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Microsoft Windows 95: Build 499
PCjs was the first to unearth this pre-release version of Windows 95 since its extremely limited test release back in June 1995. It was one of the last (if not the last) test versions produced before Windows 95 was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995 and went on sale at midnight on August 24, 1995.
This pre-release is an upgrade version consisting of 13 1.44Mb diskettes. You can use the machine below to test the installation process. For example:
- From the MS-DOS 5.00 Setup screen, press F3 and then Y to exit.
- Run FDISK, create a primary DOS partition, restart, and exit again.
- Run FORMAT C: and proceed with the format.
- Select “Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 01)” for drive A: and click Load.
- Run SETUP.
[PCjs Machine "deskpro386"]
Waiting for machine "deskpro386" to load....
Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 01)
Volume in drive A is disk1
Directory of A:\
MINI CAB 441906 6-16-95 4:00a
PRECOPY1 CAB 484352 6-16-95 4:00a
WB16OFF EXE 537 6-16-95 4:00a
SCANDISK EXE 138359 6-16-95 4:00a
DOSSETUP BIN 72246 6-16-95 4:00a
WINSETUP BIN 158832 6-16-95 4:00a
DELTEMP COM 496 6-16-95 4:00a
SAVE32 COM 920 6-16-95 4:00a
EXTRACT EXE 46656 6-16-95 4:00a
SCANPROG EXE 4438 6-16-95 4:00a
SETUP EXE 5184 6-16-95 4:00a
SMARTDRV EXE 45145 6-16-95 4:00a
XMSMMGR EXE 14144 6-16-95 4:00a
SCANDISK PIF 995 6-16-95 4:00a
README TXT 5722 6-16-95 4:00a
SETUP TXT 33095 6-16-95 4:00a
16 file(s) 1453027 bytes
0 bytes free
Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 02)
Volume in drive A is disk2
Directory of A:\
PRECOPY2 CAB 1044102 6-16-95 4:00a
WIN95_02 CAB 655360 6-16-95 4:00a
2 file(s) 1699462 bytes
16384 bytes free
Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 03)
Volume in drive A is disk3
Directory of A:\
WIN95_03 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 04)
Volume in drive A is disk4
Directory of A:\
WIN95_04 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 05)
Volume in drive A is disk5
Directory of A:\
WIN95_05 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 06)
Volume in drive A is disk6
Directory of A:\
WIN95_06 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 07)
Volume in drive A is disk7
Directory of A:\
WIN95_07 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 08)
Volume in drive A is disk8
Directory of A:\
WIN95_08 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 09)
Volume in drive A is disk9
Directory of A:\
WIN95_09 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 10)
Volume in drive A is disk10
Directory of A:\
WIN95_10 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 11)
Volume in drive A is disk11
Directory of A:\
WIN95_11 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 12)
Volume in drive A is disk12
Directory of A:\
WIN95_12 CAB 1716224 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 1716224 bytes
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Directory of Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 13)
Volume in drive A is disk13
Directory of A:\
WIN95_13 CAB 957828 6-16-95 4:00a
1 file(s) 957828 bytes
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