Re: W95 & USB [was Re: USB on Thinkpad 380D! I did it! ]

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From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 15:37:37 EDT


See below.

Andrew Beals wrote:

> W95b [the last version] doesn't handle USB very well. If you force the issue,
> you can use a usb zip on it [tp770ed, factory system load] by doing a little
> fiddling with the install and ignoring the message that your USB h/w isn't
> USB1.1 compatible. I think I got an HP scanner to work with W95b as well, but
> that was some time ago. I ditched 95 in favor of 98 so I could use a USB
> gamepad on my machine to play flight simulator [the most bug-free ms product
> I've used].

I guess that's because they buy it from someone else and just put their name on
it.
Still, knowing $soft, I would think that they would find someway! to screw it up.


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