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Answer» Hi, I want install Windows 3.1x on an old PC. I have both Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. What are the main differences between the two? Which would be better for general use and gaming? Quote from: Cityscape on June 13, 2010, 08:28:34 AM What are the main differences between the two? WfWG has much better support for networks and PEER 2 peer networking with other computers in a "workgroup" without a centralized authority (server). Quote Which would be better for general use and gaming?WfWg would be my choice for general use. Neither are useful at all for gaming, since hardly any Windows 3.1 games were worth playing (since the video throughput of 16-bit GDI was awful, even with the WinG graphics library)WELL I want it mainly for old games I played as a kid. Do all games for Windows 3.1 work just as GOOD on WFWG 3.11? What about my S3 graphics card driver, it says for Windows 3.1, will it work?Yes to All.So basically then WFWG 3.11 just ADDS some new network features (which come in handy if I ever wan to go online). Okay, thanks for the help. Sweet, I just found out that it's possible to add USB support to Windows 3.1! Instructions are at http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm, I think the second method is better, what do you think?I've tried a number of methods to get USB working with DOS (and therefore windows 3.1) as well. First limitation- no hot swap. if your drive isn't plugged in when you start the machine, it probably won't be available. second- they were very crashy, and If I tried to use a drive that was larger then 2GB it crashed. (my 256MB worked fine, aside from the no hot swapping thing). It certainly made it easier to move files between them. Well, until I decided to use a CD-RW instead.There's an Unofficial Service Pack for Win98 that enanbles a bubch of good features in Win 3.11.... It's worth TRACKING down... i don't have a current link...it's been pulled. |
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