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trying to install wfw 3.11 but wont work

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Name: matt121400
Date: May 8, 2002 at 20:22:46 Pacific
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it says itwont start the application when i try in windows and when i try through dos it says bad exe file what should i do?



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Response Number 1
Name: Xander
Date: May 8, 2002 at 20:33:22 Pacific
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What version of Windows you using now?


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Response Number 2
Name: matt121400
Date: May 9, 2002 at 05:13:01 Pacific
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i hve windows 3.11


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Response Number 3
Name: Big C
Date: May 9, 2002 at 13:22:56 Pacific
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install it again, perhaps something went wrong. Is the bad *.exe file win.com?


Sam


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Response Number 4
Name: Xander
Date: May 10, 2002 at 19:16:41 Pacific
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Have to admit this is a strange request, upgrade from 3.11 to 3.11 for workgroups? Will it make that much of a difference?


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Response Number 5
Name: Denise
Date: May 13, 2002 at 14:14:45 Pacific
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I have tried installing windows 3.1 on a packard bell computer. I have boot disk but
what is the dos command to install windows 3.1 back on the computer. I have formatted the harddrive.


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Response Number 6
Name: Keith
Date: May 14, 2002 at 09:04:04 Pacific
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when i try to install it says cannot read ____.*** whatever file, and it stops installing and i cant get past it! Please email me with help!


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Response Number 7
Name: litz (by don)
Date: May 16, 2002 at 05:01:33 Pacific
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To Denise,

at the DOS prompt type "SETUP>EXE" (minuesz the qoutes), this will start Win3.1 setup


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Response Number 8
Name: litz (by don)
Date: May 16, 2002 at 05:02:41 Pacific
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oops, that should read "SETUP.EXE" (minus the qoutes)


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CD-Rom install help pleas... xtgold?



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