Installing Windows (was: RE: APPLEVISION Monitor)

From: Allison <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Tue May 7 13:15:08 2002

From: Feldman, Robert <Robert_Feldman_at_jdedwards.com>

>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.

As someone that uses winders to make a living. Most of the hearsay I've
heard
I'd have believed at one time. I do winders installs that are annoying in
the
number of reboots though with a tweeked install script and some planning
that can be cut down some. The only time I do this is when I install a new
drive
so I do have users running W95osr2 that havent seen a reinstall for years
due to
care and clearing the junk at install time. If you know how to manage the
install
you can run W95 successfully (if not slowly) on a 386/16 with a 120mb disk
and
have it useful. The standard install puts a lot of junk on and it isn't
anywhere near
optimum for number of reboots or general configuration.

However, the real problem is that many of the windows apps can be damaging
if
installed in the wrong order, or in the case of devices in the wrong way.
You learn
which ones do and dont work. In my case the adaptec Cd-burner software is
the
prefered (really!!) one. But it does expose the real problem with W9x, the
OS
and it's working files and libraries are exposed to bad tempered apps and
users
which can kill the OS.

Do I like winders? No. Is it useful? Yes. Could it be better? You bet!
Does it limit
me in the work I need to do? Not yet. I've used it for everything from
lightweight
servers to RT systems.

Allison
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 13:15:08 BST