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troubles installing 3win3.1
Name: Lucas Date: December 6, 2001 at 14:38:59 Pacific
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when i try to install it says it cannot create folder on C:\ . i recently formatted my harddrive. What do i need to do to my hardrive to fix this
Name: dos Date: December 6, 2001 at 15:03:35 Pacific
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did you install dos first, if not you need to install ms dos 6.22
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Response Number 2
Name: Lucas Date: December 6, 2001 at 15:17:03 Pacific
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i used the 6.22 bootdisk is tat fine or do i need o install 6.22
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Response Number 3
Name: dos Date: December 6, 2001 at 16:05:53 Pacific
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you nee to install dos there are three disk. boot up with the number one setup disk look on this site to find where you can get a free copy of dos 6.22
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Response Number 4
Name: Mark p Date: December 6, 2001 at 20:22:20 Pacific
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Unless you use dos you can just sys c: which copies dos system files to the harddrive and make it bootable.
You should be able to install win3.1 from then on.
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Response Number 5
Name: dos Date: December 7, 2001 at 02:26:59 Pacific
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win 3.11 is not an OS mark therefor you need to install dos first!
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Response Number 6
Name: k_semler Date: December 8, 2001 at 21:37:37 Pacific
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absolutly right. Windows 3.11 is merely a program that runs on top of and interacts with the DOS OS. No DOS=No Work
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