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Name: Spenser
Date: October 14, 2001 at 14:37:57 Pacific
Subject: Need win.com
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Something happened to my original win.com file. Im stuck using the windows 2000 (WindowMe) verson of win.com. Until I get the original version windows 95 (Non- Upgrade Version, CD-ROM version) I cannot go
into dos mode (Only from bootdisk).
Where can I get the win.com file for Windows95? (I tried searching all the cab files but didn't find it)


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Response Number 1
Name: chuck in austin
Date: October 14, 2001 at 15:06:16 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Create a new Win.com file by extracting the Win.cnf file from your Windows
95 disks or CD-ROM and then renaming it to Win.com. To do so, follow these
steps:

1. At an MS-DOS command prompt, type the following line and then press
ENTER
cd :\\command
where is the drive containing the Windows folder and
is the Windows 95 folder.

2. To extract the Win.cnf file, follow these steps:

- From disk 3 of the original Windows 95 disks:
Insert the disk in the appropriate drive and type the following line
extract :\win95_03.cab win.cnf /L c:\windows
where is the drive letter of the floppy disk drive and the
Windows folder is named Windows and is located on drive C.

- From the Windows 95 CD-ROM:
Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and type the following line
extract :\win95\win95_03.cab win.cnf /L c:\windows win.cnf
where is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive and the
Windows 95 folder is named Windows and is located on drive C.

3. Rename the Win.cnf file in the Windows folder to Win.com.

4. Restart your computer.


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Response Number 2
Name: Spenser
Date: October 14, 2001 at 15:35:18 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Thanks!


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