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How can I install Windows 95 without CD-ROM
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Name: kappa
Date: June 17, 2000 at 14:16:26 Pacific
Subject: How can I install Windows 95 without CD-ROM |
Comment: I got a labtop, without CD-ROM, I wonder how can I install Windows 95?? Any suggection?
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Response Number 1
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Name: wong
Date: June 17, 2000 at 14:40:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)A few things that you WOUND'T want to try... 1. Get a win95 floppy set for disks 2. Buy an external CD 3. Hook a serial null-modem-cable to another PC which has a CD then copy the win95 over to HDD and run it from there.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Some Guy
Date: June 17, 2000 at 15:08:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)But on the other hand you could: 1. Get a win95 floppy set for disks 2. Buy an external CD 3. Hook a serial null-modem-cable to another PC which has a CD then copy the win95 over to HDD and run it from there.
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Response Number 3
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Name: jer...
Date: June 17, 2000 at 15:21:25 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I have an adapter that allows me to remove the HD from the laptop and install the laptop HD as a slave on my other machine and copy the win9X directory to the HD. Re-install in laptop. I see adapters for sale on the auction regularly. Looks like they go for about $6.00. My $0.02. jer...
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Response Number 5
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Name: Why not share info?
Date: June 18, 2000 at 06:32:48 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)To BOB B What is so damn secret that you need kappa to read e-mail from you? Why not share your info here on the Forum! Kappa - If Bob B will not, will you?
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Response Number 7
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Name: kappa
Date: June 19, 2000 at 15:49:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Thank all your help, I finally get it done. here I should like to share with others. 1. buy a bi-dirctional parallete cable. (male to male). 2. make a booted win95 disk and copy into your hard drive. 3. copy Dos. 6.2 interlnk.exe in your laptop. 4. copy Dos 6.2 intersvr.exe into destop with CD-ROM. 5. md \win95 or \win98 sub-directory in desktop. 6. copy all \win95 setup files from CD into c:\win95. 7. md \win95 in laptop. 8. using edit.com change config.sys: DEVICE=C:\INTERLNK.EXE DRIVES:5 9. SAVE AND RE-START THE LAPTOP.type interlnk 10 restart desktop, press F8, Go DOS command, type intersrv. 11. desktop c: drive = laptop E: drive. 12. chage to e: in laptop. and type e:\win95\setup.exe 13. it will start setup windows95 or win98.
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