How can I install Windows 1.0 Alpha?

[lsfer010]

Hello everyone thanks for the reply on the question of the developer release of Windows 1.0 in May, but this time I want to install the alpha but I can't get it working. These are the steps I did

• * Insert the diskette number 1 MS-DOS 2.11
  * Ran FDISK
  * Select one and then esc
  * Format c:
  * Yes and formats
  * Comes to booting
  * Put SYS C:
  * Type copy A: \ *.* C: \
  * Insert the second diskette
  * The same step COPY A: \ *.* C: \
  * Comes to booting
  * Insert the first floppy of windows 1.0 alpha and the same steps to copy
  * Make a new folder with Windows MD
  * The same steps of COPY (COPY A: \ *.* C: \ Windows)
  * Insert the second and COPY
  * Insert the 3 and COPY
  * Insert 4 AND COPY
  * Comes to booting
  * Writing C: \ Windows
  * Then INSTALL

After this nothing happens. How do I install it correctly?

Moderator edit: Title and post edited for clarity by Andrew. lsfer010: Feel free to correct if I've translated something wrong.

[Andrew]

Hey lsfer010, I can't help with your issue, but I've translated a bit more of your post into English, it looks like you're using Google Translator or similar tool to translate - there's a few grammatical errors and non-translated words.

Hello everyone thanks for the reply on the question of the developer release of Windows 1.0 in May but this time I want to install the alpha but I started these are the steps I did
* Insert the diskette number 1 ms-DOS 2.11
* Fdisk escrbo
* Select one and then esc
* Then format c:
* Yes and formats
* Comes to botting
* Put SYS C:
* Type copy A: \ *.* C: \
* Insert the second diskette
* The same step COPY A: \ *.* C: \
* Comes to botting
* Insert the first floppy of windows 1.0 alpha and the same steps of Copy
* Make a new folder with Windows MD
* The same steps of COPY (COPY A: \ *.* C: \ Windows)
* Insert the second and COPY
* Insert the 3 and COPY
* Insert 4 AND COPY
* Comes to botting
* Writing C: \ Windows
* Then INSTALL
and nothing happens I agree that I have to do to install it correctly?

Moderator edit: Title edited for clarity by Andrew

[Coppermine]

I have tried to install Windows 1.0 Alpha on DosBox.
Using DosBox command "IMGMOUNT DRIVE [imagefile] -t floppy" i mounted .IMG files and copied setup files from them to C:\WINDOWS
Then i typed DosBox command "ver set 2 11" to have DOSBox reporting DOS 2.11 as version number.

C:
CD WINDOWS
INSTALL

Use first display driver

WIN

Of course, it works with other VM and emulators.

[betascollector]

It does not work.

[trustBA]

Try PCem or PCE-ibmpc:

http://www.hampa.ch/pce/pce-ibmpc.html
http://thecake.doesntexist.org/public/M ... 0Alpha.zip (was pre-installed, Daniel's version)

[Coppermine]

It does not work.

Maybe you had forgotten to use "ver set"? Also, install in folder on C, not in root.

[betascollector]

I installed at C:\WIN\WIN1ALPHA\INSTALL.
Edit:I used ver set.

[Coppermine]

I installed at C:\WIN\WIN1ALPHA\INSTALL.
Edit:I used ver set.

I tried again - it works fine in any folder and even without "ver set" (by default DosBox reports "DOS 5.00")

[betascollector]

It still not work!

[Coppermine]

It still not work!

Well, Download link: unpacked installer + pre-installed Windows

Mount the folder in which the Windows folder is situated. For example, if you extract my archive in D:\

mount c d:\windows1alpha
c:
cd windows
win

[TheWindowsXPGuy]

He was using DOSBox 0.73 instead of 0.74. The files i downloaded work great on 0.74.