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Installing Windows 95 on Mac 6100/66

Date:    Fri, 8 Sep 1995 12:50:56 -0400
From:    Joseph Fish <jfish@MDMINC.PDIAL.INTERPATH.NET>
Subject: 6100/66 DOS and Win95
Here is how I installed Windows 95 from the CD onto my 6100/66 DOS machine. By using these steps (which took me 2 days of trial and error to figure out) I have been able to successfully load Win95 and run it crash free since Aug. 25th. I have also been able to join the Microsoft Network and use the Microsoft Browser to surf the Internet. I use this Mac for cross platform Multimedia development and programming.

My DOS card has 8 meg of RAM installed on it. I do not think you can install Win95 unless you have at least an 8 meg SIMM on the DOS card.

You will need the original DOS and Windows setup disks that came with your 6100/66 as well as the DOS Compatibility Card Installer Disk (for DOS environment). You should be using the latest PC Setup 1.07. Items in [] below are menu items.

  1. Create a [New Drive File] for drive C: in the PC Setup Control Panel. Make sure you Check the [Initialize Drive File].
  2. Set the D: drive in the PC Setup Control Panel to what you were using as your old C: drive file using the [Other Drive File]. If you have a modem, set [COM2] to [Modem Port] and [COM1] to [None] and turn your modem on. Remove any Sharing Drives by selecting them and clicking OK in the Are You Sure pop up. Set Sound to [Enabled].
  3. Start and switch to the PC.
  4. Insert the Microsoft MS-DOS Setup Disk #1 into the drive. At the Main Menu press F3 and quit the installer.
  5. At the DOS prompt switch to A: and type: format c: then press RETURN.
  6. After the C: Drive has been formatted and you are back to the A: prompt, type:setup then press RETURN.
  7. Install DOS to the C: drive.
  8. After the automatic restart at the end of the DOS installation you will be presented with the C: prompt. Insert the DOS Compatibility Card Installer Disk (for DOS environment) and type: A:\install then press RETURN.
  9. At the following prompts type the answers provided> Proceed with installation of DOS-only files? (Y/N) : Y, Install Macintosh/PC folder sharing? (Y/N): Y, Install CDROM software? (Y/N): Y, Install Macintosh/DOS Copy & Paste? (Y/N): N. !!WARNING!! (This last item does not work properly with Win95, do not install it!)
  10. Restart the PC and put the Win95 CD in the CD drive.
  11. Type: D:\WIN95\SETUP then press RETURN.
  12. Install Win95. At some point you will be asked to insert your Windows 3.1 install disk #1 if you are installing the upgrade version of Win95. This is normal. !!WARNING!! If presented with a Checkbox that says "Network" DO NOT CHECK IT! Leave it off
  13. !!WARNING!! During the install process, do not install any of the Bonus sound packs such as Jungle as they will cause a lock up if used.
  14. Do not install any Printers or Modems at this time.
  15. When you finally see the Win95 Desktop (it takes about 30 min.) take a break, you are about 1/3 there.
  16. Select the Start Button and select Settings/Control Panels.
  17. Insert the Display Drivers Disk #1 that came with your 6100 into the floppy drive.
  18. Double click the [Add/Remove Programs] icon.
  19. Select the upper Tab [Install/Uninstall] and then press the [Install] button in the main window.
  20. Click [Next].
  21. Click [Finish].
  22. Press any key to continue. Press ENTER to select the Windows Version 3.1. Press ENTER to toggle [All Resolutions] to on. Press END to install. Enter the path to Windows. (the default of C:\WINDOWS is correct). After the installer has finished, press any key to continue and then press ESC to quit.
  23. Back at the Control Panel window, double click on the [Display] icon.
  24. Click on the [Settings] tab at the top of the window.
  25. Click [Change Display Type].
  26. Click the upper [Change...] button to change Adapter Type. Don't worry about Monitor Type.
  27. Select Chips & Tech. Super VGA from the list and press [OK]
  28. Click [Close].
  29. Change the Color Palette to [256 Color] and the desktop area to [640 by 480 pixels]
  30. Press [Apply]
  31. Press [Yes] at the restart prompt.
  32. Back at the Control Panel window, double click the [System] icon.
  33. Click the [Device Manager] tab at top.
  34. Click [View devices by connection] and then double click [Communications Port (COM2).
  35. Click the [Port Settings] tab at top.
  36. Set [Bits per second:] to 19200 (that is a fast as the DOS card can talk to the Mac's modem port). Set [Flow Control:] to Hardware. Click [Advanced].
  37. UNCHECK [Use FIFO buffers]. Click [OK]
  38. Click [OK]
  39. Back at the System Properties window, click the [Performance] tab at top.
  40. You will see "Compatibility mode paging reduces overall system performance" in the window. This is correct. Until Apple releases an updated disk driver, you will have to live with a small reduction in performance. Click [File System].
  41. Set the [Typical role of this machine] to [Desktop computer]. Click the [Troubleshooting] tab at top.
  42. !!WARNING!! Uncheck ALL boxes EXCEPT [Disable protect-mode hard disk interrupt handling]. Click [OK].
  43. Click [OK].
  44. Back at the Control Panel window, double click on the [Printers] icon.
  45. Add Printer. Select [Next].
  46. Check [Local Printer] and press [Next].
  47. Select Apple LaserWriter II NT and press [Next]
  48. Select [LPT1: Printer Port] and press [Next]
  49. Name your printer and check Yes below. Press [Next]
  50. !!WARNING!! Do not Print a test page by selecting [Yes] and pressing [Finish] Select [No] and click [Finish]
  51. Back at the Printers window. Click once to highlight the new printer icon that has the name you just setup. Select [Properties] from the [File] menu.
  52. Click on the [Details] tab at top.
  53. Click [Spool Settings].
  54. Select [Spool print jobs so program finishes printing faster] and [Start printing after last page is spooled]. Select [Enable bi-directional support for this printer]. Click [OK]
  55. Click on the [PostScript] tab at top.
  56. Set [PostScript output format] to [PostScript (optimize for portability - ADSC)]. Select [Download header with each print job] and UNCHECK [Print PostScript error information].
  57. Click on the [General] tab at top.
  58. Select [Print Test Page]. Answer the question that follows (Yes, hopefully) and press [OK].
  59. Close the Printers window.
  60. If you are not setting up a modem then skip ahead to #69.
  61. Back at the Control Panel window, double click on the [Modems] icon.
  62. Install new modem. Click [Next].
  63. If the modem if finds is correct the click [Next]
  64. Click [Finish]
  65. Click [Properties]
  66. Set the speaker volume and set [Maximum speed] to 19200. Click [OK]
  67. Click [Dialing Properties] and set up you dialing preferences. Click [OK]
  68. Click [Close]
  69. Switch to the Macintosh and set the [Sharing] drives to whatever you wish.
  70. Switch to the PC and close the Control Panel window. Press the Start button and [Shut Down].
  71. Select [Restart the computer]. Press [OK]
  72. Copy any files you wish from the D: drive to the C: drive is needed. !!WARNING!! Do not copy any files in the old DOS or Windows directory to the new ones.

Congratulations. Have a beer and send me one. Or at least send e-mail.

Some notes:

If you want to boot Win 3.1 or DOS just switch The drives in the PC Setup Control panel.

The Mac will Lockup if you try to access the modem port on the Mac side while a modem is mapped to COM2 in PC Setup. I leave COM2 set to NONE unless I am going to use the modem on the PC side. You do not need to restart or anything if you change the COM2 setting in PC Setup.

Happy Computing ;-) 

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