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**Development Release #5**

Kernel version	1.0
CPU architecture	x86 (16-bit)
Compile date	October 31, 1984
TCB	Available

Development Release #5 is a pre-release version of Windows 1.0, shipped to testers in around November 1984. It is the last build from the Development Release line.

Machine requirements

This pre-release version supports IBM and COMPAQ personal computers with a graphical display adapter (either a Hercules or CGA display adapter), one floppy disk drive, and a hard disk drive.

Hercules support

While this version provides support for Hercules display adapters, only the files necessary to provide CGA support are copied by default. In order to copy the Hercules files, you will need to either modify the INSTALL.BAT file to copy the Hercules files by default, or copy the Hercules files later from the floppy disks yourself.

For Windows to copy the Hercules files by default, you will first need to make a backup copy of the first disk, and then make the following changes to INSTALL.BAT:

Change the following line:

copy a:ibmcolor.cin %1\windows\test\cursor.exe
copy a:ibmcolor.din %1\windows\test\display.exe

To the following:

copy a:hercules.cin %1\windows\test\cursor.exe
copy a:hercules.din %1\windows\test\display.exe

You can also rename or remove the CGA files and copy the Hercules files from the disk to the directory on your hard disk where Windows is installed.

Gallery

MS-DOS Executive (CGA mode)
Multitasking

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-{{infobox WindowsBuild
+{{Infobox Buildinfo
-|title=Build of [[Windows 1.0]]
+|title = Development Release #5
-|image = Windows_1_dr5_ms-dos-executive.png
+|image = Windows 1.0 DR5 - VGA patch.png
-|imagecaption = MS-DOS Executive
+|kernel = 1.0
-|kernel=1.0
+|arch = x86 (16-bit)
-|arch=x86 (16-bit)
+|compiled = October 31, 1984
-|sku=N/A
+|tcb = [https://thecollectionbook.info/windows/1x/14 Available]
-|bios= November 1 1984
-|key=N/A
-|tcb_build=[https://thecollectionbook.info/builds/windows/build/14 TCB Build Page]
 }}
-Microsoft Windows Development Release 5 (DR5) is an early pre-release version of [[Windows 1.0|Microsoft Windows 1.0]], which shipped to testers in around November 1984. The next pre-release is [[Windows:1:Alpha|Microsoft Windows Alpha]].
+'''Development Release #5''' is a pre-release version of [[Windows 1.0]], shipped to testers in around November 1984. It is the last build from the Development Release line.
-There are several sample applications included to demonstrate the capabilities of Windows:
+== Machine requirements ==
-* Graph application
+This pre-release version supports IBM and COMPAQ personal computers with a graphical display adapter (either a Hercules or CGA display adapter), one floppy disk drive, and a hard disk drive.
-* Chart application
-* Font application
-* Clock
-* Puzzle game
-* Reversi game
-=Machine requirements=
+== Hercules support ==
+While this version provides support for Hercules display adapters, only the files necessary to provide CGA support are copied by default. In order to copy the Hercules files, you will need to either modify the <code>INSTALL.BAT</code> file to copy the Hercules files by default, or copy the Hercules files later from the floppy disks yourself.
-This pre-release version supports IBM and COMPAQ personal computers with a graphical display adapter (either a Hercules or CGA display adapter), one floppy disk drive, and a hard disk drive.
+For Windows to copy the Hercules files by default, you will first need to make a backup copy of the first disk, and then make the following changes to <code>INSTALL.BAT</code>:
-==Hercules support==
+* Change the following line:
-While this version provides support for Hercules display adapters, only the files necessary to provide CGA support are copied by default. In order to copy the Hercules files, you will need to either modify the INSTALL.BAT file to copy the Hercules files by default, or copy the Hercules files later from the floppy disks yourself.
+<pre>
+copy a:ibmcolor.cin %1\windows\test\cursor.exe
+copy a:ibmcolor.din %1\windows\test\display.exe
+</pre>
-For Windows to copy the Hercules files by default, you will first need to make a backup copy of the first disk, and then make the following changes to INSTALL.BAT:
+* To the following:
- * Change the following line:
+<pre>
+copy a:hercules.cin %1\windows\test\cursor.exe
+copy a:hercules.din %1\windows\test\display.exe
+</pre>
-''copy a:ibmcolor.cin     %1\windows\test\cursor.exe<br>''
+You can also rename or remove the CGA files and copy the Hercules files from the disk to the directory on your hard disk where Windows is installed.
-''copy a:ibmcolor.din     %1\windows\test\display.exe''
- * To the following:
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Windows 1.0 DR5 - MS-DOS Executive.png|MS-DOS Executive (CGA mode)
+Windows 1.0 DR5 - Multitasking.png|Multitasking
+</gallery>
-''copy a:hercules.cin     %1\windows\test\cursor.exe<br>''
+[[Category:Windows 1.0]]
-''copy a:hercules.din     %1\windows\test\display.exe''
-You can also rename or remove the CGA files and copy the Hercules files from the disk to the directory on your hard disk where Windows is installed.