complicated?  I had 95 on, then installed 3.1 on top.
> >>It asked me if I wanted to upgrade to 3.1!!!!  I said no, put it in
> >>c:\win31, which it did.  Now both work fine.  I just boot to dos (a pause
> >>at the end of autoexec.bat allows me to press break to get to dos) the
> >>type cd win31.....win
> 
> >I did try installing 3.11 on top of '95 in the past and it simply
> >installed over it, either I missed the the prompt regarding the
> >upgrade option (entirely possible) or my system configuration is
> >somewhat different.
> >Either way I now have 3.11 working which means I can use the SPSS
> >programme that would not work in '95.
> 
> >I think that in future any time i set up a computer i will simply
> >install '95 in a different directory and save all the hassle.
> 
> In my opinion that way of installing two different Versions of Windows
> is not really a clean way, because of the long filenames Win95 uses
> and Win3.xx doesn't understand. All file-utilities you are using under
> Win 3.xx can destroy you long filenames for Win95.
> I am using two different partitions selecting them from a
> boot-manager. Now I'm using the boot-manager and fdisk from OS/2 (the
> only really good thing of it).
> 
> That way I can use all my "old" programs for DOS and Windows 3.xx as
> ever and just rebooting and selecting Win95 using it Programs without
> interfearence between them...
> 
> Just get a net on your Window to keep away the bugs
> 
> e-mail: Andreas.Koenigsdorf@t-online.de

The best way is to start out with win.XX and upgrade to win95.  If you 
install into C:\win95 you can boot the old DOS&windows by pressing F4 At 
bootup.