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  1. September 4th, 2002, 03:27 AM #1
    ttony
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    Hi,
    Does Windows 95A support USB ?
    If I am not mistaken, I have read from some magazines long time a ago, saying that this version of Windows does not support USB. Can anyone enlighten me pls ?

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  2. September 4th, 2002, 03:40 AM #2
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    I've never tried USB on win 95A, but here's a link that might be helpful to you.

    http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/40/40438.htm

    drivers:all

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  3. September 4th, 2002, 05:28 AM #3
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    Windows 95A does not support usb, no way, no how (I tried, believe me!)
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  4. September 4th, 2002, 06:37 AM #4
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    The final release of Windows 95 did support USB. I can not remember what it was called, but Windows 95c seems familiar. The A version did not support USB. I am not aware of an upgrade to go from A to C, but there may be one.
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  5. September 4th, 2002, 07:13 AM #5
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    Win95B (OSR2) and Win95C (OSR2.1) both support USB with the Supplemental USB software on the CD. Windows 95A does not support USB.

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  6. September 4th, 2002, 07:48 AM #6
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    Remember that the USB supplement also adds AGP support, without it an AGP video card will function as a PCI card.

    And of course 95A doesn't support FAT32, all reasons to go for OSR2+ , although even then, the USB support can be a bit shaky.

    There is a suggestion here:

    http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin...threadid=43760

    that it may be permissible to use a 95A licence for a 95B installation.

    Normally if the supplement is on the CD it will be labelled "With USB Supplement", but the USBSUPP.EXE file can be obtained and run on any OSR2 version.
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  7. September 4th, 2002, 08:01 AM #7
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    The later versions of win95 that did support USB, from my experience, did not do it well. It would act erratically and generally the software for the USB device (like a scanner) tend to be 98 on up.
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  8. September 4th, 2002, 12:27 PM #8
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    I'd have to agree that the usb support of win95 is pretty bad though it can work in some cercumstances. Mouse and/or keyboard is fine but other devices is a toss up. I have also seen alot of devices that claim they will work with 95 but the software that supports those devices don't so you are stuck anyway. ( had one in last week in fact. I think it was a webcam. )
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  9. September 5th, 2002, 12:23 PM #9
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    Originally posted by drewmaztech
    The later versions of win95 that did support USB, from my experience, did not do it well. It would act erratically and generally the software for the USB device (like a scanner) tend to be 98 on up.

    Ditto. Version C supported USB. My roomie hooked his USB scanner up with this version and it worked well, but it would flake out once in a while.

    If you use USB you want to use 98 and higher.
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  10. September 9th, 2002, 09:42 PM #10
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    Thanks a lot.
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