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Upgrading 3.1 via network
Name: Dave B Date: October 17, 2001 at 17:03:16 Pacific
Comment:
Help! I have a machine I purchased for $1(!) that meets hardware reqs for running Win95. I would like to upgrade, but I have no CD drive. I have a home network and would like to add this machine (3.1) to the network for the sole purpose of sharing my CD drive on my other PC so that Win95 can be installed. My questions: How do I setup Win 3.1 with TCP/IP and DHCP? Is there any reason why this wouldn't work? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Name: John Date: October 17, 2001 at 18:46:41 Pacific
Reply:
You will save yourself a lot of time and aggravation if you just temporarily connect the hard drive to your computer, format it, and copy over the Win95 cab files. It is best to connect it as Master on the secondary IDE port, that way you don't have to move any jumpers, unless your CDROM drive is already attached there.
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