Similar procedures apply to Windows 95C (OSR 2.5) with Internet Explorer 4.0. Please note the differences in the last step of the installation procedure.

If you are re-installing Windows 95 from scratch, and need to erase the hard disk first, follow these steps.

1. Place the Windows 95 Setup Boot Disk into the floppy drive, and turn on the computer.

2. Bootup from the A:>

3. At the A:> prompt, type FDISK.

4. For using FAT32 type Y for the first question in FDISK or type N for FAT16

5. A FDISK menu should appear. Select 3 to choose Delete Partition.

6. Choose to delete Primary Partition. (Normally partition 1 will be the PRI DOS) DO NOT delete NON DOS partition.

7. You will see a list of partitions on your hard disk. There should be only one (or two if there is a suspend-to-disk partition. Enter 1 (or 2 if there is a s2d partition) as the number of partition to be deleted.

8. Type in the Partition's Volume Label exactly as it appears in the partition listing. Then answer Y to confirm that you want to delete the partition.

9. After FDISK reports that the partition has been deleted, press ESC twice to exit to DOS prompt.

To install Windows 95, follow these steps.

1. Place the Windows 95 Setup Boot Disk into the floppy drive, and turn on the computer.

2. Choose "Configure unallocated disk space (recommended).", and choose Enable Large Disk Support. After rebooting, the hard drive will be formatted automatically.

3. For Setup Options, select Portable. For Product Identification Number, type in the serial number which appears on the cover of the manual, above the bar code. Then choose Next.

4. Type in your name and company name, and choose Next.

5. For the Analyzing Your Computer screen, check the box for "Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture Card." Then, choose Next to start copying files.

6. After Setup finishes copying files, click on Finish to reboot the computer.

7. The first dialog box after reboot is for setting time zones. Click on Close to continue.

8. If you do not wish to setup a printer at this time, click on Cancel at the Add New Printer Wizard.

9. Click on OK to reboot.

10. After Windows 95 restarts, the Welcome to Windows 95 screen appears. Click on Close to continue.

11. If you have Windows 95C (OSR 2.5), you will be prompted to install Internet Explorer 4.0. Please follow the on-screen setup wizard to complete the setup.