Does anyone know how I can use USB drives on Windows 95?
When I got the pc, it originally had Windows 95 on it.. but it messed up, so I had to reinstall the OS.. but seeing as the system originally had Win95 AND also came with USB drives, you'd think there's some way to get USB drives to work. So.. does anyone know how I can get USB drives working on my pc?
Any ideas or advice would be helpful.
Thanks. :)
Answers:
The problem w/ Win95 is that USB support was very primitive. You needed a specific version of Win95 AND you needed a USB driver for your specific device -- in this case cable modem s/w. http://www.usbman.com/win95%20usb%20guid...
However, since you say you are using a cable modem I assume to connect to your high-speed internet connection, then the software is not necessary. Simply connect a Cat5e cable from the cable modem to your computer's network card. You should be able to get on the internet within 1 minute.
Most of the time (99%+), the cable modem s/w is useless -- same thing w/ DSL software -- totally unnecessary. They give you it in order to help you setup your email account on Outlook Express. But this software isn't necessary to get on the internet. You can setup Outlook Express manually.
I must warn you that Windows 95 does NOT have a firewall so I highly suggest you purchase a router. I've used all brands: Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc. I recommend the Belkin 54g model. It's good, cheap. Do a firmware upgrade as soon as you get it.
You could load a software firewall on Win95, but this will seriously degrade performance and cause it to crash more easily.
to use USB with windows 95 you need the OSR2 release or later
Depending on the version of 95 you are using, you can download drivers for USB support at the link below. I haven't used them myself so don't know how effective they are.
Isn't it about time to start thinking about an upgrade??
Try here:
http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/55/55...
DEAR, YOU DID NOT WRITE THE TYPE OF YOUR PC. IF THERE IS USB PORTS ON YOUR PC (WHERE YOU CAN PLUG YOUR USB DRIVES) THEN YOU CAN USE ANY USB DEVICE WITH YOUR COMPUTER. BUT IF YOU USING WIN 95 THEN YOU NEED DRIVERS OF USB DEVICES FOR EACH DEVICE. UNFORTUNATELY THE MOST OF USB DEVICES SUPPORT WIN 98, WIN ME, WIN 2000 AND WIN XP.
SO YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR CPU WITH P3.
GOOD BYE
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