Post by thread:Re: [OT]:Upgrading Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1

Can I upgrade my Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1? I checked the Microsoft web page and, while a little confusing, I get the idea that I cannot. Am I correct in assuming I cannot upgrade? I have a piece of hardware I would like to install that requires OSR 2.1. Thank you John -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Move on to 98 SE. It's much better than either 95, OSR2, or OSR2.1 or the original 98. I just moved to 98SE myself on all my machines from OSR2.1 (due in large part to a virus attack which left me reformatting from scratch anyway) Andy John Pearson <.....xeroKILLspam@spam@CMC.NET> on 11/22/2000 12:07:06 AM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> To: .....PICLISTKILLspam.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: (bcc: Andrew Kunz/TDI_NOTES) Subject: [OT]:Upgrading Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1 Can I upgrade my Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1? I checked the Microsoft web page and, while a little confusing, I get the idea that I cannot. Am I correct in assuming I cannot upgrade? I have a piece of hardware I would like to install that requires OSR 2.1. Thank you John -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email EraseMElistservspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listservspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

OSR stands for 'OEM system release' For some reason, known only to M$, they choose to make upgrades OSR 1.0, 2.0 and 2.1 to Win95 available only as full system installs on new machines. Some of the technology of those releases is (was?) available separately as download from M$.com, often as parts of various flavors of Internet Explorer. Good luck. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) {Original Message removed}

On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 21:07:06 -0800, you wrote: >Can I upgrade my Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1? > >I checked the Microsoft web page and, while a little confusing, I get the >idea that I cannot. Am I correct in assuming I cannot upgrade? > >I have a piece of hardware I would like to install that requires OSR 2.1. If it's USB you want, forget it - you need win98. The version of win95 that proports to support USB is not worth wasting time on. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email @spam@listservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

> Can I upgrade my Win95 OSR 2.0 to OSR 2.1? > > I checked the Microsoft web page and, while a little confusing, I get the > idea that I cannot. Am I correct in assuming I cannot upgrade? > > I have a piece of hardware I would like to install that requires OSR 2.1. Let me guess, it's a USB device? Although I have tried it, USB with any windows before Win98 is either not possible or VERY difficult to get working. You can get it working with OSR2.1 but very few people were happy with the result. I recommend you upgrade to Win98, it's support of USB is actually good and relatively easy (well, as easy as any Mickeysoft OS makes things). TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email KILLspamlistservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

> > I have a piece of hardware I would like to install that > requires OSR 2.1. > > I recommend you upgrade to Win98, it's I'd go one step farther: Upgrade to at least Win98se. -Robert Severson http://usbsimm.home.att.net http://www.jged.com http://www.annatechnology.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

> Move on to 98 SE. It's much better than either 95, OSR2, or OSR2.1 or the > original 98. > > I just moved to 98SE myself on all my machines from OSR2.1 (due > in large part to > a virus attack which left me reformatting from scratch anyway) Unless you use USB I would have to disagree with this. I still run OSR2.0 as my main OS. I have had NO reason to "upgrade" to the latest version of windows. With stuff available on the web I have almost all the features those newer OS's have, with ALOT less bloat. Aside from that my system runs faster than it does with win98 or ME. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu

> Unless you use USB I would have to disagree with this. I still run > OSR2.0 as my main OS. I have had NO reason to "upgrade" to the latest > version of windows. With stuff available on the web I have almost all the > features those newer OS's have, with ALOT less bloat. Aside from that my > system runs faster than it does with win98 or ME. TTYL I have been able to use Win95 Sr2 *WITH* USB with no problem. Just get the USBSUPP.EXE from microsoft, and it adds USB support. The only problems I encounter are lack of hardware drivers from the computer manufacturer (Compaq). Otherwise USB *DOES* work in windows 95 (but it works better in 98 and above) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList TakeThisOuTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestEraseMEspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu

On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:14:27 -0600, you wrote: >> Unless you use USB I would have to disagree with this. I still run >> OSR2.0 as my main OS. I have had NO reason to "upgrade" to the latest >> version of windows. With stuff available on the web I have almost all the >> features those newer OS's have, with ALOT less bloat. Aside from that my >> system runs faster than it does with win98 or ME. TTYL > >I have been able to use Win95 Sr2 *WITH* USB with no problem. Just get the >USBSUPP.EXE from microsoft, and it adds USB support. The only problems I >encounter are lack of hardware drivers from the computer manufacturer >(Compaq). Otherwise USB *DOES* work in windows 95 (but it works better in >98 and above) Exactly - USB itself may work but many of the drivers that come with USB devices do not support W95 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu