I also added "win.com" at the bottom to automatically start the GUI instead of having to type it every time.
Mounting: I mounted the root of where i installed to as the C drive, a folder to copy files into to install programs as D drive, and the windows install files as E drive.Īfter installing windows, i copied the autoexec.bat contents into the d-fend window and commented out the first line, which seems to make no difference either way. setting this higher can cause sound to stutter and harm performance.Īuto-lock mouse (to use the mouse inside windows, to release capture, pressing the windows key works)Įnable XMS - this is needed for windows to run properly. It is a graphical shell as well as a thin Operating Environment (not quite an operating system, but close) for applications to share information and interact with certain hardware (like Sound Cards, Printers, Networking (in later versions), Mice etc).
You may have to use the control panel to install drivers for the soundblaster 1, i did.ĬPU Cycles: 10,000. Windows is the the shorthand name usually referring to Windows 3.11 (or Windows for Workgroups 3.11). If anyone cares to test others and installing drivers for them, let me know how it turns out. I've not tested anything but soundblaster 1.
How to download and install Win32s using Windows. Use it to navigate to the game's location and run Zwars.exe. Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is now installed with the proper network configuration Copy the installation files of Internet Explorer 5.0 to your hard disk. The File Manager (Windows 3.11's version of Explorer) can be found in Main - File Manager. Sound: Soundblaster 1, i disabled all other sound items, including midi. Install Windows 3.11 In Virtualbox Windows 3.1 On Dosbox Unpack the game to somewhere within the directory you're mounting as DOSBox's C drive. If you havent worked with DOSBox before, see the DOSBox README. This guide is not a substitute for the DOSBox README. You should have some experience with using DOSBox, first, before attempting this. The below screenshots are the settings I've found to work best. Windows 3x will now run in DOSBox from a mounted folder. Now you can make a D-Fend project, set the game exe to the path you installed Windows 3.11\Windows\win.com and then point D-Fend to \Windows\setup.exe and use the following screenshots to configure the remaining options. Unfortunately there’s no multitasking because in Windows 3.0, all 86 VM in graphics mode are frozen while in window mode (they can run only. Luca Ugo on Decemat 3:27 pm said: I enjoyed running Windows 3.0 real mode in Windows 3.0 enhanced mode. You'll need to mount the folder (it needs to exist beforehand) where you want to install to, say: 8 thoughts on DOSBox 0.74 can run Windows 3.0/3.1 in 386 Enhanced mode. In general, having working DOSBox on your WP (and have ability to run Windows 3. To install Windows 3.11, I ran dosbox from using it's defaults and without a frontend. You'll need to make sure the dosbox config is set up to not use the dynamic core, or it'll not be as stable. This is a somewhat hasty tutorial to get dosbox to run Windows 3.11 (even at a reasonably rate and with sound!) I'm using the latest CVS compile, and D-Fend frontend.