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Windows 3.1 on P166?
Name: Big C Date: February 17, 2002 at 06:13:33 Pacific
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Hi the situations this.I have a Pentium MMX 166mhz pc running win 95 OSR2.1 with FAT32. What is the best route to remove this and install win 3.11+dos 6.22? I assume i have to format the C:\ drive huh? Will i need a DOS startup disk, or will the first DOS installation disk automatically boot?
Name: k_semler Date: February 17, 2002 at 06:27:44 Pacific
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The way to remove the FAT32 partition is to start up with a DOS 6.22 bood disk and run Fdisk. after you have run Fdisk to destroy, and create a new partition an your hard drive, restart your machine with the DOS 6.22 boot up disk still in the drive. when it is running, at the command prompt type FORMAT C: this will format your hard drive in FAT16. after format is complete, remove your boot disk and insert disk 1 of your DOS disk set. now restart your machine. Installation will begin automaticly. after DOS is installed, restart your machine with out any disk in the drive. then once you are at the command prompt, insert disk 1 of 8 in your Windows 3.11 disk set, and at the command prompt, type A:\SETUP and press enter. installation of windows 3.11 will begin. complete installation, and restart your machine. once your machine is at the command prompt, type in WIN to start windows.
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Response Number 2
Name: Hmmm Date: February 17, 2002 at 10:48:26 Pacific
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Believe or not you can have win 3.x on a Fat32 drive. I haven't done it myself but some of the more experianced people here may be able to help.
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Response Number 3
Name: Wayne Date: February 17, 2002 at 12:16:14 Pacific
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why would you want windows 3.1 when you can have windows 95 3.1 stinks compared to windows 95 you can do everything on windows 95 and more then you could ever do in windows 3.1 why would you want to put windows 3.1 on a pentium 166 you could put windows 98 why would you want windows 3.1 when you could have windows 95-98?
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Response Number 4
Name: Hmmm Date: February 17, 2002 at 22:19:46 Pacific
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Like everything, its a matter of chioce. Do you know Win98 has built-in spy ware? Do you know that win9x has more holes in them than a used collender?
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Response Number 5
Name: Big C Date: February 18, 2002 at 02:48:51 Pacific
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Thanx. I don't think i will format the drive. I will start another post, win 3.1 on FAT32. the only reason i want it is for some old programs
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Response Number 6
Name: Michael Date: February 18, 2002 at 06:14:33 Pacific
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Wayne, Why would you want to post on a forum when you have no grammar skills at all? I mean that has got to be the world's longest run on sentence ever.
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Response Number 7
Name: Big C Date: February 18, 2002 at 11:04:11 Pacific
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Hey, no need to insult anyone. everyone just get along
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