ARCHIVED: What is Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 95B?

Note: UITS recommends that you use a current version of Windows on computers connected to the Indiana University network. For more information, see For Windows computers on the IU network, why does UITS recommend Windows 2000, XP Professional, or Vista Enterprise or Ultimate? Security features on the IU network prevent Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me computers from authenticating to ADS, printing to some network printers in departments and campus housing, and mapping drives to other computers.

OSR2 (OEM Service Release 2) was a service release of Windows 95 that Microsoft released in early 1997. It was not available for general retail, but was only available with the purchase of a new computer or hard drive.

OSR2 incorporated bug fixes distributed in Service Pack 1, and a number of other patches and fixes available on Microsoft's web site. It also included a new file system (FAT32), an updated Windows Messaging application, an updated Dial-up Networking, Internet Explorer 3, and Personal Web Server.

To find out if you are running OSR2, right-click My Computer and select Properties. Under the General tab, if you have OSR2, you will see one of the following: 4.00.950B 4.00.950.1111

Alternatively, at a DOS prompt enter: ver If you have OSR2, you will get the following response: Windows 95. [Version 4.00.1111]

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