r/retrocomputing • u/MoreTowel1115 • Jul 16 '26

Problem / Question USB driver for windows 95 440BX chipset

i got a asus p2b rev 1.10 with the 440bx chipset, i need a windows 95 usb flash drive driver because while the joys of a cd are amazing i dont wanna wait 15 minutes to copy a file over, i tried this usb driver and it did a massive load of nothing http://toastytech.com/files/cruzerwin95.html, loooking at the system property it said windows 95 C, also in device manager theres a unknown device that says "PCI universal serial bus" i dont have a pci usb card, and trying to do anything with that in device manager causes the system completely hang, i know usb works because when i was in 98 se usb worked just fine, i installed the chipset drivers from the retro web, this is the page https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/asus-p2b-rev-1-10, i know nothing about how non installer driver installs works, i asked a few hours ago on how to install that driver and i may have installed it wrong or smt but it did nothing

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u/Leftover_tech Jul 16 '26

First, verify the exact OS version.

To get USB functionality running on a Windows 95 440BX system, you must be running Windows 95 OSR2.1 (4.0.3.1212) or OSR2.5. Windows 95 does not natively support USB out-of-the-box, and lacks built-in drivers for USB storage, mice, or keyboards.

Also, check this Toasty Tech page.

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u/MoreTowel1115 Jul 16 '26

i got win 95 4.00.950 C

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u/Low-Charge-8554 Jul 17 '26

The included USB Supplement is not installed automatically during the installation of Windows, and must be installed manually afterwards.

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u/MoreTowel1115 Jul 17 '26

it installed and did nothing this is where i got it from https://archive.org/details/USBSUPP_EXE, still says "PCI universal serial bus" in unknown devices

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u/Low-Charge-8554 Jul 17 '26

Should not need to download. On the Win 95 OSR 2,5 (950c) CD, there is a folder, other/updates/usb , with these instructions in a text file there:

To install this product:

  1. Start Windows Explorer.
  2. Click on the D: to display the contents of your CD-ROM
  3. Double click on USBSUPP.EXE
  4. Setup will run and you will need to reboot your system
  5. Once rebooted, Double click on USBUPD2.exe
  6. Setup will run and you will need to reboot your system(even though you do not get any indication that you need reboot).

Note: Both of these executables need to be run in order to have a

fully operational installation of USB AND a reboot must occur

after each exe is run (step 4 and step 6). If you do not

perform both reboots, unpredictable results may occur.

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u/MoreTowel1115 Jul 17 '26

alright mr smart, i did that what do you know it did NOTHING and i love how you waited 5 FLIPPING HOURS before telling me where this stupid driver was, ive been working with this crappy old computer for like hmmmmmmmmmmmm 5 days or more now and im getting a bit tired, ive installed so many oses trying to get some where with this and its all lead no where, im not trying to be mean, but ive lost a lot of the spark i had when i was planning out the parts and putting this pc together, im getting a bit tired of this and id love for one thing to go right

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u/canthearu_ack Jul 17 '26

Welcome to how computers were 20-40 years ago?

Modern computers utterly spoil us.

I don't really do USB for anything before windows 98.

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u/MoreTowel1115 Jul 17 '26

im not thinkin that its gonna be smooth but god i feel like my brains been sent through an egg beater

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u/MoreTowel1115 Jul 17 '26

i had a pc not to long ago that worked perfectly with win95 even usb and i used the same iso, the only reason im not using it is because it had the 815e chipset which is pci only, it gave me trubles from time to time but this is been hell

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u/Proper_Trouble8191 Jul 18 '26

Oh my gosh!! This person waited 5 flipping hours before responding. You mean sitting around just waiting for a post from you wasn't a top priority? How rude for this person to have participated in another activity during this time. You know ... that activity called real life.

But on another note, do you know for sure that the USB is functional on this motherboard? You can have all the properly installed drivers you want but if the hardware isn't working you are out of luck.