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Backing up the Registry

Use CFGBACK.EXEon the Win 95 CD. It is in the /OTHER/MISC/CFGBACK directory.
It will save up to 9 copies of the registry in*.rbk file format.
You can restore any of these when necessary

Emergency Recovery Utility 

Microsoft includes their Emergency Recovery Utility(ERU) on the 95 CD-ROM
This utility makes a backup of the registry and other important system files.
In some cases Windows 95 can be fixed by restoring the registry with this utility.

The ERU program is in the \OTHER\MISC\ERU directory on the Win95 CD.
If you have the floppy version of Win 95, the utility can be found at Microsoft's web site
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/download/eruzip.exe

ERU is also a good way to keep recent backups of all your important system files!

ScanDisk with Windows 95 OEM SR2 

With the new OEM version of Windows95, if the system was not shutdown cleanly,
the next time it is started, it will stop and prompt you before running ScanDisk.
New options are available for the MSDOS.SYS file to configure how ScanDisk will start.

  • AutoScan=0 will disable this feature
  • AutoScan=1 will stop and prompt you before starting ScanDisk. After 1 minute it will start automatically. This is the default setting
AutoScan=2 will start ScanDisk if needed automatically

Defragmenting the Swap File  

Normally when you use Windows95's Disk Defragger, this will not defrag the swap file.

To defrag the swap file:

  • Open the System Properties dialog box (right click on My Computer and select Properties)
  • Click on the Performance tab
  • Click on the Virtual Memory button
  • Check Let me specify my own virtual memory settings
  • Check Disable virtual memory (Note: This will cause the system not to use a swap file)
  • Click on the OK button
  • Answer Yes to the warning
  • Click on the Close button
  • Reboot when prompted
  • You system will reboot.
  • Check to see that there is no swap file. If one still remains (WIN386.SWP), you can safely delete it.
  • Defrag your system as you usually do
Now reset the swap file to your previous setting and reboot. (Note: Do not leave your system running without a swap file)