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Installing win 3.1
Name: Tony Date: September 26, 2002 at 13:36:54 Pacific OS: dos/win3.1 CPU/Ram: 32
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Yes,I am having some problems trying to install win 3.1... I just installed dos 6.22 without any problems,now when I go to install my windows disk 1,It says to (Cad) then reboot with the dos disk in the drive..But I am not trying to install dos again. I Type A:/setup and it won't work. Does anyone have a answer for this problem??? thank you.
Name: Ruben Date: September 26, 2002 at 13:51:16 Pacific
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You know I am having the same problem,My problem is that when I am trying to install disk 1 for windows 3.11 and at C:\ I type A:\ setup and nothing happens..One thing I notice is that the drive C & A both are like this C:\> & A:\> I don't know if this is right.. Anyway good luck,and I will be monitoring.
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Response Number 2
Name: omygod Date: September 26, 2002 at 14:17:14 Pacific
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just a though are you doing it like this C:\A:\setup if so do this c:\a:\ enter a:\setup
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Response Number 3
Name: Tony Date: September 26, 2002 at 14:52:57 Pacific
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I am doing it like this A:\setup and nothing happens,it won't go into windows setup.Also when I type A:\setup It comes back like this A:\> And if you type setup after this it asks you to reboot and install you dos dos disk 1.. Tony.
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Response Number 4
Name: Ghostman 1 Date: September 30, 2002 at 15:45:46 Pacific
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Here is your problem.Check win 3.1 disk 1 out first.. Put win 3.1 disk 1 into floppy drive and check to see if it is in a folder,If it is in a folder first then That is your problem.You must remove the folder,so when you first click on disk 1 it will go right into all the files...
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