Installing Windows (was: RE: APPLEVISION Monitor)

From: Feldman, Robert <Robert_Feldman_at_jdedwards.com>
Date: Tue May 7 09:22:37 2002

Having just (re)installed Win95 twice in 3 weeks on reformatted hard drives
(trying to install Adaptec CD burning software trashed Windows so badly that
I had to reformat the drive to clean up the mess), I can say that an
installation is not one keystroke. You have to agree to the EULA, enter the
serial number, select the install directory, select the type of install, and
must reboot at least once in the process.

Also, by the way, Win95B is OSR2, IIRC.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick_at_idcomm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:21 AM
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor


I agree it's a pain to babysit the Windows installation if you have to. An
installation on a bare drive is just one keystroke and a 40-minute wait,
during which you can go out to lunch. It's simply going to assume the
defaults when you do that but at least you get to eat lunch.

What's really awful is when you upgrade, say, from 95B to 95OSR2, having
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Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 09:22:37 BST