Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Athens, GA, USA
Posts: 23

I just wanted to remind all the Win95 users out there that there is USB support for release 2 of Win95. I have it myself. I am not sure where this upgrade came from or how to get it, but I know that it is possible. So don't order the serial cable just yet...look into that USB support!

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Urbana IL
Posts: 144

You can't buy it...MS in their infinite wisdom has decided that point changes do not deserve point releases. Very poor strategy IMHO.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Athens, GA, USA
Posts: 23

Huh. I must have recieved it in the bundle that came when I bought my machine lasst summer. I know it was a separate upgrade file that was not on the windows CD though!

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 20

You can download the USB drivers here:
http://www.windrivers.com/company/intel/index.htm

Instructions for installing them:
http://www.axnet.net/pages/virtual/...sb_install.html

Cheers,
-Tears in Rain

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 112

see earlier win95 / USB thread at
http://www.visorcentral.com/visor/d...TML/000091.html

I wouldn't bet the farm on getting 95 (w/ drivers added, even w/ port switched on) synching to the Visor. At least, I wouldn't count on getting a lot of help from Handspring, since they do say Win98 is needed, not a tinkered-with 95.

Of course, your milage may vary.

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john

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
Posts: 255

Win 95 USB support is about as worthless as anything else in the WinOS

It detects something is there, but that's about it. I have a USB CD-RW and it found it, but it couldn't load up any of the drivers for some reason in 95. Got 98 and that problem is gone, at least.

Unless Handspring releases some special files for 95b users, I wouldn't expect it to work correctly.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 151

I think you can pretty much expect that Handspring's attitude is "if you've got Win 95, then get a serial cradle." Seriously, with MS preparing to beta release their next consumer version of the windows OS (code named Millenium), which is two versions beyond 95, can you really expect HS to make serious efforts in continuing to support Win95 connections? I don't think so. It's not like a backward-compatibility path is unavailable, it's just going to cost you some cash for not staying up to date with the more recent advancements. Apple has already dropped the serial connection for USB and so will MS eventually. That's just the way it works and I don't blame HS for being forward looking with their technology.

[This message has been edited by Jackal (edited 10-05-1999).]

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Modesto, CA USA
Posts: 599

I'd say stop the worry and go buy Windows 98. It's more stable then Windows 95...unless your waiting for Windows 2000? And now that Windows 98 version 2 is out why wait.
Our corporate systems is still on Win 95 Rev C which has limited USB support...very limited and I don't like it compared to my desktop which is on Version 2 of Win98.