How to Install Windows 95 from a Hard Disk

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:

   cd\
   md w95flat

3. Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER

   copy <drive>:\win95\*.* c:\w95flat

   where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.
5. If you want to reinstall Windows 95 now, continue to the next step. If you do not want to reinstall Windows 95 now, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about how to change the Windows 95 Setup source path:

   131652 How to Change the Setup Source Path in Windows 95

6. Click the Start button, click Run, type the following line in the Open box, and then click OK:

   c:\w95flat\setup.exe

   Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of Windows 95.

Upgrading Windows 3.x to Windows 95

1. Double-click the Main program group, and then double-click MS-DOS Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:

   cd\
   md w95flat

3. Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER

   copy <drive>:\win95\*.* c:\w95flat

   where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.
5. On the File menu, click Run, type the following line, and then click OK:

   c:\w95flat\setup.exe

   Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of Windows 95.