Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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Khan10
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Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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Hi there, I am trying to install Windows 1.0 Beta in PCem, and I think I did everything right, but after I say which graphics adapter I have it frozes on a screen saying:
"Setup is setting up Microsoft Windows on your hard disk". Then, there doesn't seem to exist any more disk activity.
I am trying to install it on a machine with Generic XT Bios with PC-DOS 3.00.

Does anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks

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Re: Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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This config. works for me in PCem:

Machine: [Socket 4] Intel Premiere/PCI
CPU: Pentium 60
Mermory: 16MB
Graphics: VGA
Mouse: Microsoft 2-button mouse (serial)
HDD: Standard IDE Sectors 63 Heads 16 Cylinder 64
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Re: Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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Khan10 wrote:
Sun Oct 18, 2020 2:42 pm
Hi there, I am trying to install Windows 1.0 Beta in PCem, and I think I did everything right, but after I say which graphics adapter I have it frozes on a screen saying:
"Setup is setting up Microsoft Windows on your hard disk". Then, there doesn't seem to exist any more disk activity.
I am trying to install it on a machine with Generic XT Bios with PC-DOS 3.00.

Does anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks
Try to use 86Box with the same configuration.
tarquin44 wrote:
Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:27 pm
This config. works for me in PCem:

Machine: [Socket 4] Intel Premiere/PCI
CPU: Pentium 60
Mermory: 16MB
Graphics: VGA
Mouse: Microsoft 2-button mouse (serial)
HDD: Standard IDE Sectors 63 Heads 16 Cylinder 64
Why would you want to install Windows 1.0 Beta on a Pentium??
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Re: Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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@tarquin44 Use 8088 instead.

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Re: Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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Winins wrote:
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:23 pm

Try to use 86Box with the same configuration.

It also doesn't work in 86box
I'm terribly sorry, but I have to disagree: Windows Vista RTM is great.

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What amount of RAM are you using?

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Re: Windows 1.0 Beta Setup Error

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This build works, you need to create a destination directory manually as setup apparently can't for some reason (this also affects Premiere Edition).

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