Need some help installing Winduh95

[sillymofo]

Installing Winduh95 !!!! :shocked:

OK, I got a brand new spanking 40 GB HDD. Fdisked and formatted c: /s (10GB FAT32)

Now, I'm using a Win98 bootdisk to do this, should have a problem right? When I try to run setup.exe, it tells me that a compressed volume is found and/or I have to turn off disk caching.. 😕

Any ideas?

Oh, btw, system specs is this:

ASUS P4P800 SE
P4 HT ~2.0
256 MB DDR400

Now, I don't know if hardward has anything to do with it, but does any one knows how to turn off the drive caching? I looked in the BIOS and didn't find anything.

 

[Bozo]

If you have an early version of Win95, it doesn't support FAT32 or partitions over 2Gb.
Reformat the disk to 2Gb and FAT (or FAT16 as some call it).

Bozo 😀

 

[sillymofo]

Thanks Bozo... I suspected that, but I thought Windows95 does support FAT32... just not boot partition over 2 GB right? It's been a looooooooong time since I last installed Win95..... 😀

 

[mikecel79]

The original Windows 95 doesn't support FAT32. I think it was OSR1.5 or 2.0+ supported FAT32.

I have to ask though. Why Win95 on that machine

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: mikecel79
The original Windows 95 doesn't support FAT32. I think it was OSR1.5 or 2.0+ supported FAT32.

I have to ask though. Why Win95 on that machine

Testing purposes... I guess I'll have to reformat the drive to Fat16 < 2GB. But when I Fdisk, it says that this version of Windows support drives larger than 2GB 😕

 

[mikecel79]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: mikecel79
The original Windows 95 doesn't support FAT32. I think it was OSR1.5 or 2.0+ supported FAT32.

I have to ask though. Why Win95 on that machine

Testing purposes... I guess I'll have to reformat the drive to Fat16 < 2GB. But when I Fdisk, it says that this version of Windows support drives larger than 2GB 😕

Because your using a Win98 boot disk. Windows 98 supports FAT32.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: mikecel79

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: mikecel79
The original Windows 95 doesn't support FAT32. I think it was OSR1.5 or 2.0+ supported FAT32.
I have to ask though. Why Win95 on that machine

Testing purposes... I guess I'll have to reformat the drive to Fat16 < 2GB. But when I Fdisk, it says that this version of Windows support drives larger than 2GB 😕

Because your using a Win98 boot disk. Windows 98 supports FAT32.

I did use a Win98, after many unsucessful attempts (I even got to load Windows, but it won't boot, just to safe mode). Then I used a Win95 bootdisk, formatted a 2GB partition with FAT16, but it won't boot from the drive. It only goes to safemode... and when I look on the drive, himem.sys, config.sys, autoexec.bat are missing, or renamed...... 😕

Before you say it, I did fdisk, reformat, set partition as active, format c: /s, all kinds of tricks in the book (many many many many times), heck, I even wiped the drive a couple of times just for shiets and giggles.

 

[Bozo]

Win95 and Win98 might not have support for your newer hardware. If it can't recognize the hardware, it can't install or load. You might try a very old PCI video card. Then maybe it will at least load. AGP cards were not out when Win95 shipped. Posibly Win98 too, not sure anymore. It might not recognize your new hard drive properly.


Bozo 😀

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Installing Winduh95 !!!! :shocked:
OK, I got a brand new spanking 40 GB HDD. Fdisked and formatted c: /s (10GB FAT32)
Now, I'm using a Win98 bootdisk to do this, should have a problem right? When I try to run setup.exe, it tells me that a compressed volume is found and/or I have to turn off disk caching.. 😕

Any ideas?
Oh, btw, system specs is this:
ASUS P4P800 SE
P4 HT ~2.0
256 MB DDR400

Now, I don't know if hardward has anything to do with it, but does any one knows how to turn off the drive caching? I looked in the BIOS and didn't find anything.

Disable SATA support in your BIOS, disable HT, disable APIC, disable ACPI, disable APM, disable.. well, lots of stuff. 😛

Why you would want to run Win95 on a machine like that is beyond me. If you really must persist, then you must use Win98se + hotfixes, or WinME. Win95 (any version) or Win98 (gold) will not operate on a machine with that fast a CPU. If you want to use USB properly on Win98se on that fast a CPU, you need a hotfix too.