Windows 95 in a modern pc

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Kev Nurse

Hi Guys,
I have a spare modern pc that my son wants to play some old Win 95
games on. I have the old DOS/Win95 software, but is there a
compatability problem with a modern motherboard and hard drive, etc?
Is FAT16 and FAT32 an issue?

Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

Kev Nurse
 
Kev said:
Hi Guys,
I have a spare modern pc that my son wants to play some old Win 95
games on. I have the old DOS/Win95 software, but is there a
compatability problem with a modern motherboard and hard drive, etc?
Is FAT16 and FAT32 an issue?

Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

Kev Nurse
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You can run some games under XP in compatibility mode. Alternatively,
you can make a multi-boot system with any number of operating systems on
the hard drive, each taking up a partition on the drive.

Regards,

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spodosaurus said:
You can run some games under XP in compatibility mode. Alternatively, you
can make a multi-boot system with any number of operating systems on the
hard drive, each taking up a partition on the drive.

Regards,

Ari

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Additionally, you could install and run the free Virtual PC software from
Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx) which
would run as many "virtual" operating systems as you'd like, within a window
while your host operating system is running. When you select which
operating system you'd like to install on the virtual PC, it will create a
virtualized hardware environment ideal for the target operating system,
along with a virtual hard drive, so you don't have to worry about
compatibility.
 
Kev Nurse said:
I have a spare modern pc that my son wants to play some old Win 95
games on. I have the old DOS/Win95 software, but is there a
compatability problem with a modern motherboard and hard drive, etc?
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Nope, it'll work fine usually.
Is FAT16 and FAT32 an issue?
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Nope, that just limits the partition size and Win95 OSR2 supports FAT32 anyway.
 
Most modern hardware is NOT win 95/DOS compatible. Current compatibility
only goes back to Win 98 in most cases.
 
Most modern hardware is NOT win 95/DOS compatible. Current compatibility
only goes back to Win 98 in most cases.
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Get Microsoft Virtual PC and run W95 on modern hardware.
 
Kev Nurse said:
Hi Guys,
I have a spare modern pc that my son wants to play some old Win 95
games on. I have the old DOS/Win95 software, but is there a
compatability problem with a modern motherboard and hard drive, etc?
Is FAT16 and FAT32 an issue?
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Win95 will *NOT* run in a machine with a CPU faster than 300 mhz.

Though there is a patch to get it to work with a faster cpu...
there is still a limit. Just a guess...but even with the patch you may still
not be able
to run it on any current production machine.

Not only that, the patch can be difficult to apply.
If you can boot the machine to safe mode...it can be appllied from within
windows...
but since the machine may not even run in safe mode...
the files need to be manually extracted and copies to the appropriate
folders.

So if you really want to run win95...you might as well dig out a pentium-1

they are still avail at rummage sales for $5 or less
 
philo said:
Win95 will *NOT* run in a machine with a CPU faster than 300 mhz.

Though there is a patch to get it to work with a faster cpu...
there is still a limit.
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Bollocks.
 
Conor said:
Bollocks.
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Maybe about that particular claim, but I can't see Windows 95
running on modern hardware. One obvious reason is because you won't
find drivers.

By the way, to Kev Nurse. As other authors have probably already
made clear, there's probably no reason to try. You should be able to
find a compatibility mode even in Windows XP.

Maybe I'm spoiled but I wouldn't mess with Windows 95.

Good luck and have fun.
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VEry clever ****wit. Apply the patch and there's no limit to what it'll
run on.
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I don't know why you'd apply the patch if you don't have one of those AMD
processors. The speed patch was for a specific flaw in their design not
present in Intel CPUs.
 
Maybe about that particular claim, but I can't see Windows 95
running on modern hardware. One obvious reason is because you won't
find drivers.

By the way, to Kev Nurse. As other authors have probably already
made clear, there's probably no reason to try. You should be able to
find a compatibility mode even in Windows XP.

Maybe I'm spoiled but I wouldn't mess with Windows 95.

Good luck and have fun.
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I've tried the "virtual pc" download, which has been successful
regarding Win 95, but a DOS game, "Z" (remember it?), which my son
wants to play, doesn't launch. Absent batch files and mouse drivers,
etc, are stopping the game from launching, but we're getting
there....slowly. Personally, I'm with you about gaming: the more
modern the game, the better. But, this issue, for me, is more about
the challenge than the prize.

And finally, yes, I take the point about Google archives. I should
have tried them before submitting the question.

Regards
Kev
 
Kev Nurse said:
I've tried the "virtual pc" download, which has been successful
regarding Win 95, but a DOS game, "Z" (remember it?), which my son
wants to play, doesn't launch.
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Boot to DOS.
Absent batch files and mouse drivers,
etc, are stopping the game from launching,
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Right. I guess you need old hardware/drivers for that.
but we're getting there....slowly.
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Anticipating that moment when you hear WarCraft II say
"your sound card is working perfectly".
Personally, I'm with you about gaming: the more
modern the game, the better.
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If you can't run the game, it can't be better.
 
I run Windows 95 B on a Dell Dimension L933r at 933 Mhz and 128 MB.
It is using a Nvidia 5200 video card, and a Comp USA sound card with Dos drivers. Not only does it cruise the net with DSL, but it is faster than anything you can imagine! It is also using an external firewall for security---! and I never get spyware.
It can be made very secure by removing IE using IE eradicator which works in 98 and 95.
It is not my main PC, but I take it out for a drive at least once a week.
Its purpose is not to do everything modern PC's can do----other than surf the net fast, and use simple basic programs still available.
 
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