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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft has an Application Note titled "Running Windows with DR-DOS"
(WW0550), which contains instructions for running the Windows operating
system version 3.1 with Digital Research DR-DOS.
You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:
- Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
- The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
- Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
- Microsoft FastTips Technical Library
- Microsoft Product Support Services
For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note"
section at the end of this article.
THE TEXT OF WW0550
Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
WW0550: RUNNING WINDOWS WITH DR-DOS
Revision Date: 6/92
No Disk Included
The following information applies to the Microsoft Windows operating
system version 3.1.
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NOTE: Microsoft has tested the Microsoft Windows operating system on
versions 3.1 or later of MS-DOS and PC-DOS. However, we cannot
ensure the success of running Windows with DR-DOS from Digital
Research(R). Digital Research has announced the availability of a
software update for running Windows with DR-DOS. You may want to
obtain this update as an alternative to the following procedure.
However, Microsoft neither ensures the stability of nor endorses
running Microsoft Windows version 3.1 on DR-DOS with or without
Digital Research's software update.
When you install Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 with
DR-DOS, Windows may display the following message when it enters the
graphical user interface (GUI) mode of Windows Setup:
Standard Mode: Fault in MS-DOS Extender
Recovering Windows 3.0
The above message indicates a failed Windows 3.1 installation. If you
receive this message when you try to upgrade from Windows 3.0 to
Windows 3.1, you will be unable to start Windows. The following set of
instructions allow you to return to a functional Windows 3.0
installation after a failed installation of Windows 3.1:
- Restart your computer.
- Change the current directory to the Windows directory. For example,
if Windows is installed on drive C in the WINDOWS directory, type
the following at the C:\> command prompt and press ENTER:
cd windows
- Rename all the .INI and .GRP files in the Windows directory to .INN
and .GRN by typing the following at the command prompt and pressing
ENTER after each line:
rename *.ini *.inn
rename *.grp *.grn
- Delete the WINVER.EXE file from the Windows directory. This will
allow Windows 3.0 to update all the Windows files. To delete this
file, type the following at the command prompt:
del winver.exe
- Reinstall Windows 3.0 to the Windows directory with the previous
configuration options (accept the previous configuration options
that the Windows Setup program displays).
Do not select any of the options in the graphics mode of Windows
3.0 Setup (that is, Printers, Setup Applications, Read Documents,
and modify the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files).
If you do not have enough disk space to install Microsoft Windows
version 3.0, you will receive the message:
Your System does not have enough free disk space. Windows
requires a minimum of 6300000 bytes of free disk space for
installation.
Note: If you receive this message, see the section "If Disk Space
Is Limited" later in this document.
- Copy all the .INN and .GRN files to the same name with the original
extensions (.INI and .GRP), by typing the following at the command
prompt:
copy *.inn *.ini
copy *.grn *.grp
- Copy the SYSINI.W31 and WININI.W31 files to SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI,
respectively, by typing the following at the command prompt. The
.W31 files are the backup .INI files that Windows 3.1 created
during the failed upgrade to Windows 3.1.
copy sysini.w31 system.ini
copy winini.w31 win.ini
- Delete the W8D40P2T.A4G file in the Windows directory by typing the
following at the command prompt. This file is used by Windows 3.1
to start the graphics mode of Setup.
del w8d40p2t.a4g
All object linking and embedding (OLE) functionality will be intact
for pre-Windows 3.1 OLE applications such as version 3.0 of Microsoft
Excel and version 2.0 of Microsoft Word for Windows.
If Disk Space Is Limited
To set up Windows 3.0 on a system with limited hard disk space, you
may need to temporarily adjust the Windows 3.0 SETUP.INF file. Before
you reinstall Windows 3.0 (step 5 of the "Recovering Windows 3.0"
procedure above), do the following:
- Copy the SETUP.EXE and SETUP.INF files from Windows 3.0 Disk 1 to a
separate directory on the hard disk. For example, if you insert
Disk 1 in drive A and want to copy the files to the root directory,
type the following at the command prompt:
copy a:\setup.exe c:\
copy a:\setup.inf c:\
- Use a DOS-based editor, such as DR-DOS Editor, to edit the [DATA]
section of this SETUP.INF file for Windows 3.0. When you open the
file, the [DATA] section will read as follows:
[DATA]
neededspace386=6300000
space386upgrade=2000
neededspace286=4500000
space286upgrade=1000
Change the values for neededspace386= and neededspace286= as
follows:
neededspace386=1
neededspace286=1
- Run Windows Setup from the directory with the adjusted SETUP.INF
file (in this example, the adjusted SETUP.INF file is in the root
directory).
- After Windows Setup is complete, copy the Windows 3.0 SETUP.INF
file from Disk 1 to the Windows 3.0 SYSTEM subdirectory. For
example, if you insert Disk 1 in drive A and your Windows directory
is on drive C and is named WIN, type the following at the command
prompt:
copy a:\setup.inf c:\win\system
For more information on running Microsoft Windows with DR-DOS, please
contact Digital Research.
TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
You can find WW0550.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)
, a self-extracting file, on the following
services:
- Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
Enter kbfile WW0550.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)
, and click GO!
Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
- Internet (anonymous FTP)
ftp ftp.microsoft.com
Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
Get WW0550.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)
- Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
Download WW0550.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)
For additional information about downloading, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
Services
You can have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you from the
automated Microsoft FastTips Technical Library, which you can call
24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 936-4200. NOTE: The FastTips
Technical Library is available only to customers within the U.S. and
Canada.
If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can
have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you by calling
Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M.
to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 637-7098. If you are outside the
United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area.
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