Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
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OdysseyNeptune
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Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
I cannot get it to install: I have an MS-DOS 6.22 Bootdisk and the first floppy; however it says it doesn't have enough space, even with a 1GB+ VHD
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Don't use VirtualBox for Windows 3.x.
Use PCem or 86box instead.
Use PCem or 86box instead.
Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
know any good tutorials for 86box n .3x
i tried a few times also and could never get it to load. would freeze before i even got win3 to init boot
i tried a few times also and could never get it to load. would freeze before i even got win3 to init boot
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
If you tried older versions, it has been improved substaintally since then. Only thing you need to watch out for is proper configuration. I'd go with a 386/486 machine, 8MB of RAM, basic VGA display, a 100MB IDE hard drive, an ATAPI CDROM drive and a 3.5"-1.44MB floppy drive.
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
I recommend not to install Windows 3.1 using an MS-DOS bootdisk. First, install a full copy of MS-DOS 6.22 onto the hard drive and then install Windows 3.1
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Just use the latest jenkins build and not 1.0x.newnec1 wrote:know any good tutorials for 86box n .3x
i tried a few times also and could never get it to load. would freeze before i even got win3 to init boot
Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
on VirtualBox it works perfectly
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if one is not able to install it, it is another matter ...
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Ah, I see what the problem is. You didn't install MS-DOS to the harddrive and/or you didn't partition and format the drive, that's why. Possibly it might be trying install itself onto the floppy.OdysseyNeptune wrote:I cannot get it to install: I have an MS-DOS 6.22 Bootdisk and the first floppy; however it says it doesn't have enough space, even with a 1GB+ VHD
Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Nobody disputes that Windows 3.1 runs on VirtualBox. However, it's pretty much equivalent to riding a horse on a motorway. Technically it's possible as it's just another kind of road, in practice you would get pulled over by police pretty quickly. Windows 3.1 was not designed to run on modern Core processors and does have known issues on virtualization, therefore using a cycle-accurate emulator such as 86Box is objectively a better idea.condor.07 wrote:on VirtualBox it works perfectly
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if one is not able to install it, it is another matter ...
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
I will use VirtualBox, thanks for the tips
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Although FDISK doesn't work well for partitions it seems.
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
Pre-95 versions of Windows are meant to run on top of MS-DOS, PC-DOS or other operating system of the DOS kind. Installing Windows 3.x on a computer without MS-DOS will not install MS-DOS. As implied by Zv45, install MS-DOS first then run Windows Setup from the installed copy of MS-DOS.Zv45Beta wrote:I recommend not to install Windows 3.1 using an MS-DOS bootdisk. First, install a full copy of MS-DOS 6.22 onto the hard drive and then install Windows 3.1
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Re: Windows 3.1 on VirtualBox?
I have windows 3.1 on virtualbox. The way I got it working was installing msdos 5.00 first on a new vm and then putting in the .img files for windows 3.1 and doing the setup for it.
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