Lab Exercise 3: Windows 95 Installation

LIS415: Information Technology
March 21, 1997
Loring A. Prest with another student
(name withheld by request)

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Task Description

The assignment was to install Windows 95 on a PC that already had Windows 3.11. To verify the installation of Windows 95, we were required to configure a TCP/IP connection and run Netscape (already installed).

Installation Summary

Since the installation went smoothly, there is very little to write up concerning the process. Between following the assignment notes and the on-screen instructions, the steps were very clear. The only item that offered a point of pause was a screen that asked for a "Microsoft Networking" password. This was not covered in the instructions, so we simply entered nothing and clicked "OK." This took us on to the next screen without any further problems.

Having the instructions made the TCP/IP installation simple, but I wondered how easy it would have been to configure this without them. I suspect that it would have taken a fair amount of hunting around to locate the appropriate items. The ability of Windows 95 to locate appropriate drivers, however, is a great advantage over the earlier DOS days.

Once we finished the installation process, we started Netscape. It had no difficulty connecting to the Internet through our TCP/IP connection. We even tried a few unusual URLs to ensure that we were not viewing cached files.

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