Windows 95 Updates

Windows 95
Sockets Update

This is a Windows Sockets 2 Update for Microsoft® Windows® 95. It takes care of many of the TCP/IP problems experiences with the version of Windows sockets that was included with Windows 95. Most importantly, it could speed up some of what you do on teh Internet. Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file Setup.exe that will be saved. It will do the rest. Check this out for more information.

Service Pack 1

This file will update a number of the Windows 95 programs to fix problems that were discovered in the programs that come with the Windows 95 CDROM or Disks. Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file Setup.exe that will be saved. It will do the rest.

Kernel

This file will update the Windows 95 Kernel. Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file krnlupd.exe that will be saved. It will do the rest.

Useful Windows 95 Add-ons

TweakUI

This file will install a neat utility for Windows 95. The most useful feature is that will allow you to set up your machine to logo onto the network automatically when you start up your computer. Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file Tweakui.exe that you saved. Read the file readme.txt for installation instructions.

Then, reboot your machine and get to the control panel (click on "my computer" and then on "control panel."). You should see an icon called "Tweak UI." Double click on it. Then, click on the "Network" tab at the top, check mark the "log on automatically at startup" box and enter your userid and password. You are done. Next time you stary your computer, it will automatically log on to the network for you.

Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Add-ons

Internet Assistant for Word

Installing this program will enable you to save any Word document as an HTML file (Web document).
Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file wdia204z.exe that will be saved and follow the instructions on your screen. It will do the rest. Any Word document can then be saved as an HTML document by using the "Save as" command in the File menu and choosing "HTML document" from the "Save as type" box. More information.

Internet Assistant for Powerpoint

Installing this program will enable you to save any Powerpoint presentation as a series of HTML and graphics files so that your presentation can be put on the Web.

1. Close PowerPoint 95 if it's running.
2. Save the file in a temporary directory and, using Windows Explorer, double click on the file pptia.exe that will be saved and follow the instructions on your screen.
3. Open the folder you downloaded pptia.exe into.
4. Double-click pptia.exe to expand it.
5. Double-click ia4ppt.exe to install the Internet Assistant for PowerPoint 95.
   
   Start PowerPoint and open an existing presentation or create a new presentation. Notice that the Export as HTML command is now on the File menu.

Internet Assistant for Excel

Installing this program will enable you to save any Excel Spreadsheet as an HTML file (Web document).
Save the file in a temporary directory and follow the instructions for your version of Excel.