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I can't believe this forum and Windows 3.11 is still ticking. I asked my IT person at work about Windows 3.11 and he said throw [the computer] it away.
My computer has 64 MB ram and originally came with a 675 MB hard drive. I have added a Western Digital 3.5 inch enhanced IDE 1GB hard drive which I made into two partitions (D and E). The original hard drive is now the slave (second) drive and the new hard drive has been designated the master (boot / first)drive.
How do I reinstall the original Windows 3.11 software on to the new hard drive (drive D)? When I try to reinstall Windows 3.11 from the original diskettes it only loads to the C drive.
Thanks!
Try and get over your awe, these forums have been here since 1996
The actual OS (DOS) resides on the boot drive, C: -- Windows is the GUI, and yes, the primary master is the boot drive
It might help to know which DOS you have installed
Your description of the drives seems a bit fuzzy - if you've partitioned the 1Gb drive and connected it as master, its partitions will be designated by DOS as C: & E: and the 2nd physical drive, the 675Mb slave will be assigned as D:
Choose 'custom' during the installation to select a location other than "C:\Windows
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter
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The operating system will only boot from Drive C. The only was to Boot from another drive is to use a Boot Manager, which can boot a system from another drive after booting itself from C. The only way of directly booting from another drive is if your BIOS supports selecting another drive.
If you choose custom as suggested above, the files will be installed in the alternate location, but the system will still boot from C.
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Well, he's talking abut Win3x (might not even be aware there is a DOS in there too), so sure, the location of that folder can be nearly anywhere - - I sense a certain confusion wrt drive letter assignments (as in "master drive D:" - heh - ). That's probably how it was when he was partitioning, before switching them around
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter
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<<Try and get over your awe, these forums have been here since 1996.>>
I know. I have used this forum for years.
<<Well, he's talking abut Win3x (might not even be aware there is a DOS in there too), so sure, the location of that folder can be nearly anywhere.>>
I know. I assumed it was common knowledge and that I would not have to state it. DOS is the operating system and Windows 3.11 is the GUI on top of DOS.
I have DOS 6.22. The new hard drive I added recommended I make the original hard drive the slave drive and the new hard drive the master drive. I did that. I decided since the new hard drive has more memory I would install the OS (DOS 6.22 and the GUI Windows 3.11) in the new hard drive which is what I am trying to do.
Thanks!
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The best method (to avoid any confusion) is to install only the new hard drive in the computer. It should be the master on the primary ide channel. When the system is installed it will become C. Using the floppy partition and format the hard drive. Install DOS and Win 3.1. When you are sure that the system boots and windows starts properly, install the old hard drive and check what drive letter is assigned. Then reinstall you application software as desired.
By the way, the second hard drive is not necessarily a slave. If installed on the secondary ide channel it can be set as master also.
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"I know. I have used this forum for years."
Then why the expression of astonishment in your first line?
"I know. I assumed it was common knowledge and that I would not have to state it. DOS is the operating system and Windows 3.11 is the GUI on top of DOS."
Well, since Win9x, no, it is not 'common knowledge' and your meaning was ambiguopus to say the least
At any rate, I'd asked what type of DOS and what version - there are a variety
As it stands, your question doesn't make a whole lot of sense, I guess due to your lack of familiarity with the basic parts
The new hard drive will become C: if connected as primary master (not D:) so really, this question is pretty pointless.
'Years' of participation here haven't really done you much good it would seem
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter
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The problem has been solved. Thanks for the help. You are correct. When the new hard drive was made the master drive it became the C drive. The original hard drive became the D drive.
The original software has been reinstalled in the C drive and all is well.
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Yes - this is a very basic computer principle, and comes as no surprise
Given that the capacity of both the original and subsequent drive far & away exceeds most conceivable uses or requirements of DOS/Win31, really, there would be little advantage in switching (or even adding) drives, other than a possible (perhaps negligible) gain in speed on the newer drive.
I'm glad that things are working to your satisfaction.
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