Upgrading Without a Previous Version of Windows Installed

If you purchased the upgrade version of Windows95 but don't have a previous version installed, normally you cannot install it.

If you need to install Windows 95 Upgrade on your computer and you no longer have Windows 3.1, you can simply create the following file on your hard disk:
WIN386.EXE and the Upgrade version will then install.

The easiest way to create this file is to type the following at the command prompt:
ECHO [some random characters] > WIN386.EXE