Is it possible to copy my Win95 CD to floppy disks so that I can use Drive A: to load it? About how many disks would it take? I assume the CD has a boot sector in it. I assume copying WIN95 CD, it would pause & ask for another floppy disk until process is complete & loading onto old 486 would work the same way?

My 486 is running DOS 6.2, WIN 3.11, so I have a WIN95 Upgrade kit on CD. CD isn't working. I have a new COMPAQ to do the WIN95 coping on if that is possible, running WIN98.

You are in for a lot of work doing this. If you are going to copy to disks you should use something like winzip with disk spanning activated. This will allow you to zip the cd to multiple disks. But I would prepare youself for many hours of work and many disks to be used. And if there is an error at anytime zipping to the disks the entire process must be repeated. But this may not work either because some of the files may already be zipped and I don't think you can zip a zip file.

It is possible to do this, but you have a big job on your hands! It would be much easier to locate a good copy of the Win95 CD. With Win98 the most popular right now, getting a Win95 disk should be cheap or free. If you want to try to copy it to floppy anyway, Go to www.tucows.com and download "Winzip self extractor" and winzip7.0 if you don't already have it. Then open the self extractor and follow the instructions. I believe you'll need at least 12 floppies to do it. Good Luck!

The Original win95 diskete version is comes with 15 diskete. 1 startup bootdisk, 14 setup disk.

my set of win95A diskettes has 21 disks + 1 boot disk = 22 disks total. The cabs on the win95b(cd version) are bigger than the A version, so I think you will probably need many more disks. At a show I went to recently I saw the win95 cd rom + book + certificated for $15.00. Your disks are going to cost you more than that...but hey, go for it. Let us know how you make out.

OK just take you CD-ROM out and put it in you 486 for a little while.

Xerx has the better at-home idea. I switch hardware around like that everyday with ease.

link your good computer with the 486 and use the cd rom to install windows 95 into the 486

I agree with help. That is the easiest way.

However I did it differently:

I just did something similar to what you are talking about doing with some p133s (win 3.1)with only 3.5 floppy. I yanked the cd drive from another computer I have and connected it to the motherboard in the 133 (didn't mess with the jumper) Then, I put the win95 upgrade cd in, went to dos, typed d: and then "set up." That was that.

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1. If you want to try to copy it to floppy anyway, Go to www.tucows.com and download "Winzip self extractor" and winzip7.0 if you don't already have it. Then open the self extractor and follow the
instructions. I believe you'll need at least 12 floppies to do it.

I guess the number is going to be about 12-22 disks.

2. The Original win95 diskete version is comes with 15 diskete. 1 startup bootdisk, 14 setup disk. So 12 to 21 disks.

3. link your good computer with the 486 and use the cd rom to install windows 95 into the 486.

My old 486 had IDE, where the new puter has something different. I don't think that would work for me.

4. I just did something similar to what you are talking about doing with some p133s (win 3.1)with only 3.5 floppy. I yanked the cd drive from another computer I have and connected it to the motherboard in
the 133 (didn't mess with the jumper) Then, I put the win95 upgrade cd in, went to dos, typed d: and then "set up." That was that.

I have seen several instances of computer crashes where the person loses the CD & can't setup, so that is my first thought. My driver is misssing/corrupted (?) files, so it doesn't work. I was able to load DOS & 3.11 with floppy disks, so thought I would try WIN95 upgrade. I will check on the WINZIP, but I think DOS unzips when it set programs up. Thanks all of you! I will let you know what happens here!