> I tried to download Netscape (yes, 32 bit vesion 2.0) on my Pentium PC and
> the installation process left me with Netscape functioning perfectly, but
> Notepad replaced by the Netscape installation acceptance box. That is, no
> matter what readme file I selected, I got that stupid box asking if I wanted
> to install Netscape.
Ouch!!
> Amazing, but real. After an hour on the phone at long distance rates to
> Microsoft, I was left with no better solution than "reinstall Windows 95."
> I was out $ for the call and time for the process. If anyone can think of
> what else I might have tried - I did replace the user.dat and system.dat(?)
> files to no avail, please advise.
> Would this ever have happened in Win.3.11?
It didn't even happen with Win95 and Netscape Gold.
(You used the 32 bit Win311 version, not the Win95
version, didn't you?)
> So - I have given up on Netscape. I did not reinstall it and I didn't want
> to pay for another 2 hours to download it.
>
> What is a good Web Browser for Win 95?
I also use the Microsoft addon called Internet Assistant.
It makes Word for Windows into an HTML editor AND a browser.
Then there are those FANtastic people at http://www.qdeck.com/
who have a TON of great stuff for the WEB. I use their Mosaic
on my Win311 system.
R*
-- Robert Hawk Geeslin, Ed.D. <geeslin@vms.ocom.okstate.edu> Research Associate, Oklahoma State Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (918)561-8378. http://www.galstar.com/~rhawk/