How does one get Win9x Update files in 2016?

[Firefairy]

I lost my virtual hard drive file for the VMWare setup I use to run old Win9x games, and am having to rebuild it. When I last did this, Microsoft still slightly supported Win9x, but now Windows Update is completely inactive in the Win95 install I just made. My disk is an original with a lot of need for updates; I know those files are still somewhere on the web, but I am not sure how to find pages that are current rather than referring back a decade or two to resources that no longer exist.

How do I update my install?

 

[Mark_1970]

I lost my virtual hard drive file for the VMWare setup I use to run old Win9x games, and am having to rebuild it. When I last did this, Microsoft still slightly supported Win9x, but now Windows Update is completely inactive in the Win95 install I just made. My disk is an original with a lot of need for updates; I know those files are still somewhere on the web, but I am not sure how to find pages that are current rather than referring back a decade or two to resources that no longer exist.

How do I update my install?

http://www.mywindowspage.com/download/os.htm........................ sp1 is down on the list, click it starts download. have not verified myself though, at your own risk ok

 

[Firefairy]

I lost my virtual hard drive file for the VMWare setup I use to run old Win9x games, and am having to rebuild it. When I last did this, Microsoft still slightly supported Win9x, but now Windows Update is completely inactive in the Win95 install I just made. My disk is an original with a lot of need for updates; I know those files are still somewhere on the web, but I am not sure how to find pages that are current rather than referring back a decade or two to resources that no longer exist.

How do I update my install?

http://www.mywindowspage.com/download/os.htm........................ sp1 is down on the list, click it starts download. have not verified myself though, at your own risk ok

Thanks very much! I hadn't found that site at all in my searching.

Having found a site that lets me know what versions are which, I am apparently running 95A right now. They give me the impression that I can't move up to B or C for reasons that are left unspoken, I assume some major overhaul of the code. Not actually sure which updates I should be looking for, now.

If I can ever find my Win98 disk again, that site will come in handy, though. 🙂

 

[Mark_1970]

I lost my virtual hard drive file for the VMWare setup I use to run old Win9x games, and am having to rebuild it. When I last did this, Microsoft still slightly supported Win9x, but now Windows Update is completely inactive in the Win95 install I just made. My disk is an original with a lot of need for updates; I know those files are still somewhere on the web, but I am not sure how to find pages that are current rather than referring back a decade or two to resources that no longer exist.

How do I update my install?

http://www.mywindowspage.com/download/os.htm........................ sp1 is down on the list, click it starts download. have not verified myself though, at your own risk ok

Thanks very much! I hadn't found that site at all in my searching.

Having found a site that lets me know what versions are which, I am apparently running 95A right now. They give me the impression that I can't move up to B or C for reasons that are left unspoken, I assume some major overhaul of the code. Not actually sure which updates I should be looking for, now.

If I can ever find my Win98 disk again, that site will come in handy, though. 🙂

If microsoft are not giving updates, you will have to go third party. Funny thing is i probably have this on an external HDD somewhere too, I remember downloading service packs for these old ops before microsoft's cutoff, thinking they would be handy, lol

 

[Anijatsu]

You can also take a look at this site: https://winworldpc.com/library

 

[Shawn_33]

I am collecting updates for windows 95 an will eventually upload it in a zip file along with some useful programs. The reason is I was given a compaq contura 430c and will use it as text editor, it has windows 95. People suggested I upgrade to windows 98 and that might solve a lot or problems but I worry about it being slow and some software i do not have disks for.

To find software look here:
http://mama.indstate.edu/pfaffle/software/win95.html
http://www.oldapps.com/os/Windows_95

to find updates look here:
http://www.lctn.com/util/95updatelinks.htm
http://www.ecsis.net/pub/netuser/win95.html

also if you know about an update but cannot get it, look here:
http://www.filewatcher.com/

and for missing drivers look here:
https://driverscollection.com/

And for useful suggestions try here:
http://www.95isalive.com/tricks.htm

 

[Sherylinrm1]

I had win95A years ago and was never able to update it to anything higher. A simple mistake for microsoft but it was costly for all of us.
Was glad for win98se

I might look into this because some old games simply won't work for me any longer. Not even on winXP.

Hmmmm
Got me thinking here lol 😉

Thanks for the info and links guys

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

if its 98SE, there's auto-patcher. Just Google it

 

[ragnar-gd]

On community-servicepacks:
http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/91-windows-9x-member-projects/
On latest compatible software:
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/105936-last-versions-of-software-for-windows-98se/
On everything else (esp. Hardware):
http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/8-windows-9xme/
Toms Hardware is my favourite place for anything PC, but for W9x, i usually go there, as they have active developers writing patches to make contemporary hard- and software run under that old OS... No offence...