Microsoft KB Archive/169501

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How to Install Windows 95 from a Hard Disk

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Q169501

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to install Windows 95 from a hard disk. This process is also known as installing Windows 95 from a flat folder.

MORE INFORMATION
You may want to install Windows 95 from a hard disk for any of the following reasons:


 * The installation process is faster.
 * If you cannot access your CD-ROM drive, you still have access to the Windows 95 Setup files.
 * When you need to reinstall Windows 95, or add or remove Windows 95 components, you are not prompted to insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM.

To install Windows 95 from a hard disk, use the appropriate method:

Windows 95 Already Installed
 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.  At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line: '''cd\

md w95flat'''  Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.  At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER "copy :\win95\*.* c:\w95flat" where is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.   If you want to reinstall Windows 95 now, continue to the next step. If you do not want to reinstall Windows 95 now, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about how to change the Windows 95 Setup source path: "Q131652 How to Change the Setup Source Path in Windows 95"  Click the Start button, click Run, type the following line in the Open box, and then click OK: "c:\w95flat\setup.exe" Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of Windows 95. 

Upgrading Windows 3.x to Windows 95
 Double-click the Main program group, and then double-click MS-DOS Prompt.</li>  At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line: '''cd\

md w95flat''' </li> Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.</li>  At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER "copy :\win95\*.* c:\w95flat" where is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive. </li>  On the File menu, click Run, type the following line, and then click OK: "c:\w95flat\setup.exe" Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of Windows 95. </li></ol>

Keywords : kbsetup win95

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95