[GH-ISSUE #2] Windows 95 support #3

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opened 2026-03-03 18:48:01 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-03 18:48:01 +03:00

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Originally created by @viti95 on GitHub (May 23, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/2

First of all, this project is really awesome! And it has made me wonder, would it be possible to add Windows 95 support?

Thanks!

Originally created by @viti95 on GitHub (May 23, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/2 First of all, this project is really awesome! And it has made me wonder, would it be possible to add Windows 95 support? Thanks!

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@oerg866 commented on GitHub (May 23, 2023):

Hello!

Thanks for the nice words :)

Unfortunately at this time, Windows 95 support is impossible, because the non-PNP hardware detection is done in the DOS phase of the setup, which cannot be replicated using this installation method.

-Eric

@oerg866 commented on GitHub (May 23, 2023): Hello! Thanks for the nice words :) Unfortunately at this time, Windows 95 support is impossible, because the non-PNP hardware detection is done in the DOS phase of the setup, which cannot be replicated using this installation method. -Eric

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@MattBytesRetro commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2024):

I might have an idea how this could work, based on OEM install methods but no guarantees. Also, it would still need oerg866's support/help/approval to do the integration and packaging, if I even make it work.

@MattBytesRetro commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2024): I might have an idea how this could work, based on OEM install methods but no guarantees. Also, it would still need oerg866's support/help/approval to do the integration and packaging, if I even make it work.

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@Neo-Desktop commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2024):

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I might have an idea how this could work, based on OEM install methods but no guarantees. Also, it would still need oerg866's support/help/approval to do the integration and packaging, if I even make it work.

I also have a couple of ideas, I say we just do some kind of implementation - worst case scenario is that we have to reverse engineer the DOS setup module to figure out how the non-PNP hardware detection works and trey to re-implement it in linux.

but I mean, I feel like we could just use modern detection techniques in linux to figure it out?

@Neo-Desktop commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2024): @MatthewH12 > I might have an idea how this could work, based on OEM install methods but no guarantees. Also, it would still need oerg866's support/help/approval to do the integration and packaging, if I even make it work. I also have a couple of ideas, I say we just do *some* kind of implementation - worst case scenario is that we have to reverse engineer the DOS setup module to figure out how the non-PNP hardware detection works and trey to re-implement it in linux. but I mean, I feel like we could just use modern detection techniques in linux to figure it out?