Setting Up the Windows� 95 Operating System

NOTE: If problems occur during setup, do not use <CTRL-ALT-DEL> to reboot. Turn off and then turn on the system. Windows 95 reports that the setup was incomplete and displays options to continue the setup. Select SAFE RECOVERY MODE. Windows 95 goes through only those steps that were not successfully completed. Do not restart the setup program.

To complete the initial setup of Windows 95, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the system.
The Welcome to Windows 95 Setup window is displayed, and the GATHERING INFORMATION option is automatically selected.
2. Click Next > to continue.

NOTE: Use the following methods to continue to the next step in the Windows 95 Setup program: click Next>, press the right arrow key, or press <ENTE>R.

3. Enter your name and company name, if applicable, in the fields on the User Information window. The Windows 95 license screens are displayed.
4. Read the license agreement.
The agreement must be accepted before Windows 95 can be accessed.
After the license agreement has been accepted, the Certificate of Authenticity window appears.
5. Enter the Certificate of Authenticity number in the field on the Certificate of Authenticity window.
The Certificate of Authenticity is located on the cover of Introducing Microsoft Windows 95.
After the Certificate of Authenticity number is entered, the Configuring the Computer window appears with the CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER option already selected.
Click Next > and the Analyzing Your Computer window is displayed.
6. Connect all devices to the computer and turn them on.
For Windows 95 to configure every device, all devices must be connected and turned on. These devices can include, but are not limited to, the following:

       Printer                                                                                           
                                                                                                         

       Modem                                                                                             
                                                                                                         

       External SCSI device                                                                              
                                                                                                         

       Network card                                                                                      
                                                                                                         

       Advanced port replicator                                                                          
                                                                                                         

NOTE: It can take several minutes for Windows 95 to identify the hardware in the system.

The Network Card Detection window appears if a card is detected. After a few minutes, the Network Configuration window appears, listing all the network components that have been identified by Windows 95.
If there is no network card, the Finishing Setup window is displayed with the RESTARTING YOUR COMPUTER option selected. Skip steps 7 and 8, and go to step 9.
7. Add, remove, obtain more information about, or edit the properties of any of the network components that have been identified in the system by clicking the appropriate button.
Such information includes primary network logon information, file and print sharing information, and a description of each device.
8. Provide the appropriate network identification information when prompted.
A network card must be installed for the Identification window to be displayed. Identification information consists of computer name, workgroup, and computer description.
The Installing Devices window appears showing that the appropriate device drivers are being loaded on the system.

NOTE: Loading the device drivers can take several minutes. Do not be concerned if the animation that accompanies the loading of the device drivers stops temporarily.

The Finishing Setup window is displayed with the RESTARTING YOUR COMPUTER option selected.
9. Click Finish to restart the computer for the setup selections to take effect.
Remove any diskettes from the diskette drive(s). Notification that the system is

Getting ready to run Windows 95 for the first time....

NOTE: It may take several minutes for the system to restart because the new configurations are being implemented.

10. Enter the network password, if prompted.
Windows 95 sets up the hardware, the Control Panel, shortcuts in the Start menu, Windows Help, MS-DOS� program settings, and Microsoft� Exchange.
If a printer is detected, the Printer Setup window appears. Enter information, as prompted, to identify the printer.
The world map graphic is displayed on screen.
11. Click the appropriate date and time properties for the location in the Time Zone window from the list given or via the world map graphic.
The Microsoft Create System Disks window appears.
If using diskettes already, go to step 19.
If using a CD version of Windows 95, continue to step 12.
If using neither a diskette or CD version of Windows 95, continue to step 12.
12. Click Create Windows 95 Startup Diskette.
The Startup tab appears.

NOTE: One blank, formatted diskette is needed to create the startup diskette. The startup diskette can be created at a later time from the Add/Remove Programs Properties window. To access this window, click the Start button and point to Settings Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

13. Click Startup Disk.
The Add/Remove Program Properties window appears.
14. Click Create Disk.
15. Label the diskette and insert it into drive A, as described on screen.
A status bar is displayed to show the progress as the application programs and files are copied to the diskette. Once the startup diskette is created, the status bar disappears from the screen.
16. Click OK to exit the Add/Remove Programs Properties window and then click Next>.
The system returns to the Microsoft Create System Disks window.
For a CD version of Windows 95, continue to step 17.
If using neither a diskette or CD version of Windows 95, go to step 18.
17. Click Windows 95 Setup Boot Disk (CD).
In the unlikely event of a system failure, the boot diskette must be used to start the system and access the CD ROM drive to reinstall Windows 95 from the CD.

NOTE: Create a boot diskette only if using the CD version of Windows 95.

After creating the boot diskette, go to step 19.
18. Click Windows 95 Setup Disks.
Create setup diskettes to have a set of original setup diskettes of the Windows 95 software. Diskette labels are provided with the Windows 95 documentation.

NOTE: 30 blank, formatted diskettes are required to create the setup diskettes.

19. Click Finish to restart the system.
Restarting may take several minutes because the system hardware is being reconfigured to work with the Windows 95 software based on the information that has been provided. Restart the system for the configuration information to take effect.
20. When rebooting is complete, enter the network password, if prompted.
The Welcome to Windows 95 screen is displayed. Click Windows Tour to learn about the features of Windows 95. Click What's New to learn about features of Windows 95 that are different from Windows 3.x. Otherwise, exit from this screen and begin working on the desktop.
The welcome screen appears each time the system is rebooted until otherwise specified by deselecting the welcome screen display option.

NOTE: Each time the system configuration changes, Windows 95 will analyze your system components, update the configuration information, prompt you for information (if necessary), and display a progress bar to indicate the status.