The ingenious reason why Windows 95 setup chose mini Windows 3.1 over 32-bit options

Some users were keen on finding out whether the MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 versions could install a miniature Windows 95 instead ...
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Windows 95 was too fat to install itself so needed help from the slimmer 3.1

Microsoft engineer explains why the old OS had to babysit its flashy successor Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has answered the question of why Microsoft insisted on running up a miniature ...

Windows 95 developers didn't have enough time to give the OS its own setup program

Raymond Chen, a Microsoft veteran who has worked on Windows development for more than 30 years, recently explained that the Windows 95 setup caused developers more ...
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Microsoft’s pivotal Windows NT 3.5 release made it a serious contender, 31 years ago today

We cast a glance back at Windows' forebears, as it was 31 years ago today that Windows NT 3.5 released to the public.