asus P4S533 and Windows 95

**Eeyore** · January 29th, 2003, 02:26 AM

Yep! just put the files on. No registry entries, no entries in the ini files.

I thought I read about using it for Pentium 4 on this site. But I couldn't find the thread.

Already put the zipped files on a CDRW, booted the computer, with no hard drive, unzipping the files to a 400mb RAMDISK, and fired away. Only need 65mb of space for Windows 95. That's before cutting unnecessary files and adding programs. Next step is to find a program to remove TSR's from memory. If loading from a CDROM or external ZIP drive, I need DOS mode driver loaded. I would like to be able to unload them before starting Windows so Windows can control the devices. I'll have to post that in the DOS forum.

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**thelordglen** · January 29th, 2003, 03:13 AM

yes well i haven't thought of putting windows 95 on yet cause i am liking W2k as murf pointed marvellous choise that really is. But as murf said he has saved this post which i have done

**dnc40085** · January 29th, 2003, 06:39 PM

Has anyone tried opening the file (Amdk6upd.exe) with winzip or pkunzip, I think that's how i got the files out of the exe file.

It has been a couple of years since I have messed with windows 95 a or b

**Eeyore** · January 30th, 2003, 03:07 PM

Hey, you are right. I tried with PKZIP DOS utilities and no luck. But I just tried with WINZIP 8.1 and it shows the files. I extracted them as well.

Nothing like teamwork. So for all those who have AMD 350mhz and above or P4 that won't work with Windows 95, you can extract the files and install them at DOS. It's took all this time for that secret to come out.

P.S. Why aren't you in school? Or maybe you are using the school computer for this exploration knowledge? And what's that 85 on you handle? Couldn't be the fruit of my loins.
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**Murf** · January 30th, 2003, 07:06 PM

Now we know where Dennis gets his info from...Does he fix yours???? lololol.

Good thread, just put "95" B on one of my friends puters (Had "A" on it) and used this info, thanks...

**Eeyore** · January 30th, 2003, 11:13 PM

No Murf. What do you think he is going to school for? When he learns how to fix it, I take the credit.

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**Murf** · January 30th, 2003, 11:52 PM

And thats the way it should be. My nephew was Microsoft networking director for Europe. (since quit). Got a lot of info from thru him several years ago....learned a lot.....

Obviously getting your monies worth out of him.......Hey, when he graduates, you retire and let him support ya....I keep telling my kids (two married) son still here,that but their not listening to me...I'm still working.............

**dnc40085** · February 3rd, 2003, 05:24 PM

he's got a brain, he can work. why not let him exercise his brain for a while

As for you eeyore, you wouldn't know half of the stuff you know if it wasn't for me.

for example, the internet connection server, your network, THE AMD UPDATE PATCH, your cable box, your tyan 3 (USB Keyboard), should I going or do you got the point, the list is limitless

**Mike3d** · February 12th, 2003, 07:59 AM

For anybody searching for the answer to this question

Disable your l1 and l2 cache in the bios boot into windows install the amdk6 patch reenable the cache and away you go

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**Eeyore** · February 13th, 2003, 03:16 AM

Mike3d, I tried disabling the L2 Cache and still got the IOS error. Maybe your method works on AMD processors and other slower processors.

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**ecrosson** · February 13th, 2003, 07:36 PM

Maybe I missed it, but why not install windows 2000 on this machine. It is a great OS, and will work with this configuration too.

**Eeyore** · February 13th, 2003, 11:02 PM

ecrosson, I have Windows 98 on the machine. But there are certain things that Windows 95 can do that Windows 98 and later cannot, such as use RAMDRIVES. I am not inclined to get a new operating system everytime Microsoft wants more money. Many of us cannot afford to buy all new programs each year to "keep up with the Jones".

The equipment I run and programs I use do not need 98, 2000 or XP. My USB printer is about the only thing that I need 98 for. Maybe with the USB supplement, that would work with Windows 95 as well. But when my other computer died, I bought a faster computer. Actually, you don't have much other choices. With the help I got here and experimentation, I was able to get 95 to work on this computer. I find it boots faster and has fewer glitches than 98. I don't know why. It just does.

As I mentioned, I use a large RAMDISK, 400mb. I edited a WAV file with my Creative Wave Studio. When I set the temporary files to be on the RAMDISK, I was able to edit the same file in 1/3 the time it took swapping to the hard drive. Maybe Windows XP uses this memory. But Windows 9.x swaps to the hard drive no matter how much RAM I have. I can force it to swap to the RAMDISK instead. That makes more use of the RAM.

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