In a message dated 95-09-25 02:12:34 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Bill
Lancaster) writes:
 
>Hi y'all...
>
>Today I had reason to deinstall Windows 95.  BTW, not because I don't
>like... just because I don't need it.  Windows 3.1 has everything I need.
>
<<BIG SNIP>>
 
>By the way, apparently the reason for the problem is that since DOS
>cannot create a partition larger that 512 megabytes (MB, Mb, mB or
>mb???), my drive (850 MB...) isn't liked by the
>boot-from-diskette-uninstallation method.
 
 
I thought someone else would respond before now, but here goes...
 
1- Bill, you presumably spent money buying the Windows95 upgrade and the
Microsoft Plus product and went through an exercise installing and then
subsequently de-installing the product.  What possible reason, Bill, did you
have to spend money, try the stuff and take it off?
 
2- Bill, What do you mean, you don't need Windows95?  When you got MPE/IX
5.0, I presume you installed it and then took it off, after paying your
maintenance money.  it is conceivable that you are probably still on 3.0 or
2.2 or 2.1 or 2.05 or . . . Maybe you are still on MPE III or II.
 
3- Then you close by saying the reason Windows95 uses a de-installer is
because DOS does not see beyond 540 megs without assistance, whereas
Windows95 does.  Bill, did you ever consider that that reason alone would be
enough to stay on Windows95 and not throw away your money, along with 300
megs of disc.  (Yes, I know you use a special driver.)
 
4- Since you are not using your copy of Windows95 and Microsoft PLUS, would
you mind sending them to me.  I hope you bought the CD versions.
 
Please mail them to:
 
Denys Beauchemin
Beaudeux Consulting
P.O. Box 2959
Spring,  TX  77383-2959
 
 
Kind regards, and TIA
 
Denys. . .