Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Windows 95
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OSR2 Version of Windows 95
Some PCs are sold with a special Windows 95 version
already installed. Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
(OSR2) is version 950b of Windows 95. An OEM Service
Release is an updated version of a Microsoft product for
PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to preinstall
on new PCs. The OSR2 version of Windows 95 contains
some new hardware support and programs.
Finding the Windows 95 Version
To determine which Windows 95 version you are using,
open the Control Panel, select
System
, and read the
System information under the General tab. If your
release is version 4.00.950 (or 4.00.950a), you are using
the retail version of Windows 95 (version 950). If your
release is version 4.00.950b, you are using the OSR2
version of Windows 95 (version 950b).
Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Retail Windows 95
This section describes two ways to install the NDIS 4
driver for retail Windows 95 (version 950), depending on
whether or not your PC supports PnP configuration. If
you are not sure whether your Windows 95 version has
PnP support, first try the following procedure,
“When
Windows 95 PnP Detects the NIC
.” If your PC does not
automatically detect the 3C319 NIC after you turn on
power to the PC, use the second procedure,
“When
Windows 95 Does Not Detect the NIC
.”
When Windows 95 PnP Detects the NIC
Follow these steps to install the NDIS 4 driver for
Windows 95 with PnP support. It is assumed that you
are already running Windows 95.
1 Turn on the computer and start Windows 95.
Windows 95 automatically detects the new hardware
in the PC. Windows 95 displays the New Hardware
Found window.
