(10) Q: My mouse works in Win95, but not in dos. How do I get my mouse to work in dos?

    A: Usually, there is a file called 'mouse.exe' in the root directory of your system's harddrive. If you do have it, you can addthe following line in your autoexec.bat file(located in the root directory) and/or the dosstart.bat file(located in the\windows directory):

         C:\mouse.exe /f

    Now when you restart the computer in DOS mode, your mouse should work fine.
 
 

    (9) Q: Can I shut off my computer while I'm working in Windows 95? Is it safe?

    A: It is not recommended to shut the computer power off while working in Windows 95 or Windows 3.1/3.11.There is a routine that Windows must follow when you shut the system down. If you don't shut down properly, you may lose valuable information, corrupt the operating system or even worse, cause the computer not to work at all !!!! You should go to START (Win 95), go to SHUTDOWN and then choose your desired option of leaving the system. THIS IS THE BEST WAY !!!!
 
 

    (8) Q- How do I clear out the Documents menu?

    To clear out the Document menu, click on start, click settings, task bar, click the tab Start menu program, and then click on Clear in the Document menu.
 
 

    (7) Q. WHY DON'T I GET SOUND IN DOS?

    A. RESTART THE COMPUTER IN MS-DOS MODE. WHEN THERE INSERT THE SOUND DRIVER DISKETTE IN YOUR FLOPPY DRIVE AND TYPE A: FROM THERE TYPE SETUP AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN CHOOSING ALL THE DEFAULT SETTINGS. WHEN DONE REMOVE THE DISKETTE AND RESTART YOUR SYSTEM
 
 

    (6) Q. WHY DIDN'T MY SYSTEM COME WITH A WIN95 CD?

     A. DUE TO LICENSING RESTRICTIONS WE ARE UNABLE TO SHIP A CD WITH OUR SYSTEMS. YOU CAN HOWEVER MAKE A BACK UP OF WIN 95 ON DISKETTE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN WHEN YOU FIRST BOOT YOUR SYSTEM. IF YOU WOULD PREFER A CD, YOU CAN CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND THEY WILL SHIP YOU A COUPON WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO ORDER THE COMPLETE VERSION OF WIN95 ON CD FOR A NOMINAL PRICE (FOR THOSE SYSTEMS THAT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH WIN 95).
 
 

    (5)  Q. HOW DO I REINSTALL WIN95

     A. IF YOU ARE INSTALLING FROM YOUR BACK UP SET YOU MADE, INSERT THE FIRST DISKETTE AND RESTART THE COMPUTER, IT SHOULD BOOT FROM THAT DISK AND ASK IF YOU WANT TO OVERWRITE YOUR EXISTING OPERATING SYSTEM. SAY YES AND CONTINUE. THE REST IS PRETTY MUCH AUTOMATED. JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN AND INSERT THE NEXT DISKETTE WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. WHEN DONE REMOVE THE LAST DISKETTEFROM THE SYSTEM AND RESTART. WHEN INSTALLING FROM A CD - LOCATE THE SETUP ICON - DOUBLE CLICK, AND FOLLOW

    (4) Q. MY CD ROM WORKS IN WINDOWS BUT NOT IN DOS

    A. YOU NEED TO LOAD THE CD-ROM DRIVERS IN DOS. FIRST RESTART THE COMPUTER IN MS-DOS MODE. AT THE "A" PROMPT INSERT YOUR CD-ROM DRIVER DISKETTE. TYPE SETUP AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN.WHEN DONE REMOVE THE DISKETTE AND RESTART YOUR COMPUTER.
 
 

    (3) Q- How do I play audio CDs?

    To play audio CD, go to start, programs, accessories, multimedia, CD player.
 
 

    (2) Q: How to get the CD player to play automatically when inserting an audio CD.

    A: Double-click on MY COMPUTER, click VIEW, click OPTIONS, click FILE TYPE, select AUDIO CD, click EDIT, then EDIT one more time. Under "application used to perform action", type
    C:\WINDOWS\CDPLAYER.EXE /PLAY.
 
 

    (1) Q- VFAT error message when booting win95.

    Add to the beginning of config.sys as following:
    Device=c:\windows\himem.sys
    Device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram
    Device=c:\windows\ifshlp.sys
    Dos=high, umb
 
 

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