Concerning Win95 Migration... 1

[mventour]

If you're one of those people that doesn't mind the fact that software support is very limited and you just like using good old Program Manager, then ignore this. But, if you are considering migrating to Win95, here's a tip you can use to maintain your old Win3.x way of life:<br><br>1. Install Win95 and boot into DOS Mode. In the 'Windows' <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;directory (or whatever directory you installed it in), <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;edit the 'system.ini' file. Find <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the 'shell=Explorer.exe' line and change it <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to 'shell=Progman.exe'. Save the file and return to the <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prompt.<br>2. Copy your old Program Manager groups and .ini file to the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;new Windows directory, overwriting the Win95 groups with <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the same names. (The new Win95 groups will remain)<br>3. Restart. When Win95 starts, it will use Program Manager <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as the shell instead of Windows Explorer. You won't have <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Taskbar or that Desktop but you will be able to run <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Win32 apps and it would function pretty much like <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Win3.x. Win95 even moves faster using Program Manager as <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;its shell. You will have all the pluses of Win32 <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(including use of long file names) and the interface of <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Win3.x. <br><br><br>And if you think your computer isn't hardware ready for this, then you probably have a computer that has:<br><br>a CPU slower than a 25MHz 486SX <br>less than 4MB of RAM<br>less than 408MB total hard drive space<br><br>because that's my PC config and it runs great. I just wish I tried this a couple years ago, I wouldn't have been living the snail's pace I was and I most certainly would not have been missing my good old friend, Program Manager.<br><br>Good luck and God speed. (Really!)

 

[mventour]

UPDATE!!!
Don't try this with Windows 98 SE just yet. It crashes because IE is integrated. If you have 98Lite, go right ahead. If not, hold off on this trick until I figure out how to beat this problem.