HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1

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Name: Vtheo
Date: December 29, 2002 at 20:50:57 Pacific
Subject: HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1
OS: os/2 1.2
CPU/Ram: 486

Comment:

I installed os/2 1.2 thinking that the built in boot manager would be able to boot win95, well it doesnt. how can i restore win95, i lost my product key, so i cant fix that way, tried usein a boot disk, win95 wouldn't start said wrong version of dos. It WAS win95 dos also it gave me a compresion driver error when it boots.

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Response Number 1

Name: Hmmm
Date: December 30, 2002 at 00:00:40 Pacific
Subject: HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1

Reply: (edit)

Try "sys c:" without quotes from the a:> prompt.

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Response Number 2

Name: vtheo
Date: December 30, 2002 at 22:18:07 Pacific
Subject: HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1

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I tried, windows started and locked up in a couple of seconds
tried f8 and safe mode, says the v. of msdos is incorrect. I have no idea what release win95 i have. Tried copying command.com from the windows dir, didnt work, same prob

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Response Number 3

Name: vtheo
Date: December 31, 2002 at 14:06:34 Pacific
Subject: HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1

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I got it, thanks for the help, it turns out that the msdos.sys is differnet to boot to windows

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Response Number 4

Name: Hmmm
Date: December 31, 2002 at 16:30:16 Pacific
Subject: HELP, lost win95 to os/2 v.1

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Glad you got it sorted.

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