Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?

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brian-armstrong ◴[17 Nov 24 22:41 UTC] No.42168027[source]▶

The fact that Windows can upgrade an installation in place with relatively high success is impressive. Is it possible to have an install that's been repeatedly upgraded all the way from MS-DOS without needing a reformat somewhere along the way?

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1. ClassyJacket ◴[17 Nov 24 22:44 UTC] No.42168050[source]▶

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There's various youtubers who have tried upgrading MS OSes thru as many versions as possible and they have taken it pretty far

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2. agumonkey ◴[17 Nov 24 22:46 UTC] No.42168061[source]▶

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Including preserving custom user config (colors, background images)

I feel strange about hating on MS after the 2000s

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3. redwall_hp ◴[18 Nov 24 04:15 UTC] No.42169665[source]▶

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Let me fix that: Internet Explorer 6 existed and far overstayed its welcome well into the 2000s.

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4. pjmlp ◴[18 Nov 24 05:27 UTC] No.42169940{3}[source]▶

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And then people instead of learning this lesson, helped Google turn the Web into ChromeOS.

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5. agumonkey ◴[18 Nov 24 09:02 UTC] No.42170870{4}[source]▶

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what tech told us is that problem lies between chair and (keyboard|parliament|wheel|...) it seems

6. robinsonb5 ◴[18 Nov 24 13:19 UTC] No.42172067[source]▶

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Oh MS the company deserved the hate - and still does - even if Windows the OS (or at least Win2k SP4, WinXP SP3 and Windows 7) became pretty solid and dependable.

7. esskay ◴[18 Nov 24 14:10 UTC] No.42172400[source]▶

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If you need something to hate on them (and they absolutely deserve it for way more than just this, it just stands out as an obvious one) - they put adverts in the start menu, and they were still present in Windows 10.

8. account42 ◴[19 Nov 24 10:17 UTC] No.42181857{3}[source]▶

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On the other hand, IE6 held web developers back from bloating their sites and turning them into "apps" when all the users want are a document with maybe a little interactivity here and there.

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