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Running Windows 95 in Progman.exe
Name: Stephen Fox Date: August 20, 2006 at 10:23:22 Pacific OS: Windows 95 CPU/Ram: 486DX2/50MHz/8MB Product: '94 TI 4000M
Comment:
I am currently running Windows 3.11 WFW.
I was considering running 95 on my laptop but I prefer the simplicity and speed of the Windows 3.11 shell, which can be duplicated on Windows 95.
Does Windows 95 run any lighter if running the shell as progman.exe instead of explorer.exe? I know the system.ini can be modified for booting.
I am asking because I don't want to have to reinstall 3.11 if it turns out there is no difference.
Stephen Fox Windows 95 4.00.950 C PENTIUM MMX 333MHz; 384MB RAM GATEWAY 2000 P6-333 DESKTOP 80GB
Stephen Fox Windows 95 4.00.950 C PENTIUM MMX 333MHz; 384MB RAM GATEWAY 2000 P6-333 DESKTOP 80GB
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: August 20, 2006 at 12:55:04 Pacific
Reply:
Stick with Win3.1
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Response Number 4
Name: Derek Date: August 20, 2006 at 13:08:30 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, I think you'll find W95 very slow with that spec. You might need to check your HD free capacity too. If it pushes the HD near to it's limits you get another bag of problems.
DerekW
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Response Number 5
Name: jboy Date: August 21, 2006 at 19:28:28 Pacific
Reply:
Oh, yeah - there'll be a difference alright....
95 doesn't start running well until around 16Mb+, and, as mentioned, hard drive capacity could be a critical factor. With that little RAM, plenty (100Mb++) of room will need to be left for the swapfile, if you ever plan on opening applications
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