Next unZIP the downloaded file into that directory. The following files must be in that directory:
boot.zip (This contains some of the boot disk files)
cab95b.bat (This is the program to create the RAMWIN)
win95b.zip (This contains modified files needed to make RAMWIN work)

When you are ready, make sure you are in the directory these files are in and type cab95b and press Enter.

The batch file will create the RAMWIN using files from the WINDOWS 95 install CDROM or where ever you have the CAB files located. You can enter the path to those files.

Method 1:
The RAMWIN can be created at pure DOS using only the CAB files if Windows cannot be started. Extracting the files at DOS from the CAB files can take more than an hour. This is the best form of the files as they are not altered by program updates.

Method 2:
The batch file can also copy the files from your Windows then add missing files. This method can be far faster. However, you will have to examine the files and delete files that have been modified. When you run the batch file again, those files will be replace from the CAB files.

After the OEM Windows files are present, select the Verify option. If the files are all there, select (A) add Downloaded files. When this operation is complete, select (M) Make program disk and files from the opening menu.

When either of these operations is complete, RAMWIN will be ready for storage. At this point it is created in a temporary directory on your computer where you specify. The next phase will set up the boot disk and either a single file, which can be stored on a CDROM disk, ZIP disk or a Hard drive, or the files will be stored on four 1.44 floppy disks. It will fit on 3 disks. But I like to include tools such as Scandisk, Notepad and DOS commands.

Operation:
When you boot from the floppy disk, a RAMDISK is created where the program will run from. Franck Uberto's Ramdisk can have the drive letter assigned. I selected R for RamWin. This drive (10mb) or more is created from RAM memory. The zipped files are uncompressed by PKZIP onto the RAMDISK. You will need more than 20mb of total RAM memory for the program to run. You can load a CDROM Drive and/or a ZIP drive. These must be done on the boot disk.

Uses:
When you run the RAMWIN, you can copy or modify files on your computer. You will have Long Filenames, which you can't have at DOS. You can (if you include a ZIP program) ZIP the files on you drive and copy them to a ZIP disk or even a Network drive.

I recently used RAMWIN to recover files from a failed hard drive. The drive developed bad sector in the boot file area. Consequently Windows could not launch on the second drive as it still needed to boot from the first drive. And that drive would not slave to the other drive. Using the RAMWIN I was able to copy the files from the failed drive to the good second drive, salvaging most of the files.

Since RAMWIN is not running on the hard drives, you don't get interference from Windows.

For preventative measures I boot on RAMWIN and PKZIP the files on my hard drive. Then in normal computer operation, I copy those zip files to CDRW disks. If my Windows crashes, I can completely restore from the CDROM using RAMWIN. Unlike Disk Images which you restore complete, I can access the ZIP files to get any files I want.

Flexibility:
I have used this RAMWIN on a 386sx 20mhz, 486, Pentium 200mmx, Pentium 400 and AMD 400. The AMD was hit and miss as I do not have the patch installed. Since it is in 16 bit color standard VGA mode, it works the same on several computers. I haven't had any compatibility problems yet.

Using Windows 95b files, you can access anything from DOS to Windows 98 and Windows ME.

If memory is a problem, you can run the program from a Doublespace or Drivespace compressed disk. Or you can run it from a ZIP disk or a Network drive. It can also be run from a CDROM disk, However this is difficult as it can make no changes to compensate for changes. I get a lot of error messages when running from a CDROM (as well as very slow operation).

The common point for all of these is that the drive letter must be R. For this reason it works fine whether you have a single hard drive, compressed drives, or multiple partitions, just as long as you aren't already using the drive letter R.

Customizing:
You can add programs such as PKZIP for Windows into the RAMWIN directory. Then you can add that to the DISK 1 OPTIONS.ZIP by typing:
pkzip -rP -whs a:\options ramwin\*.*
Depending on the total size, you may have to incease the size of the RAMDISK. In the autoexec.bat you will see xmsdsk.exe. change the number to change the size. 10000 creates a 10mb drive.

On the boot disk you can add a CDROM drive and/or a ZIP drive. You can also load a network ad DOS before starting Windows. If there is space in the disk, you can add that to the disk. Otherwise you must start in DOS mode and load the Network before starting RAMWIN.