Hi there! May I ask which version of DOS you're running?
As far as I know, Windows 3.1x likes MS-DOS 3.x to 6.22 most. PC-DOS, too.
Also, did you run SmartDrive? It should give some more abstraction to HDD access, maybe.
Windows 9x Setup even tries to load it automatic.
If that's not gonna work, you can try using a separate HDD driver for Windows 3.x.
The MicroHouse driver is okay, it can handle media up to 8GB.
http://win31.de/edrivers.htm
Also make sure that the VFAT and SHARE stuff isn't being loaded high in the DOS startup files.
WfW 3.11 uses Virtual FAT, but without long filenames.
Maybe it's also a memory issue. MemMaker might be able to help.
Or use QEMM 7 or better. 386-Max is worth a try, too, since a file of it is being part of Windows..
Anyway, these are just some ideas. I hope that the others have some, as well. 🙂
batmreload wrote on 2023-09-30, 15:50:
Anyone have any pointers? Maybe the cpu's are too fast?
Unlikely, Windows 3.x is very forgiving here.
But still, you can try running Windows 3.1 in Standard-Mode (WIN /S). It should never fail.
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