Windows 3.1 makes a comeback

[yurimxpxman]

Look what I just installed!

[Panda Man]

I know is just an emulation.... But I'm still scared!!! Help me Paul! Help me Tom Cruise!

Haha, have fun.... if you can! Is QEMU easy or was it a little difficult? And did you grab this from a disk or net? If net, where did you find it?

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by Panda Man

I know is just an emulation.... But I'm still scared!!! Help me Paul! Help me Tom Cruise!

Haha, have fun.... if you can! Is QEMU easy or was it a little difficult? And did you grab this from a disk or net? If net, where did you find it?

Initially, I tried installing it on my mom's computer (running Windows XP) so she could run some old programs, but trying to figure out how to use cmd was a PITA. It took me about five minutes on my computer.

It's abandonware, so you can legally download it here: Download Windows 3.1 by Microsoft | VETUSWARE.COM - the biggest free abandonware collection in the universe

Edit: I must note that I had to install FreeDOS first. I then created an ISO image containing ALL of the files from the 7 floppy disks, mounted it as a cdrom in Qemu, and ran SETUP.exe from FreeDOS. It's as simple as that.

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

It's abandonware, so you can legally download it here: Download Windows 3.1 by Microsoft | VETUSWARE.COM - the biggest free abandonware collection in the universe

haha, Thanks for the linkage, I might put it on my laptop to screw around with when I'm bored.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

Initially, I tried installing it on my mom's computer (running Windows XP) so she could run some old programs, but trying to figure out how to use cmd was a PITA. It took me about five minutes on my computer.

It's abandonware, so you can legally download it here: Download Windows 3.1 by Microsoft | VETUSWARE.COM - the biggest free abandonware collection in the universe

Edit: I must note that I had to install FreeDOS first. I then created an ISO image containing ALL of the files from the 7 floppy disks, mounted it as a cdrom in Qemu, and ran SETUP.exe from FreeDOS. It's as simple as that.

... 8MB.

[stinger608]

That is so awesome Yuri!!!!
I actually still have a 3 floppy disk set of Dos 6.22!!! Hell I should be able to install windows 3.1 along with 6.22!

Is that 3.1 or 3.11 for workgroups?????


Never mind, it is 3.1, but........They also have 3.11 for work groups!!!!

Awesome Yuri, awesome!!!

Hell, just think, some day all of you younger crowd will see windows XP pro on the sites like this

[Dr. V]

i remember having an AMBRA computer with windows 3.1!

the best thing about that comp was the Windows 3.1 version of SNAKE!

IF I COULD PLAY THAT SAME VERSION AGAIN OMGGG!!!

great install man:)

[Pete]

Originally Posted by stinger608

That is so awesome Yuri!!!!
I actually still have a 3 floppy disk set of Dos 6.22!!! Hell I should be able to install windows 3.1 along with 6.22!

Is that 3.1 or 3.11 for workgroups?????


Never mind, it is 3.1, but........They also have 3.11 for work groups!!!!

Awesome Yuri, awesome!!!

Hell, just think, some day all of you younger crowd will see windows XP pro on the sites like this

and their response would be: ... 700MB.

[Quakindude]

Hmmm. I wonder if I still have my original 3.5" install disks for QEMM.

[Panda Man]

I got it working easily in dosbox by moving all the files in one directory and simply making an ISO like you did in MagicISO. Mounted in DOSbox and away we go!




EDIT - Now this is just offensive!



Know how to use a mouse!!??