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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?

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304 points mooreds | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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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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ClassyJacket ◴[17 Nov 24 22:44 UTC] No.42168050[source]▶
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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agumonkey ◴[17 Nov 24 22:46 UTC] No.42168061[source]▶
Including preserving custom user config (colors, background images)

I feel strange about hating on MS after the 2000s

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