Guest Bill in Co. Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Windows 3.x program wont work on Win98 On second thought, I see you did give a procedure below, so maybe I should try it sometime (assuming I can still find a good 3.1 app that's worth playing with). But Windows 3.1 is "simply another DOS application", per se????? (Call me skeptical). > Color me skeptical here: > How is Windows 3.1 simply another "DOS application"? Have you actually > tried running "Windows 3.1", *per se*, in a cmd shell? <edited> > > Jeff Richards wrote: >> Yes. Windows 3.1 is just another DOS application. You could consider >> tweaking the PIF settings to get adequate performance, but from memory >> the >> default works OK. >> -- >> Jeff Richards >> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) >> <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message >> news:qtm8d493bku90m3j3k35htc3kfeeilb9d5@4ax.com... >>> On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:08:36 +1000, "Jeff Richards" >>> <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Also, don't forget that you can run Windows 3.1 from within Windows 98. >>> >>> I never knew that. What do I do, just install Win3.1 in a folder >>> under a different name (such as "Windows3"), and run the win.com in >>> 3.1 from a PIF? >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> LM
Guest Les Matthew Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Windows 3.x program wont work on Win98 Re: Windows 3.x program wont work on Win98 Bill in Co. wrote: > On second thought, I see you did give a procedure below, so maybe I should > try it sometime (assuming I can still find a good 3.1 app that's worth > playing with). > > But Windows 3.1 is "simply another DOS application", per se????? (Call me > skeptical). > >> Color me skeptical here: >> How is Windows 3.1 simply another "DOS application"? Have you actually >> tried running "Windows 3.1", *per se*, in a cmd shell? <edited> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x "Windows 3.x requires pre-installation of MS-DOS (or a compatible operating system), which must be booted on PC startup. Windows is started as an application program, and can be terminated at any time, returning the user to the MS-DOS prompt." Which I can vouch as true as I have been using windows since the 286 version. (2.11) I could even run win 3.1 in an OS/2 VDM (Virtual Dos Machine) alongside a win-os/2 session on OS/2. les...
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