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Subject: Microsoft Windows 3.0 Booting Help!

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Name: Lildaniel3
Date: January 31, 2008 at 20:02:32 Pacific
Subject: Microsoft Windows 3.0 Booting Help!
OS: Microsoft Windows 3.0
CPU/Ram: t/b/a
Model/Manufacturer: Vitrual PC 2004

Comment:

Well i pulled out an old dusty box and i found old windows floppies from 1.01-98, i was originally a software collector. And i need some help, I already fixed tht WINA20.386 problem ppl complain about, my new problem is tht when it turns on, i type tht C:\WIN stuff, it shows the windows 3.0 boot screen. then everything is black... and i don't know how to fix it.
JAK

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Response Number 1

Name: T-R-A
Date: January 31, 2008 at 21:22:19 Pacific
Subject: Microsoft Windows 3.0 Booting Help!

Reply: (edit)

If your using VPC2K4, then you should be able to run "setup.exe" from inside the C:\Windows directory (DOS command line, not inside Windows). Change the video to the generic VGA driver and see if that fixes it...

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Response Number 2

Name: Lildaniel3
Date: February 1, 2008 at 04:17:45 Pacific
Subject: Microsoft Windows 3.0 Booting Help!

Reply: (edit)

I guess tht could work
JAK

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