3Com 3C319 manual Installing the Ndis 4 Driver for Retail Windows, OSR2 Version of Windows

Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Windows 95 4-3

OSR2 Version of Windows 95

Some PCs are sold with a special Windows 95 version already installed. Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) is version 950b of Windows 95. An OEM Service Release is an updated version of a Microsoft product for PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to preinstall on new PCs. The OSR2 version of Windows 95 contains some new hardware support and programs.

Finding the Windows 95 Version

To determine which Windows 95 version you are using, open the Control Panel, select System, and read the System information under the General tab. If your release is version 4.00.950 (or 4.00.950a), you are using the retail version of Windows 95 (version 950). If your release is version 4.00.950b, you are using the OSR2 version of Windows 95 (version 950b).

Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Retail Windows 95

This section describes two ways to install the NDIS 4 driver for retail Windows 95 (version 950), depending on whether or not your PC supports PnP configuration. If you are not sure whether your Windows 95 version has PnP support, first try the following procedure, “When Windows 95 PnP Detects the NIC.” If your PC does not automatically detect the 3C319 NIC after you turn on power to the PC, use the second procedure, “When Windows 95 Does Not Detect the NIC.”

When Windows 95 PnP Detects the NIC

Follow these steps to install the NDIS 4 driver for Windows 95 with PnP support. It is assumed that you are already running Windows 95.

1Turn on the computer and start Windows 95.

Windows 95 automatically detects the new hardware in the PC. Windows 95 displays the New Hardware Found window.