After you install Windows 95 in a directory other than the current Windows
directory, Windows 95 does not start; instead, the boot process invokes
the previous version of Windows, or the system stops responding (hangs)
after the Windows logo screen is displayed.
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This problem occurs when the previous version of Windows is automatically
loaded at startup using the following commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
CD\<Windows directory>
WIN
When you are installing Windows 95, Setup creates the AUTOEXEC.W40 file
based on the existing AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Windows 95 removes the command to
load the previous version of Windows (that is, WIN) but fails to remove
the change directory command. In this configuration, Windows 95 executes
the WIN command from the c:\<Windows directory> and starts the previous
version of Windows.
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To correct this problem:
| 1. | Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message,
press the F8 key, and then choose Step-By-Step Confirmation from the
Startup menu.
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| 2. | Answer Yes to all prompts except the CD\<Windows directory> prompt;
answer No to this prompt. (This allows Windows 95 to start.)
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| 3. | Click the Start button, then click Run.
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| 4. | On the command line, type wordpad c:\autoexec.bat.
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| 5. | Remove or remark out the CD\<Windows directory> command. For example:
rem cd \windows
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| 6. | Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and shut down the system.
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Windows 95 should now restart properly.
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