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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?

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305 points mooreds | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.262s | 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. esskay ◴[18 Nov 24 14:10 UTC] No.42172400[source]▶
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.