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Windows 95 was an operating system that was produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, notable for making the switch from the 16 bit-architecture of former Windows releases to a mainly 32 bit one. It was first released on August 24, 1995, and official support ended in December 31, 2001.

Windows 95 was an operating system that was produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, notable for making the switch from the 16 bit-architecture of former Windows releases to a mainly 32 bit one. Windows 95 was the first widely available version of Windows with the "Start" menu

It was first released on August 24, 1995, and official support ended in December 31, 2001. It was superseded by Windows 98

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How to correctly have modeless form appear in taskbar

I am trying to achieve the age-old Delphi dream of having a modeless form appear in the taskbar. What is the correct way to have a modeless form appear in the taskbar? Research Effort These are my attempts to solve the problem. There are a lot of…
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Use Windows 95 font on webpage

What font is used on the following Windows 95 screenshot and how can I refer it (without smoothing the edges of letters) in CSS3 ?
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How can I make Windows 95 style buttons in Visual C#?

I am writing a program and I am just curious of how to put buttons that look like in Windows 95: (source: aos.co.za) I am using Visual C# Express 2010 with Winforms. Is this possible in the compiler/IDE I described above?
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How to minimize a window to the taskbar? (i.e. not iconify)

i have a window that i want to minimize (to the taskbar), so i call ShowWindow: ShowWindow(Handle, SW_MINIMIZE); Except that rather than minimizing itself (to the taskbar), the window is iconified: The window is unparented: How do i minimize a…
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C++ program compatible with Windows 95

I made the mistake of thinking that the C++ program that I coded with VS 2012 would work on a computer running windows 95. Now I know why it doesn't work. So I took a look at other free compilers such as Dev-C++ 5 but after going through the forum…
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Make new software for Windows 95 on 486 machines, what to use?

I have a VB6 application running on a number of old 486 Windows 95 machines and sometimes the application is upgraded. The only way to accomplish this today is to use Hyperterminal and send the file over a null modem cable. Replacing the machines is…
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Windows 95 Platform SDK?

Does anybody know where I can get the original Windows 95 Platform SDK (or Win32 SDK)? I need it for the Windows 95 DDK (driver development kit). Thanks!
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Installing packages on python 2.7 on windows 95

I have found a version of python 2.7.3 for windows 9x here. http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/162317-python-27-for-windows-95/ And downloaded it for use on my windows 95 laptop. I realise this is unusual so its not surprising to run into problems,…
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Is it not possible to run compiled C++ applications in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0?

Whenever I use MinGW to compile C++ applications, they work correctly in modern versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 2000 and Windows XP. However, when I attempt to run them on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, I get these errors: Does that…
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How can PIP be installed on Python version 2.5.4 running in Windows 95 environment?

Context I'm constrained to using Python 2.5.4 in a Windows 95 environment and need PIP. Those running versions earlier than 2.7.9 (after which PIP came pre-installed) are supposedly able to install PIP by following the instructions in this…
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OpenGL on Windows 95

I recently installed VC++ 6.0 on an old machine with Windows 95. On Windows 95 there is a 3D maze screensaver made with OpenGL but the computer doesn't have a 3D video card. I would like to know how I can make 3D graphics like in the 3D maze for no…
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How did Microsoft Works 4.5 style the window title bar with a gradient and italic font?

Today I fired up a copy of Microsoft Works 4.5 on Windows 98, and realised that I still don't know how they styled the window title bar to have Microsoft in italics, and a gradient colour. The gradient is not from the theme, as it displays like this…
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Winpcap 3.1 install error on windows95

I'm trying to install winpcap 3.1 (stable) on a windows95 vm (vmware). I get an install error with the following message: What to do? My aim is to install windump or ethereal ... I have googled NSWEB.DLL => nothing. Whens I run windump I get (after…
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Is there any way to disable and enable device in windows 95/98?

I have an old industrial PC with windows 95/98 installed. For some reason I need to have an script or utility which can disable, wait for few seconds and then enable a device (serial port controller). I can do it manually using Windows Device…
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How to write a FOR loop in windows 95 command prompt?

I would like to write a simple script in win95 command prompt that enumerate integers and echo'es them. How can I write it? Bonus question: is there a while loop available? Pseudo code: for i in (1,1,1000000) do echo i It is surprisingly…
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