macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Does anyone know how i can install windows 3.1 on Virtual PC? Thanks in Advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 simple make a new machine with the wizard, take your dos disks and install it, then install win 3.1 and ready :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 simplemake a new machine with the wizard, take your dos disks and install it, then install win 3.1 and ready :) i have burnt windows 3.1 into a cdrw and booted up with the windows 98 boot disk but then the the windows 3.1 setup file won't open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, you have first to install a bootable dos version, you can try after you bootet from your win98 startdisk to type in format c:\ /s then reboot without your startdisk, install cd-rom drivers for dos and then to install win 3.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 danbalsh Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Did you keep each disk in it's own folder, e.g. Disk1, Disk2 etc.... all on the root of the drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 it should work when all files are in the same folder, but he has no os installed on his c:\ and maybe not formatted it yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 yes. i did keep it in the folder disk 1, disk 2, ect. I don't have dos. Can i install windows 3.1 without it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 danbalsh Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 No you need Dos5 or 6 i think :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 :( can i get dos 5 for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 maybe you ask a friend to give his/her old dos discs to you? or do a google search :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 i am downloading ms-dos 6. will it work with windows 3.1 and how do i use it? Edit: do i need the boot disk or do i need the os? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 the dos install disk is bootable don't forget to find cd-rom drivers for dos, or use the one from your win98 disc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 so this is what i need to do right? 1. download dos boot disk 2. place it into a floppy 3. load it with Virtual PC 4. ? 5. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 4. install dos 5. get cd drivers for dos from the net or your win 98 floppys (take a look in the autoexec.bat and config.sys and copy the required files to your c:) and install them 6. reboot 7. install w31 from your w31 cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pilsbury Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 (edited) You install it the same way you would install it on a normal PC. Install DOS. Run setup. Job done! This is VMWare, but, it works the same way.... Edited June 8, 2003 by Pilsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 This is VMWare, but, it works the same way.... Yea, i first read sth. wrong :blush: but it's fairly the same actually the only problem persists is that he has windows 3.1 on a cd and not on floppys, which would be easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 4. install dos5. get cd drivers for dos from the net or your win 98 floppys (take a look in the autoexec.bat and config.sys and copy the required files to your c:) and install them 6. reboot 7. install w31 from your w31 cd so do i have to install the full dos os? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, not necessary, but why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 can i install windows 3.1 without dos from the 7 floppies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, with the format c: /s command from your windows 98 floppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, not necessary, but why not? i have never used dos before.... :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 ok :) just boot with your windows 98 cd and then type in "format c: /s" then it will format your c: drive and copies system files to it so your c: drive gets bootable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, with theformat c: /s command from your windows 98 floppy i am installing it on virtual pc... can i format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DOCa Cola Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, nothing happens to your 'real' pc as long as you do it inside your virtual pc box :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fortis Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Stupid post removed. It was breaking tables. - Keldyn M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macman87 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 yea, nothing happens to your 'real' pc thnx... sorry for asking so many question but this is my first time using virtual pc... :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Does anyone know how i can install windows 3.1 on Virtual PC?
Thanks in Advance :)
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