Install the Y2K update for Windows 95 or for Windows 98 ( Update 1 and Update 2).Install Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (the last version of IE for Windows 95) - This gives you access to Windows Update and fixes bugs in a number of shared libraries that will make Windows 95 perform better.Optionally, you could also do the following, which may improve things a bit on your PC: Now, launch Firefox again using your Start Menu shortcut and all should be well!.Reboot your PC to return your operating system to a stable state.Once you get to the point where Firefox launches for the first time, an error - "This application has performed an illegal operation" - will occur as Firefox attempts to start its Import functionality (which does not work in Windows 95).Run Firefox Setup 1.5.x.x.exe and install as normal.Now download a standard Firefox installer.(You will need to reboot once this is installed) Apply the Microsoft Libraries Update for Windows 95 or for Windows 98.Apply the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) Update for Windows 95 or for Windows 98.(Win95 Only) Apply the Winsock 2 Update for Windows 95.(Win95 Only) Install the Dial-Up Networking 1.4 Upgrade.Update your Common Controls Library using 50comupd.exe from Microsoft.Here are step-by-step instructions for getting things working: There are a couple tricks to getting it to work. MICROSOFT LINKS NOTE2 (May 10, 2017): By request, I added in direct links to mirrors of the required files where available.ĭespite installer issues, Firefox actually does work well when running under Windows 95, which is good news for people still running an operating system that Microsoft no longer supports. If you find a direct link for the download of one of the missing components from Microsoft, please let me know. Please do not ask me where to get the downloads as I do not know. MICROSOFT LINKS NOTE (August 29, 2007): Microsoft recently removed most of the Windows 95, 98 and Me documents from their website so some of the links below no longer work.
As there is no longer an up to date version of Firefox for Windows 95, I recommend upgrading to at least Windows 98 SE on machines that will take it.
Much of this applies to other Mozilla applications like Thunderbird as well.įIREFOX NOTE: This does not apply to Firefox 2.0, which drops support for Windows 95 or Firefox 3.0 which drops support for Windows 95, 98 and Me.
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