Talk:Windows 95

Cue the marijuana-based jokes :P --Tau Ceti (talk) 11:54, 21 August 2015 (BST)

Or not? BetaWiki isn't known for its sense of humour - but it could happen. Tau Ceti (talk) 11:58, 21 August 2015 (BST)

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Why are the 58k on Pre-M4 there? It's unconfirmed to be excist because not mentoined (Signature added by LilShootDawg) --81.63.132.58 08:06 (talk), 20. February 2018

Just because it wasn't mentioned doesn't mean that it didn't exist. (Also get better at the English language please) --LilShootDawg (talk) 12:52, 20 February 2018 (GMT)

https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19952 --AlphaBeta (talk) 21:14, 25 February 2018 (GMT)

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About 346, surely it's rather confirmed, because Spanish 347 has 346's USER.EXE, and USER.EXE is one half of the official version number in 9x (the other being COMMAND.COM); therefore 346 must exist. 85.210.112.98 13:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

We really need to sort out this whole file version situation. --Ryuzaki (talk | contribs) 13:12, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

yeah, that "346" was just a typo. BenjiMadden7850 (talk) 13:46, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Is it? If code segments (not data/resources because language differences) of USER.EXE are completely identical to a 347 USER.EXE, then sure. 85.210.112.98 14:05, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Of course it exists, just like 95% of all the other build numbers in between. We can add it back once the file version policy is clarified.--Overdoze (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

"Windows 95 in EGA" oddities

I noticed something with Windows 95 while running in EGA: After shutting down, it does not show the usual Safe to shutdown screen, instead, the message appears as native text, saying:

You can now safely turn off your computer.
If you want to restart your computer, press CTRL+ALT+DEL.

Especially the second line seems to be a leftover from Beta 2.

FYI: It also does not display the boot screen, both due to the EGA limitations. - 2.204.220.65 18:51, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Despite using EGA, most apps and updates do still installs, including:

• Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (incl. Updates, Outlook Express and Active Desktop, 2001)
• DirectX 8.0 (2001)
• Year 2000 Update (1999)
• DCOM95 (2001)
• Windows Installer 1.1 (2000)
• Remote Desktop Connection 5.1.2600.2180 (2004, from Windows XP SP2)
• QuickTime 4.0 (1999, not MS)
• Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12 (2007, not MS)
• Windows Media Player 6.4 and 7.1 (1999/2000)
• MMC 1.2 (1998)
• Service Pack 1 (yes, I used RTM since I has to upgrade from 3.1; 1995)
• Agent 2.0 (1998)
• IntelliPoint 2.0 (1998)
• Jet 4.0 SP8 (2003)
• MDAC 2.6 SP1 (2005)
• Outlook 2000 SR-1 (2000; though I had to throw sth away from the 504MB drive)

Though some apps actually require VGA and won't install with EGA graphics:

• IntelliPoint 3.0 (1999)
• Citrix ICA Client (not MS, 1999)

Another curiosity is that the Windows 95 Start menu banner does only show the "95" part, and the inactive title bar uses the same color as the window itself, so you cannot read everything until the color is switched to another color (e.g. black).

I don't know how to figure 95 OSR 2.x to use EGA, but maybe there should be a workaround for this. - 2.204.220.65 22:42, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Easter egg not working

the easter egg that involves renaming a folder does not work for me. Ash (talk) 18:49, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

It was removed in IE4, so if you have an updated shell from that it won't work. 89.243.137.155 19:01, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Oh...Yeah I use OSR2.5 which installs IE4 automatically. Ash (talk) 13:09, 21 July 2023 (UTC)