I use MS-DOS 5.00 because it is easy to install and can run Windows 1.0, 3.0 (but not the VGA mode for some reason) and 3.1.
When Windows 2.0 (in CGA, EGA or VGA modes) are loaded in VirtualBox under MS-DOS 5.00, they work perfectly!
But when I write that image to an SD card and load the same Windows installations on native hardware, the OS crashes. Ctrl+Alt+Del does work though.
Is this some flaw with VirtualBox or a weird technical quirk? I have tried SETVER and that didn't work either.
Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
Why are you actually putting Windows 2.03 on an SD card?
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
I recommend DOS 3.31 for Windows 2.03.
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
You shouldn't expect such old OS'es to run correctly on modern hardware.
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
You can run Windows 2.03 on MS-DOS 5.0, that's for sure.
- Fanta Shokata
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
Windows 2.03 can run on MS-DOS 6.22 with SETVER, of course.
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
I can run Windows 2.03 on MS-DOS 6.22 without setver.
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Re: Can Windows 2.03 be ran in MS-DOS 5.0
Yes, only Windows 1.0x need setver when running on MSDOS 5.0 and more
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