When I open up FIX95CPU.iso, I only see one file, dun14-95.exe. When I open it as an archive in 7zip, I don't see any of the files you mentioned. This doesn't make sense to me, though, because I could swear that when I use FIX95CPU it says it installs correctly. Where do I find the individual files? Yes, I tried re-using FIX95CPU after I still had the protection error. Still got the protection error EDIT: Nevermind, I found them. I had to write the floppy image separately inside of Windows 98 I'll edit this post again when I learn of success or failure. EDIT AGAIN: Progress, but apparently not enough. This time I get to the screen that says something like "Getting ready to run Windows 95 for the first time." It looks like it's thinking for a bit, and then I get the Windows protection error again. To clarify, here was the methodology this time: -Go into BIOS and disable everything that looks like it can be disabled -Place the Win95 installation files onto the C:\ drive -Place the FIX95CPU files in the installation folder (C:\win95) -Boot using Win95C boot disk -Install from C:\win95\setup.exe -Restart WITHOUT having FIX95CPU in the floppy drive -Get to start screen -Have protection error before any dialog boxes come up (~8 seconds transpire before the protection error. That's eight more seconds than I was getting last time...) LAST EDIT PROMISE: I tried the step-by-step confirmation option again, and I found that the problem isn't with loading the user interface; I said "yes" to everything EXCEPT loading all device drivers. That got it to boot into safe mode. There's a driver problem somewhere. So how do I get the installer to install the bare minimum of device drivers? The last time I tried a custom install I told the hardware profiler ONLY to look for a display adapter, CD-Rom drive, Floppy drive, hard drives, mouse, and keyboard...that sounds pretty "bare minimum" to me...