Microsoft Windows 95
Windows 95 is Microsoft’s second-generation operating system. Windows 95 was a significant improvement over Windows 3.x in the areas of reliability, memory usage and network/internet support.
This was the first wholesale revision of the windows operating system in
over ten years. Windows 95 offered
an improved interface, better multitasking, communications consistency and a
host of other features.
Windows 95 was the first time an
operating system was designed with the average everyday customer in mind. It was designed to provide the home and office user with the
widest range of use while providing the most reliable environment possible on a
personal computer. When Microsoft
set out to create Windows 95, they had three specific goals in mind:
1.
Compatibility – Windows 95 was designed to be virtually one
hundred percent compatible with most computer equipment (hardware); as well as
be backward compatible with all Windows 3.x software applications (programs).
2.
Reliability – With Windows 95, users experienced significantly
fewer computer crashes.
3. Ease Of Use – With new features such as a modified Graphical User Interface (GUI, pronounce Gooey) and Plug and Play technology, Windows 95 was much easier to use and configure than it’s predecessor Windows 3.x.
What Version Of Win 95 Do I Have?
Original Version of Windows 95:
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950
Service Pack 1 Version (A):
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950a
Original Equipment Manufacture Service Release, AKA ORS2 Version (B):
Microsoft Windows 95
4.00.950b
How Do I?
Deleting Files Immediately
Changing the sound volume when you listen to the CD player
Close all open windows under "My Computer"
How to temporary disable auto play when you insert a CD-ROM
Want your favorite programs to start up every time you start Win 95
Reduce the time it takes Windows 95 to boot up
Add icons to your start menu
Place Folder on desktop with favorite programs
Switch between running programs using the keyboard
Change mouse from right handed to left handed
How to quickly copy files to a diskette