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(Critical
Updates are bug fixes that fix serious problems such as specific security
hacker attacks)
NOTE:
It is not necessary to download & install all of the updates listed
on my page. You are not required to
install them unless your system has suffered serious problems. Make
sure you download the patches
for the correct operating system. You can uninstall most system updates
from your system if they
cause more problems than they fix.
I've made this page simply for informational purposes and to make downloading updates faster & easier.
Windows
95 original/OSR1 is version 4.00.950, Windows 95 OSR2 is version 4.00.1111
Key-
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer (PC Maker), OSR2 = OEM Service Release
2, SP1 = Service Pack 1
All
support for all versions of Windows 95 ended on December 31, 2002.
No new updates for Win95 will be made.
[the
<> symbol means to install a patch with caution because it may have
a possible side effect; I am not responsible if
the
updates you download here do more harm than good]
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Notes:
Install all the non-critical Win95 & Y2K updates before installing
the Win95 security updates below.
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Caution:
If you are having problems installing the Windows 95 Euro Update
click
here to download a few patches before running
the
Euro Support Patch again. Also, if you have already installed the
MS Active Accessibility v1.3 addon under Win95 which
includes
newer Gdi.exe and Gdi32.dll files the Win95 Euro Update will detect that
you have MS Active Accessibility 1.3 installed
and
refuse to install any files. Restore the older GDI files (gdi.exe
& gdi32.dll) and USER files (user.exe & user32.dll) from the
Win95
setup files, overwrite the current GDI & USER files with the older
Win95 versions, apply the Win95 Euro Support update
and
then re-install Active Accessibility 1.3 for Windows 95. The Win95
SR1 PnP Support for Floppy Drives Update disables use
of
the Suspend Power Management function and the Restart Windows trick
may cause Win95 to hang. Workaround is to
restart
the computer normally and not use the tips to restart Windows.
Windows 95 SP1/OSR1
& OSR2 Security Updates:
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Notes:
If you are paranoid about security, install ALL of the updates above but
install these updates in ascending order, from
bottom
to top. For those using Windows 95 SR2, install the Old System Updates
& Y2K updates first before installing the
security
updates mentioned above starting from the Ifsmgr.vxd Update to the most
recent security update. For those using the
original
release of Windows 95, install Service Pack 1 first before any kind of
system update.
Windows 95 pre-OSR2
Service Packs: (only for original release versions of Win95)
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Notes:
The Win95 Service Pack downloads are for the original release editions
of Win95. Do NOT install the SP1 on OSR2 editions
of
Win95 as OSR2 already includes all of the fixes from SP1. Either
edition of Win95 SP1 will update Win95 to version "A"
and/or
OSR1.
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Notes:
Some of the updates & addons mentioned here are for certain systems
only & may cause problems in others.
DCOM
95 is required in order for the latest DirectX drivers & MDAC addons
to function properly. The Win95 Hardware Info
Diagnostic
Tool is very useful in displaying version info about device drivers installed
under any version of Win95; copy or save the
'hwinfo.exe'
file in the 'C:\Windows' folder and then run 'hwinfo' with the /ui switch
to display info about your computer. Some of
the
Microsoft Powertoys from the Windows 95 Powertoys set can be used under
Windows 98 & ME [ex. SendTo Extensions,
Command
Prompt Here & Target Context Menu powertoys] but do NOT install them
under WinXP & higher. The Directory
Services
Client version 5.0.2920.5 is an updated release of DSClient for Win95 users
mentioned in MS article 323455.
Do NOT
install
the Win95/98 version of DSClient under WinNT4 and vice-versa; Win2000,
XP & higher NT-based OSes already include
DSClient
and other Active Directory services. The Microsoft Spider Solitaire
game will run under Windows 95 & NT4 BUT requires
the
Desktop Update from at least IE 4.01 SP1; to install the Desktop Update
with IE 5.x see my Computer
Tips page - part 1 &
scroll
to the Internet Explorer section on how to do it. After installing
the MS Paint program, download MS Paint Graphics Filters
Pack
from Axcel216's web site and follow the instructions on how to install
the newer graphics filters. The WMI 1.5 addon
requires
DCOM 95 when installing WMI 1.5 under Win95. It will not install
on a Win95 machine that does not have DCOM95
installed.
The NT4 Option Pack addon for Win95 includes Personal Web Server v4.0 that
can run under Win95 machines.
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Notes:
All updates for Windows 95 are found only at the MS Download Center.
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Note:
Be aware that there is also a Windows 2000/XP version of Qfecheck but it
is run from the command line window. Do NOT
use the Win2k/XP version of Qfecheck under Win95 and do not use the Win95
version under Win2k. More info about the
Win2k & WinXP versions of Qfecheck is posted at the MS
Support KB Article 282784. The Win95 release of Qfecheck
DOES run under Win2000 & XP but will NOT find any Win2k/XP patches
installed.
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