Q162668: Description of Windows\Options and Windows\Options\Cabs Folder

Article: Q162668
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): osr2 win95
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the Windows\Options and Windows\Options\Cabs folders in
OEM releases of Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
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If Windows 95 was preinstalled on your computer, there may be Windows\Options
and Windows\Options\Cabs folders on the hard disk. The files in these folders
serve the following purposes:

- If you did not receive a Windows 95 CD-ROM with your computer, these files
  are used by the Create System Disks program to create a floppy- disk backup
  of the Windows 95 installation disks, should you need to reinstall Windows 95
  in the future.

- When you add or remove a Windows 95 component using the Add/Remove Programs
  tool in Control Panel, Windows 95 Setup uses these files to complete the
  process instead of prompting you to insert your Windows 95 floppy disks or
  CD-ROM.

If you have not created your floppy-disk backup of Windows 95, do not delete
these files until you have done so.

If you already have a floppy-disk backup of Windows 95 (or if you received
Windows 95 on a CD-ROM), these files are provided as a convenience to you. If
you delete the files, you need to have your Windows 95 floppy-disk backup or
CD-ROM available whenever you change your Windows 95 system configuration.

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Keywords          : osr2 win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : WINDOWS:95

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