hi i am running win 3.1 on a 386 machine the ms dos 3.1 some how was corrupted and would not boot up the p.c i put a boot disk for dos 7 and the p.c boots up but says incorrect dos ver to run win 3.1. What im looking for is dos 3.1 instlation disk...HELP any suggestions

There isn't a boot disk for Windows 3.x It requires that DOS first be booted on the computer. It will only accept DOS 6.22 or lower versions. Go to: www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/ open the ms-dos resource page, and follow the links to the DOS downloads. I'd advise you to use DOS 6.22 Download the software and then create floppy disks and label them properly (DOS Disk 1, Disk 2, Disk 3). Then reboot your computer using Disk 1 to install DOS on your computer's hard drive. If Windows still won't boot up, you'll probably be missing your c:\config.sys c:\autoexec.bat files. They have to be there for Windows to work correctly.

i downloaded 6.22 ran the set up it worked fine, but now the compurt does not recognize my hared drive i can't type c:\ it says invalid drive..any advice its a 486 pc running at 33mgz..dont laugh..

How are you booting up the machine? If the setup worked fine, you should be booting from the hard drive now - not the floppy disks. If that works fine (I'm assuming that you're booting from a floppy here,) then you should be able to access the hard drive. In other words, make sure you're booting from the hard drive - not a floppy. Is there anything worthwhile on that system? It might be easier to reinstall everything. Mick C's sites with the installation disks: MS-DOS 6.22: http://phobos.spaceports.com/~software/ms-dos/dos.htm Windows 3.1: http://phobos.spaceports.com/~software/win3x/win.htm

Hi Preston, As a matter of interest, my MS-DOS Disk Images are in Disk eXPress Self-Extracting Disk Images. which maintain the correct Disk Labels (Disk      1,2 or 3) and are Bootable if they are intended to be (Normaly Disk 1) Thanks anyway! DoOMsdAY, It is not a good idea to point people to my satalite download pages, but to point them via my: http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk site. The pages you point to, may not be available all the time! And that goes for Kewlone.Com as well, as it seems he has linked all his MS-DOS & Windows 3x downloads via my pages as well!

Okee Mick C. I only did that to save them a link surf, but was unaware of the site not being available all of the time. Thanks. :)

it does not recogzine the c drive at all..what and how do i start from scratch ..im not afraid to wipe the hard drive clean