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Last Updated: Sept 13, 2001
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Introduction (Page 1) |
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Windows 95 Upgrades (Page 1) |
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DUN 1.2 & 1.3 Upgrades (Page 1) |
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DUN 1.4 Upgrade (Page 1) |
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Internet Explorer Updates (Page 1) |
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FTP Links for Upgrades (Page 1) |
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Uninstalling Tips (This Page) |
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OSR2 - Windows 95B (This Page) |
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TCP/IP & Windows 95 (This Page) |
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Windows 98/ME (This Page) |
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Double your Download Speeds! (This Page) |
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Search MS Knowledge Base (This Page) |
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Win95 Support Links (Page 3) |
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Win95 Utilities (Page 4) |
Uninstalling Windows 95 Updates on a Single Computer
Many of the standard Windows 95 updates can be safely and easily uninstalled and replaced with the original versions of the updated components. This is typically facilitated by an .inf file copied to the Windows folder during installation of the update. This file typically has a name of the form _un.inf. This .inf file can be used to uninstall the Windows 95 update by using the right mouse button to click the file in Windows Explorer, and then clicking Install on the menu that appears.
When a Windows 95 update is uninstalled, you are prompted for the original Windows 95 installation disks or CD-ROM. The original version of the files are copied and overwrite the updated versions. An alternate file location may also be specified at this time. When uninstallation is complete, you typically need to restart the computer for the change to take effect.
Uninstalling Internet Explorer 4 from your Computer
If you have installed IE4 and wish you had not, you may find it is not as easy to uninstall it as most other programs. Before you begin, it is advisable to back up all your data files somewhere in case you wind up being forced to reformat your hard drive. Then when you are ready to begin, go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base, Article Q174265 - How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0.
OSR2 - the newer build of Windows 95
If you are interested in finding out more about the newer version of Windows 95 (OSR2), see this Windows95 OSR2 FAQ. Microsoft also has a Knowledge Base Article - Description of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 - which lists all the differences between OSR2 and the original build. You can save a lot of hard disk space by converting to FAT32 which can be implemented with OSR2.
TCP/IP & WINDOWS 95
You connect to your ISP using TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) which is what computers use to talk with each other on the Internet. For an excellent introduction to TCP/IP, visit Yale University for this Introduction to TCP/IP. If you are having trouble with your Internet connection here's the outstanding Al's Winsock Tuning FAQ, which is written specifically for Trumpet Winsock but which applies in many respects to Windows 95 as well.
The other thing that you must do to insure a speedy, trouble-free Internet connection is to properly configure Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking; but perhaps the most significant thing we have discovered here at InfiniSource to speed up the Internet connection is the setting for MaxMTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) in the Windows registry to 576. For a good explanation of this and how to accomplish it, see our InfiniSource TechFile on the subject.
Yet another thing that can be tricky in Windows 95 is setting com ports with the correct IRQ's. Check our HelpWithWindows Web site, on checking how Windows 95 has your IRQ's or Interrupt ReQuests assigned. For a complete discussion on IRQ's see this IRQ FAQ.
There are many places on the Internet that offers tips and high performance tweaks for your computer and operating system. Some are mentioned below in the links section. One that bears special mention is the System Optimization site which offers a wealth of great information to fine-tune your system. Another is our HelpWithWindows Web site, perhaps the most extensive list of Windows 95/98 tips anywhere in cyberspace.
WINDOWS 98
The successor to Windows 95, Windows 98, hit the shelves 25th June '98 and all the new PC systems are now coming standard with Windows 98. How much difference is there? Some people say not a whole lot... Our feeling here at InfiniSource is this... If you want seamless integration of Internet Explorer 4.x with your operating system, you're better off with Windows 98. If you want to be able to use Outlook 98 as an Email/PIM for its seamless integration with Access Databases for mail merge and other Microsoft Office applications, then you MUST be running IE4 and again the best bet is to do that with Windows 98 where it comes standard.
Win98 has a number of enhancements and improvements over Win95. Our first impression is that it is FAR more stable than Win95 and handles resources and memory much better. We have not experienced a single crash in our first week with Win98. But perhaps the most impressive feature is the ability to run mutliple monitors right from the operating system using multiple PCI video cards. We're running dual Sony 17 inch monitors from pairs of Matrox Millenia 8MB video cards, and the results are spectacular. There are a number of special dual head video cards available to run dual monitors from Windows 95, but Windows 98 can do it cheaper, faster and better now, and we are major fans of dual monitors for the increased productivity and additional real estate. More information on Dual Monitors with Windows 98 can be found on our HelpWithWindows site.
Overall, if you are a Power User, you will want to get Windows 98. If you just do a little email and web surfing and play games on your computer then you will probably not gain much upgrading to Windows 98. If you do decide to upgrade however, you are much better off doing a clean install rather than a system upgrade. If you try to get away with installing Windows 98 over the top of Windows 95 and expect the job is over, you will probably have a lot of unpleasant surprises in store.
Windows 98 gave way to Windows ME in early 2000. Windows ME was not so much a new operating system as merely an enhancement of Windows 98 Windows ME was generally greeted with a collective yawn from the computing public and few people bother to purchase an upgrade for Windows 98 when freely available upgrades from Microsoft could do essentially the same thing. Most of what applies to Windows 98 applies to ME as well.
For lots of other good tips on Windows 98/ME check out our HelpWithWindows Web site.
TWEAKMASTER - THE SUPREME INTERNET OPTIMIZER
Whether you are using Windows 95 , 98 or ME or any of the newer Windows operating systems like NT/2000 or XP, You should check out TweakMASTER, a new generation Internet Optimizer, which promotes faster Internet download speeds by carefully and intelligently tweaking various 'hidden' Windows settings. It is ideal for ALL types of Internet connections including dial-up, cable modem, DSL, or satellite. Supports Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP and AOL 5.0/6.0. No other utility can make that claim and deliver!
Please do not send Windows support questions by e-mail, they will go unanswered! We get many mails asking the same things, so that's one of the reasons we've set up a Support BBS. Read through the posts, and if you don't find an answer to your problem, post a message. This will benefit everyone in a similar situation (and while you are there, why not answer some of the questions you know the answer to!).
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