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I didn't see the drivers for windows 95 in the website. Is the device combatable for windows 95? Can i use the same windows 98 driver for windows 95? Do you have any suggesstion???

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Short answer: only some OEM Windows 95 builds had usable USB support, and even then USB flash sticks usually will not work out of the box. Windows 95 shipped without a full USB mass‑storage stack; OEM Service Release (OSR) discs and the Microsoft “USB Supplement” add basic USB (mostly HID/hub) support, but a generic USB mass‑storage driver from Microsoft did not appear until Windows 2000. (en.wikipedia.org)

Practical checklist (what to try, in order):

  • Confirm the exact Windows 95 build (right‑click My Computer -> Properties). You need an OSR2.x disc or the USB supplement files (USBSUPP/USBUPD2) to add the Microsoft USB stack. (docs.oracle.com)
  • If the supplement is available on your CD (look in \Other\USB\ or run USBSUPP.EXE), install it and reboot. That only adds the OS USB stack; most flash drives still need a device driver or a third‑party mass‑storage driver. (docs.oracle.com)
  • If the stick is formatted NTFS or exFAT it will not be readable by Win95; reformat to FAT/FAT32 on a modern machine before testing with Win95 (FAT32 support requires the OSR2 updates).

Why many sticks fail: Microsoft did not provide a generic USB mass‑storage class driver for Win9x—so vendors often supplied Windows 98/2000 drivers only, and community projects (NUSB/nusb36, etc.) were used as workarounds with mixed results. Expect trial‑and‑error; third‑party drivers may be available but are not guaranteed. (en.wikipedia.org)

Context for the thread: was right to look for a USB folder on the Win95B/OSR disc; correctly warned that only later OEM 95 builds had meaningful USB support; and /’s experience (vendors supplying Win98 drivers) matches how most flash vendors treated Win95. If reliable access is required, using a Windows 98/2000/XP machine (or mounting the stick on a modern PC and copying files) is the simplest, least risky solution. (unix.stackexchange.com)

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Member Avatar for caperjack

Win 95b is usb compatiable
,I would think the 98 drivers would work in 95.
If you don't have usb install yet on 95 it has to be install , on the win95b disk you will find a folder called OTHERS ,in there is a folder called USB,in there is a install for the usb.

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Win 95b is usb compatiable
,I would think the 98 drivers would work in 95.
If you don't have usb install yet on 95 it has to be install , on the win95b disk you will find a folder called OTHERS ,in there is a folder called USB,in there is a install for the usb.

This is not entirely true. Only Windows 95 C has full USB support (and some special versions of Windows 95 B).

Windows 98 drivers won't run on Windows 95.

Most USB drives support Windows 98 and up this excludes Windows 95!

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I've seen spme Windows 98 drivers work on Windows 95. You could try your luck with the Windows 98 drivers.

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i have a transcend flash drive and it's supported by all types of windows exept win 95, i have a driver disk for win 98 but there is now words are written about win95 support.

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i have a transcend flash drive and it's supported by all types of windows exept win 95, i have a driver disk for win 98 but there is now words are written about win95 support.

And exactly this is the case in 99% of all cases;) ;)

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