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Windows 3.1 Boot Disk

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by supz

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Does anyone know how to make a boot disk for Windows 3.1? I have a 127 MB Hard Drive on my newly rebuilding IBM Pentium 33 (LOL) and it contains Win3.1 on the HD so I figured I would just boot that OS for now before replacing more hard ware and using a different one (either 95 or linux) ...It keeps saying that I need to insert a boot disk though, and I was wondering if anyone knew how to make one for Win3.1 or knew where I could download one. Thanks for your time!

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by vinnyd

Windows 3.1 runs on top of MS-DOS.

A boot disk for MS-DOS is what you need.

You can go out to a DOS prompt and type

format a:/s to make a bootable DOS disk.

by thechas

You either need to 'system' the hard drive, or re-install Windows.

Disk 1 of MS-DOS is your Windows 3.1 boot disk.
Verify which version of DOS is on the PC (you need MS-DOS to run Windows 3.1).

Boot from the MS-DOS disk, and run the system command
sys c:

You should be all set.

Chas

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