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This might also work for upgrading Windows 95 to a later version of Windows, although user feedback on this has not been encouraging.

This procedure is adapted from a technique posted on comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 and credited to Sergio P.G. Moreira (si17911@ci.uminho.pt), Universidade do Minho.

How to install the Full or OEM Version of Windows 95 onto a disk with an operating system already installed:

  1. Start the install process by running the Windows 95 setup program.
  2. When the program tells you that you can't install this way (i.e., you get the "SU0168" error), press the reset button to reboot the PC.
  3. Go to the C:\WININST0.400 directory.
  4. Edit the file C:\WININST0.400\SETUPPP.INF
  5. There is a line:
    ProductType = number; change the number to 2.
  6. Start Windows 3.1, choose the Run command from the File menu, and enter the line below:
    C:\wininst0.400\suwin.exe /SrcDir=DD /IQ /U:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    (Change DD to the location of your Windows 95 distribution. If on CD-ROM, it will be something like D:\WIN95; for diskettes, probably A:\.)
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