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| Thread ID: 110906 | 2010-07-06 21:41:00 | Windows 3.1 onto CD | Bryan (147) | Press F1 |
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| 1116641 | 2010-07-06 21:41:00 | I have Windows 3.1 on floppy disks. How can I put the data from the disks onto CD so that I can install the program from the CD? Do I create folders named Disk1, Disk2 etc and copy the data from each floppy into the respective folders? There are also setup programs on Disk1, should these be placed directly onto the CD and not contained in folders or should they be in folder Disk1? To capture all the data is there any special copy commands that I need? Will XCOPY work? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1116642 | 2010-07-06 22:11:00 | Easiest way is to put each into a unique folder on the CD, then copy them all across to your readily formatted c: on your destination machine in a folder called "winsetup" or something along those lines. Now I can't quite remember but you may need to copy the files into the directory you initiated the installation from, one disk at a time, as you're prompted by the installer You do realize you're about a two decades late though right? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1116643 | 2010-07-06 22:26:00 | Yes, I know that I'm very late. It's just that I would like to preserve the old system onto something other than floppies. Also, us old fogies dwell in the past! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1116644 | 2010-07-07 01:43:00 | You should be able to copy all files from all disks into one folder and it should install, thinking it's a big floppy disk :) | jwil1 (65) | ||
| 1116645 | 2010-07-07 01:50:00 | That should work I suspect. I'd try it on a USB stick and try installing into a VM first though. I still have Win 3.11 on floppies here. I should connect a floppy and try it but I'm not that bored just yet. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 1116646 | 2010-07-07 01:51:00 | I doubt a windows 3.1 would be any good for you unless you had 15+ yr old hardware still running to install it on, as it wont have drivers for any hardware from the last 15 yrs! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1116647 | 2010-07-07 01:54:00 | Or if you have a program that can create ISO's copy all disks to the hdd, then create an ISO. Then try it in a VM. I've still got 3.11 and 95 on floppy. But cant test it, dont have a disk drive | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1116648 | 2010-07-07 07:22:00 | write your own drivers, not that hard to get a very simple 16/32 colour VGA driver going. develop from linux src drivers | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1116649 | 2010-07-07 07:42:00 | in terms of installation unless you modify it, win31 use floppies only. they have a diskette label that setup.exe picks up. you could have all the files there correctly but if the label is not right it won't work. i think it's pretty easy to change that but the thing is it possible to put them all into one CD and not use labels at all :confused: or like 8 diff CDs :D and label each accordingly. you might be able to image the hdd and plonk it to another system. i know that win95 works like that, you will get heaps of errors but it will boot in normal or safe mode but you have a large task of silencing the dialog boxes and reinstalling the drivers. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1116650 | 2010-07-07 08:51:00 | i'm not promoting illeagal stuff here But there is a cd iso of windows 3.1 torrent, so you wouldn't have to worry about it. i'm not promoting piracy |
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