I just bought a Iomega zip drive and installed the software now my CD-Rom drive doesn't work ( well it does once in awhile) when I installed the software a window popped up and said..."Your system has a USB controller that does not meet USB 1.1 standards data corruption will result if a low speed USB device (joystick, mouse, keyboard, Etc.)and a high speed USB device (printer, scanner,zip drive, etc.) are combinedon this controller" Can a person upgrade a USB I am running Win95 ver 4.00.950B TIA

Dear Lorraine: Yep, Win 95 Version B was NOT designed to run USB. You need to find a copy of Win 95 Version 2.1 or higher with USB support. These were only OEM releases (Original Equipment Manufacturer - you had to BUY a new computer with these versions pre-installed by the manufacturer! - you couldn't get these versions retail [isn't Microsoft really smart????????]). Listen, Lorraine, the best thing to do is go out and purchase an upgrade to Win 98 and get it over with. If you are going to run USB devices, you need the USB driver support, specifically, you need to have the USB controller (handler). Might as well give up Win 95 and bite the bullet!

First of all 95B is OEM 2.1 (95C is OEM 2.5) with USB Support.Microsoft only ever sold 95/95A as Retail!! However Iomega say that USB ZIP Drive is designed to use Windows 98 as do most version 2 USB Devices. There is no way I know to update 95B to later standard. I would take the last advice and upgrade to Windows 98 to obtain full USB Support.

Although Win95B (OS-R2.1)supposedly supported USB, it was very limited and had many bugs that would cause the USB devices to not work properly. They fixed that in Win95C (OS-R2.5). I would suggest what Jim said and upgrade to Win98.The cost of spending $95 or so is well worth getting rid of the headaches that Win95 will give you.

The USB driver support from Win98 sounds like the best solution. As a side note, if you ever get a chance I would suggest you read about the Zip Drive "Click of Death" on page 678 in Scott Mueller's "Upgrading and Repairing PCs Eleventh Edition". I have a lot of old family photos on zip disks that I plan on transferring to CD or superdisk 120 format for safer keeping. The CD will be good for about 50 to 100 years before the dye starts to break down.

Where can i find the USB drivers for win95C? If anyone has them, PLEASE send them to me!!