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Solve : problem installing Windows 3.1(3.x) on Microsoft virtual machine?

Answer» <html><body><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/point-239421" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POINT">POINT</a> that people are making, although maybe not very explicitly, is that MS-DOS is not freeware. Neither are old versions of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a>. They are copyrighted Microsoft products, and because of this you need to get them <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/legally-1071278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEGALLY">LEGALLY</a>. A full install set of Windows 3.1 includes an MS-DOS 6.22 full install set, does it not? So what are these disks you have?<br/><br/>Quote from: Salmon Trout on <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/april-380813" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about APRIL">APRIL</a> 28, 2010, 10:26:07 AM</p><blockquote>A full install set of Windows 3.1 includes an MS-DOS 6.22 full install set, does it not? <br/></blockquote><br/>No, Windows 3.1 didn't include any version of DOS; it had 7 disks and a manual.<br/><br/>the box should have said "DOS sold separately"You SHOULD be able to run Windows 3.1 under <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/freedos" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FREEDOS">FREEDOS</a> (A free equivalent to MS-DOS)<br/><br/>Freedos: <a href="http://www.freedos.org/">http://www.freedos.org/</a><br/>Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 28, 2010, 10:40:07 AM<blockquote>No, Windows 3.1 didn't include any version of DOS; it had 7 disks and a manual.<br/><br/>the box should have said "DOS sold separately"<br/></blockquote><br/>I think I was getting confused because the Compaq I bought in 1993 came with both install sets.<br/><br/><br/></body></html>


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