Step 1: Repartition the hard disk using Partition Magic, and format the new partition with FAT.
Step 2: Install Windows 95 into the new partition.
Step 3: Configure your dual boot menu.
All that, just to play some old games.
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Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"jenjenjen" <u17088@uwe> wrote in message news:599371de57afa@xxxxxx > My husband's computer has wondows xp on it and no other widows versions.
I
> have purchased windows '95 to install on it to play some old games but it
> keeps telling me I need to shut down xp and install '95 through dos. I
can't
> even find dos. Help!!! Many thanks!
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