I would like to somehow aquire the English version of:

Windows 95 4.00.950
Windows 95 4.00.950 A
Windows 95 4.00.950 B
Windows 95 4.00.950 C

The first one is the most important for me to find.  Does any one know
where I can purchase / download / or otherwise obtain this?  I'm
looking for the original CDROM or the ISO image file of the original
CDROM.

Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41884&item=7100772041&rd=1

Thanks just4fun2-ga,

I have found many places where I can buy Windows 95 - but as I mention
above I'm looking for a specific version. If the vendor does not list
the version (as in the case with the ebay link), then the answer
doesn't help.

May I suggest you email the seller or sellers (as I saw many for sale)
and ask which version they are selling or if they can get you the
version you need.

Good idea - however my intention for posting this question here is to
save myself the trouble of having to do that and to find an answer
more quickly. :)  If you search for "windows 95" on google, you'll see
plenty of adword ads where you can buy Windows 95.  I'm not sure if
first verion of Windows 95 has a version number printed on it - it
seems very few people know what they are selling.

I *think* you'll need to look for 950 OEM. It needs to have dates of
(I think) September '95. I just looked at what I have, and I only have
"B" (1996) and "2.5" (1997) which is 95 with USB support. I'm pretty
sure that what you are looking for is the version that was
pre-installed on computers when Win95 first came out, and probably not
available to the average person as (IIRC) Win95a was essentially the
only version available on shelves. This was Windows 95 Upgrade,
specifically for Windows 3.x users. Windows 95B was released initially
as an OEM-only release, much to the consternation of not just a few.
It had a few new features, including a bit more stability and support
for either USB or native FAT32. It has been almost 10 years, so my
recollection is a bit fuzzy. I think USB was the key. Anyway, there
was a feature or two in "B" that "A" didn't have, and there was no
immediate upgrade path for those who installed "A". Some people tried
to Install with "B" over "A", but there were some significant
problems, especially with respect to registry and network .dll's.

I only know a bit about this 'cause I did technical support on this
stuff for a long while and had to have multiple versions of CABs
depending on who I serviced, and of course nobody had their
installation media (some 15 floppy disks). If anything was a plus, "A"
was a very close drop-in replacement for "950", at least as far as the
CABs go.

Hmm... I've got some access to some Gateway OEM disks, They have
WFW3.11/Win95 dual install, but I haven't checked their version.

I guess this probably doesn't help too much, but the other thing I'd
suggest is taking a look at some old Windows\Options\Cabs directories
and checking the dates.

More info on what I just spewed about is here:
http://www.usbman.com/Win95%20USB%20Guide.htm. Oops July 11, 1995, not
September 1995.

sanfranguy-ga:

After an hour of searching, I found my old Windows 95 CD, but it is is
an UPGRADE version (upgrades from Windows 3.x any may upgrade from MS
DOS 6.x also - I currently have no spare hardware/VM to check this). 
I also happen to have the old MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups
(v3.11) on 3.5" floppy disks (all originals) and even found the
"Introducing Microsoft Windows 95" booklet.

The upgrade version is most likely "Windows 95 4.00.950" (from brief
searches of the web).  EULA says it is OK to transfer it, if all
qualifying products are included and you agree to the same EULA (those
were days of some innocence).

==
The Win95 subdirectory contains these files

07/11/1995  04:50a      <DIR>          .
07/11/1995  04:50a      <DIR>          ..
07/11/1995  04:50a                 496 DELTEMP.COM
07/11/1995  04:50a              72,246 DOSSETUP.BIN
07/11/1995  04:50a              46,656 EXTRACT.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a             441,905 MINI.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           1,074,688 PRECOPY1.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a             724,732 PRECOPY2.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a               7,302 README.TXT
07/11/1995  04:50a                 920 SAVE32.COM
07/11/1995  04:50a             134,738 SCANDISK.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a                 995 SCANDISK.PIF
07/11/1995  04:50a               4,438 SCANPROG.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a               5,184 SETUP.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a              34,612 SETUP.TXT
07/11/1995  04:50a              45,145 SMARTDRV.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a               1,472 SUHELPER.BIN
07/11/1995  04:50a                 537 WB16OFF.EXE
07/11/1995  04:50a           1,306,112 WIN95_02.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_03.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_04.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_05.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_06.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_07.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_08.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_09.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_10.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_11.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_12.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_13.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_14.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_15.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           2,048,000 WIN95_16.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a           1,067,059 WIN95_17.CAB
07/11/1995  04:50a             159,504 WINSETUP.BIN
07/11/1995  04:50a              14,144 XMSMMGR.EXE
              34 File(s)     33,814,885 bytes
               2 Dir(s)               0 bytes free
==

Let me know if/how you want to proceed.  (Your choice - reply here or
email at athena4ga.z.say2 AT neverbox point com).

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I am not an official GA researcher.