[Hidden-tech] Windows 95..... really!!!

[Patrick Foley]

There is an "undelete" program on the windows 95 cdrom. That might help, I
had some success with it way back when.

The scandisk files really can't be restored as they are files (or fragments
of files) that no longer have links to them in the file allocation table,
but they might have interesting info in them if you open them. The OS just
doesn't know where they go, the index is corrupt.
On Oct 23, 2013 1:10 PM, <dstevens at tryandfindit.com> wrote:

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> Hey All,
>
> An update.....
>
> I was able to get Windows 95 running.... (had to limit my RAM to 512,
> drive to 2GB, add a piece of software I found on the web so that Windows 95
> could work with the faster cpu..)
> here is the link if anyone is interested:
> http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/141402-windows-95-21ghz-cpu-limit-broken/
>
> once windows 95 came up....
> through a little trial and error was able to load and use the DrvSpace
> program (not part of the basic Windows 95 install, but comes on the cd)
>
> I could see the whole drive and the compression drive...
>
> I have been able to uncompress the drive....
> Unfortuneately, now, I am missing files and some folders... i.e. windows?
>
> I have a bunch of *.chk files and dir0000??? directories that were created
> by Scandisk...
>
> I am now looking at two things...
>
> How to recover files that may have been deleted off a drive...
> and / or
> how to restore this *.chk files and dir0000?? directories....
>
> Anyone want to take a guess that this?
>
> thank you all,
>
> don
>
>
> Don Stevens
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> --------- Original Message ---------
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Windows 95..... really!!!
> From: dstevens at tryandfindit.com
> Date: 10/22/13 7:36 pm
> To: "Tim Boudreau" <niftiness at gmail.com>, "Robert Heller" <
> heller at deepsoft.com>
> Cc: "hidden-discuss" <hidden-discuss at mm01.tnrnet.com>
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> Hey All,
>
> Great advice so far... and so Speedy!!!!
>
> I forgot to add one minor detail....
> The windows 95 is using something called
> Dblspace / drvspace.... which compresses the drive....
>
> I have now been able to get a second computer running with the newer
> hardware and Windows 95
>
> I added the Drvspace tool and are attempting to "uncompress"
> no luck so far....
>
> I think if not for the dblspace / drvspace....
> the virtual idea would have worked...
>
> so far I have had to lower the compression ratio.... but it wants me to
> lower it more and there is no option for that.
>
> I am running scandisk again, since it keeps telling me the drive is fine,
> but the files are messed up..
>
> I will keep you all posted.
>
> Thank you so much for getting back to me...
> This hidden-tech thing really works!
>
> don
>
>
> Don Stevens
>
> *TFI, Inc.*
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> --------- Original Message ---------
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Windows 95..... really!!!
> From: "Tim Boudreau" <niftiness at gmail.com>
> Date: 10/22/13 5:36 pm
> To: "Robert Heller" <heller at deepsoft.com>
> Cc: dstevens at tryandfindit.com, "hidden-discuss" <
> hidden-discuss at mm01.tnrnet.com>
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> I agree, Win 95 is very likely to have problems with modern hardware.
>
> You might be better off downloading VirtualBox -
> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - and copying the original hard
> disk to an image there (I can tell you how to do that on Linux, but it does
> require a bit of expertise).   Then you can have a newer computer, and run
> Win95 in a virtual computer - an emulator (but a very fast one) - which
> emulates hardware Win95 will recognize.
>
> -Tim
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>wrote:
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>> At Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:57:59 -0700 dstevens at tryandfindit.com wrote:
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>> > I am working on an "old" Windows 95 Computer.....
>> > Okay, now that you have stopped laughing... :0)
>> >
>> > I am trying to help my neighbor get his program back up and running. He
>> does
>> > custom kitchen cabinets and he has an expensive app that runs on 95.
>>
>> >
>> > I just installed Windows 95.... on a separate drive..
>>
>> "Separate drive" -- something other than drive C:?
>>
>> Note: DOS/Windows 95 is unlikly to be happy with a large (modern) disk.
>> And
>> may not gronk SATA disks at all.
>>
>> > when I boot up for the first time I get this error message:
>> >
>> >
>> > While initializing device IOS:
>> > windows protection error. you need to restart your computer
>> >
>> > I have tried just about everything...
>> > has anyone seen ..... or I guess remember seeing... this before?
>> >
>> > I can't even boot in safe mode... just keeps looping around...
>> >
>> > don
>> >  Don Stevens
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