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<p>4.249.231.82: /* Issues */</p> <hr /> <div>== Overview ==<br /> Windows 3.x is probably the most useful version of Windows to run under DOSBox, since it has the widest variety of compatible programs. Installation isn't very hard, either.<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> === Copy the setup files ===<br /> First, you need to actually have a copy of the Windows setup media. If your Windows is on a floppy, create a folder and copy the disk contents to its root and have that folder mounted under DOSBox. (You could also create the folder in your DOSBox's C drive if you have one; this might be preferable if you want to experiment with a ton of driver switching.) If you have a CD-ROM, just mount that.<br /> <br /> === Install Windows ===<br /> * Mount the setup directory, change to it. and run SETUP.EXE.<br /> * Elect to use Custom Setup.<br /> * Select an appropriate installation path (the default should be OK.)<br /> * The hardware probe should provide usable settings. However, I suggest that you use the VGA (Version 3.0) driver instead of the regular VGA driver.<br /> * The setup process should work normally from here. When prompted, elect to return to DOS.<br /> * Create a file in your DOSBox C drive called WIN.BAT with the contents:<br /> &lt;code&gt;&lt;pre&gt;PATH C:\WINDOWS;<br /> SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP<br /> WIN.COM /S&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> * Restart DOSBox.<br /> * Run C:\WIN.BAT and Windows should load.<br /> <br /> === Sound ===<br /> use control panel and your dosbox.conf to get sound working<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Running DOS programs in 386 Enhanced mode doesn't work very well at all. QBASIC randomly displays a &quot;Division by zero&quot; error box and eventually locks up hard, for example. Some mode switching problems can be ameliorated by using the VGA (version 3.0) driver.<br /> * The Super VGA driver has a corrupted color palette sometimes.<br /> * This article may not work if you don't use Windows 3.1.</div>

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<p>4.249.231.82: New page: == Overview == Windows 3.x is probably the most useful version of Windows to run under DOSBox, since it has the widest variety of compatible programs. Installation isn't very hard, either....</p> <hr /> <div>== Overview ==<br /> Windows 3.x is probably the most useful version of Windows to run under DOSBox, since it has the widest variety of compatible programs. Installation isn't very hard, either.<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> === Copy the setup files ===<br /> First, you need to actually have a copy of the Windows setup media. If your Windows is on a floppy, create a folder and copy the disk contents to its root and have that folder mounted under DOSBox. (You could also create the folder in your DOSBox's C drive if you have one; this might be preferable if you want to experiment with a ton of driver switching.) If you have a CD-ROM, just mount that.<br /> <br /> === Install Windows ===<br /> * Mount the setup directory, change to it. and run SETUP.EXE.<br /> * Elect to use Custom Setup.<br /> * Select an appropriate installation path (the default should be OK.)<br /> * The hardware probe should provide usable settings. However, I suggest that you use the VGA (Version 3.0) driver instead of the regular VGA driver.<br /> * The setup process should work normally from here. When prompted, elect to return to DOS.<br /> * Create a file in your DOSBox C drive called WIN.BAT with the contents:<br /> &lt;code&gt;&lt;pre&gt;PATH C:\WINDOWS;<br /> SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP<br /> WIN.COM /S&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> * Restart DOSBox.<br /> * Run C:\WIN.BAT and Windows should load.<br /> <br /> === Sound ===<br /> use control panel and your dosbox.conf to get sound working<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Running DOS programs in 386 Enhanced mode doesn't work very well at all. QBASIC randomly displays a &quot;Division by zero&quot; error box and eventually locks up hard, for example. Some mode switching problems can be ameliorated by using the VGA (version 3.0) driver.<br /> * The Super VGA driver has a corrupted color palette sometimes.<br /> * This article may not work</div>

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