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Can I make a Windows 3.11 CD???
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 29, 2004 at 10:18:25 Pacific
Subject: Can I make a Windows 3.11 CD???OS: Many PC's...CPU/Ram: Many PC's... |
Comment: Hello everyone!!!
Look, I copied all the files from the Win3.11 disks and put them on a CD-ROM...can I install Win3.11 from there??
Also, how can I run the installation from a sub-folder in the CD??? because when I do this, it wants the next disk to be in a drive...not a folder!! can I do this???
Thanx all!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 1
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Name: jboy
Date: March 29, 2004 at 13:35:52 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Are you sure it won't run from a folder? Can we assume from this that you were successful with your DOS install on that Quantum HDD?
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Response Number 2
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 29, 2004 at 13:59:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)1. Yes...I run the program from a folder and when it prompts for the next disk, it wants the files on D:\, not in D:\WIN311...so it doesn't detect it... 2.And no, the DOS thing in the Quantum HDD didn't work yet...I just changed the machine by a Pentium 1 that I fixed yesterday...and I want to put that same 233 HDD in the Pentium 1 to install DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11...
Maybe some day I want to play with that 386 again...
Thanx!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 3
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Name: jboy
Date: March 29, 2004 at 14:07:40 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Ok - can't you type in the name of the folder? Just wondering - it's been a while since I did a Win3xx install. re: Quantum HDD - while it should autodetect on a Pentium machine, if there's a problem with the drive, it'll still be there. Just curious - no updates in your original post - hope it all works out. Use
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Response Number 4
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 29, 2004 at 15:06:51 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)1. Well, I don't know the name of the folder!! I just put any name...like WIN311...do I need a special name?? 2. No, no problems...right now it's just asking me for Disk 3 for DOS 6.22...
Thanx!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 5
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Name: jboy
Date: March 29, 2004 at 15:13:04 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The folder on the CD where the installation files reside - iirc you're prompted if the setup can't locate the 'disk' On your hard drive, default is 'windows' (no surprise there) but you can choose a different name prior to the install - not afterwards, of course. RE: HDD - ok, good.
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Response Number 6
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 29, 2004 at 15:22:50 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Well, my original idea was to put many programs that came in many floppys in separate folders in a CD...
Something like this:
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Original:
a:\setup.exe (Loderunner disk 1)
After:
d:\LODERUNNER\setup.exe (Loderunner in the CD)
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But the Setup wants the files on a drive letter (D:\ld1.cab) and not in D:\LODERUNNER\ld1.cab...
How do I fix this???
Thanx!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 7
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Name: jboy
Date: March 29, 2004 at 15:33:35 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I was under the impression that you were referring to the Windows installation files. With game disks or other software, it may be different. Check the original disk volume label - enter vol a: (or whatever) and possibly name the CD directory the same as the floppy volume label. No guarantees - especially if the disk has an 11 character label.
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Response Number 9
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Name: N1
Date: March 30, 2004 at 08:51:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Not realy sure if I understand... but you could use the CD (Change Directory) command! at the D:\ prompt type:
CD LODERUNNER
Then press ENTER... This will allow you to run setup directly from the LODERUNNER folder... You could also place this command in a batch (.BAT) file... HTH...
N1
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Response Number 10
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 30, 2004 at 09:15:42 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Yes, I know that...but what if the Setup comes ikn many diskettes??? I put all the files in D:\LODERUNNER...and when it says to change disks, it says that it wants the files in drive D:...
Gotta go!! see ya later!!! El-Trucha
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Response Number 12
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: March 30, 2004 at 12:29:47 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Sorry again... :(
As I was saying, the thing wants the files in a disk drive...not in a folder...but I will try that of naming the CD folders with the volume labels of the diskettes!!! N1;
What do I do with the batch file?? how do I make it?? Thanx all!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 13
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Name: Mick C
Date: April 1, 2004 at 14:13:03 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)It is the SETUP.INF file that tells setup where to look for files. It lists the files "Disk 1" to "Disk 6" (or 7) in such a way that setup expects them to be in the Root Directory. Putting files into sub-directories called Disk 1 onwards will not work. Either place files in Root Directory or re-write SETUP.INF PowerLoad Home Page
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Response Number 15
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Name: Mick C
Date: April 2, 2004 at 05:06:50 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The following section tells Windows Setup to look for the file "disk#" in the root directory of each disk: ; Names of the disks Setup can prompt for.
[disks]
1 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",disk1
2 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #2",disk2
3 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #3",disk3
4 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #4",disk4
5 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #5",disk5
6 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #6",disk6 So I think if you store files in say \win31\ on your CD
I think you would need to change this to read: 1 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",\win31\disk1 and so on.... I have not tested this so the way you change it may be a little differant? The rest of SETUP.INI referances files by first number (1:) only I do not have time to test this at the moment, so please let us know if it indeed works for a sub-directory on CD If anyone else has any ideas on this please also let us know? PowerLoad Home Page
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Response Number 17
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Name: El-Trucha
Date: April 3, 2004 at 21:13:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Hello!
I went to make an Office 4.3 Pro CD, and I think it should look like this: "6","Microsoft Office Setup: Disk 6","MSOFF6.CAB","..\OFFICE43PRO","dmf" It was originally like this: "6","Microsoft Office Setup: Disk 6","MSOFF6.CAB","..\disk6","dmf" Did I make it right???
Thanx!!! ;) El-Trucha
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Response Number 18
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Name: Mick C
Date: April 5, 2004 at 15:08:00 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Try 6","MSOFF6.CAB","..\OFFICE43PRO\disk6","dmf" as you must referance the "disk6" file! Did you try the Windows 3.1 CD
Did it work?
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