Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive (drive x in this example).Ģ. At the command prompt, type the following:ġ. The only safe way to play old Windows games. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following:Ī:extract.exe /a /l c:\windows win95_02.cab filename.txtįor example, if you want to open General.txt, you would type:Ī:extract.exe /a /l c:\windows win95_02.cab general.txtĤ. Unfortunately, backward compatibility quickly became a problem: its easier to run DOS games using an emulator. Insert Disk 1 into drive A (or whatever drive you prefer).Ģ. If you purchased Windows 95 on floppy disks:ġ.
To open a readme file before you install Windows 95: To open a readme file after you install Windows 95:Įven if you haven't installed Windows 95 yet, you can still open a When you install Windows 95, all the readme files are copied to the ROM, you can find Setup.txt in the \Win95 directory. Setup.txt using Notepad with Windows 3.1. Then use the Print command on the File menu.Īdditional setup information is available in Setup.txt. Unlike Macintosh.js or most other emulators, transferring files between the virtual machine and host is. A lot of games you can find the executable file and right click for properties. In macOS, download, drop in the applications folder and run. The best way to run Windows 95 games doesnt necessarily need an emulator. First, setup of windows95 is just as easy of a process as Macintosh.js. To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, To put it bluntly, windows95 is a near-useless emulator. To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 README for Microsoft Windows