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Wasn't able to find anything like that on BetaArchive Database either. I assume such CD, if it ever existed, would not have OEMSETUP.* files. So far only found Retail Upgrade CDs that don't have them. Should we ask Raymond Chen about this?

My "upgrade" install of 95 way back in the day *required* a boot disk that you had to have a previous version of Windows already installed in order to create that boot disk. The world is VERY different nowadays (you can download a boot disk [or the entire OS, for that matter]). But yes, "many" in the US and "most" outside the US were using 95 illegally. Mine was legit! :) I'd claim that to be MUCH worse nowadays! Whatever "percentage" of computer users were "illegal" in 1995, it's MILLIONS worse nowadays. *MILLIONS*

You have the right to install a retail version of Windows on your PC regardless of whether you previously had a previous version of Windows or not. The upgrade version is for people who already have a previous version of Windows on their PCs. The OEM version is for computer manufacturers and system builders. OEMs are required to use an OEM preinstall kit (OPK) to prepare the installation with all necessary drivers and/or software and configurations for their PCs. Any other use is a violation of the license terms. Many people in the US and most people in the rest of the world were using Windows 95 illegally, because most people bought upgrade versions because they were cheaper, but only those who already had a previous version of Windows or DOS on their PC were actually entitled to install the Windows 95 upgrade version, and no one except OEMs and System Builders had the right to install the OEM version of Windows. Poor Microsoft. Even so, thanks to Windows 95, Microsoft managed to become the most powerful company at the time.

No. Mine is an *upgrade* that was *NOT* sold "with a pc". It was purchased at my college's/university's campus bookstore. Here in the USA (30yrs ago), that is a *retail* purchase (Microsoft is located in the USA). What the word "retail" (and "oem") means is different today than it was 30yrs ago. 30yrs ago, you had to be HP, Dell, Packard Bell, Gateway, etc in order to buy an "oem" disc of Windows. You could NOT walk into a BOOKSTORE to buy the "oem" version of Windows. In order to obtain an "oem" disk, you had to buy the WHOLE COMPUTER and the disc was in the box that contained that computer. **ONLY** "retail" versions were available as a standalone purchase. **ONLY** "retail" versions were available at BOOKSTORES. I don't doubt that there were "retail" versions that were UPGRADES and there were "retail" versions that did NOT require a PREVIOUS version of Windows to be already present. So there were "retail upgrades" AND "retail standalones".

@johk What you describe is perfectly normal now ; when one a) doesn't pass YT logged-in cookies b) doesn't enable a JS runtime, then ONLY the android_sdkless (ANDR-S) formats are being available; these don't include any HLS (m3u8) formats (BTW, the ANDR-S client doesn't work at all with YT logged-in cookies). OTOH, the web_safari (WEB-S) client formats (of the HLS type, only) were, up until a week ago, also accessible under the above scenario; but now, because Google have put them behind an n/sig JS challenge, they do require a JS runtime (e.g. quickjs) to be enabled for them to become available to yt-dlp. The IOS HLS formats are (at this time at least, can't vouch for how much longer ) accessible without a JS runtime, but they have to be explicitly requested with the --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=ios;formats=missing_pot" argument; this will also yield the https IOS formats, which are inaccessible without also providing a PO Token ... Hope it's clear to you now ...

@NotHereToPlayGames So, do you have the "Windows 95 for PCs Without Windows" on a CD?? Nobody has it.

I have to think that the answer is technically different from one country to the next. Especially THIRTY YEARS ago. I guarantee that what was *available* to me here in the USA is not the same as what was *available* in other countries THIRTY YEARS AGO. Commerce is more "global" nowadays. But it really wasn't as "global" in the mid-90s when Toyota's and Honda's were still a bit of a rarity in many parts of the US.

No. The retail version of Windows 95 - "Windows 95 for PCs Without Windows" was only available on floppy disks. OEM and upgrade versions were available on CDs.

https://drive.proton.me/urls/B1XVQ0VJZ0#UkqYiyCUKuF2

Search Assist https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Windows+95+(4.00.950)+Retail+CD-ROM Windows 95 (4.00.950) was the first retail release of Microsoft's operating system, available on CD-ROM starting August 24, 1995. It introduced features like a graphical user interface, support for 32-bit applications, and long filenames, marking a significant upgrade from its predecessor, Windows 3.1. betawiki.net https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_95_build_950_r-6 pcjs.org https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950/

Canada forecasts 2026 to be among the hottest years on record! https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2026/01/canada-forecasts-2026-to-be-among-the-hottest-years-on-record.html 2026 could be Canada's hottest recorded year: scientists https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/this-year-is-expected-to-rival-some-of-the-hottest-ever-recorded-canadian-federal-scientists-say/ Why a January Heat Wave Is Breaking Records across - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-a-january-heat-wave-is-breaking-records-across-the-south/ UK's Met Office warns 2026 could be among hottest years https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/12/19/average-global-temperature-to-hit-14c-above-preindustrial-levels-in-2026-warns-uks-met-off

I don't know about American phone numbers but you should know that. The number is (801) 523-6766.

And after all these facts, here is my theory about what could be behind this destruction of 32-bit installations. Users are offered a programme update for SUPERAntiSpyware, and then, after the damage has been done, they are ripped off with great telephone support (because all is great there ) and whatever else. This is what my cat has to say about it:

And if anyone thinks that there is hardly anything worse to report about SUPERAntiSpyware, I have to disappoint them. We now come to the "official support" for SUPERAntiSpyware, which has since been taken over by the American company USTechSupport. If you want to fill out the online form on the SUPERAntiSpyware homepage, you are required to provide a telephone number. Rejected! An email to support is answered immediately, but of course by a bot. You can write whatever you want, but you won't get any help. Just a recommendation that it's best to use the telephone support. And for this information, the support ticket is then marked as resolved. I've never seen such rubbish. The hotline is probably chargeable. It all smells like a rip-off. That wasn't the case when I contacted SUPERAntiSpyware support the last time years ago before it was acquired by RealDefense LLC in 2023 which is also an American company. But when it comes to America, nothing surprises me anymore.

I also tested again the real-time protection module of SUPERAntiSpyware. The CPU usage on my old computer is high and completely unacceptable. Therefore, a Professional licence is not worthwhile at all on low-performance computers.

Athough I have disabled the checking for programme updates in SUPERAntiSpyware's settings, every time I start it up or update the definitions, I am annoyed by the usual pop-up promising a programme update. Therefore, I would like to warn you against updating the programme via Automatic Updates at this point. Stay at the version 10.0.0.1254 or uninstall it!

Win32 is really busy with more important things than answering this loooong texts . You should read and re-test for youself , like many times. Like we do. Trial and error . You're not the only one , you know. And read the original instructions precisely (maybe use translate if you don't read English well enough) I repeat his words again : April 2017 . (hence the famous ISO)

It's already been answered earlier too. Please , do not double post , just scroll back , use search , e.t.c.

Well , those aren't "my instructions" , those were given by win32 and PERFECTLY working in my case (the local method). If you want , you may scroll back and read it in his own words (why didn't you do that earlier, if you don't understand my explanations ?) . I'm not really sure what you do , but I remember you even had problems with BSOD after replacing the kernel in your system , yet others didn't . Win32 told many times , his files are meant to Vista updated to April 2017 , you may ask again or re-read the comments . So best solution would be the local method , yet it doesn't work in your case too . Perhaps you may wanna ask someone else.

Same here. Aero not working .

This is realy fantastic !