Yes, we know it is possible. Search forum if you want to know what works ok and what limitations there are ...

Mirek

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imgmount 2 c:\rwe\hdd.IMG -t hdd -size 512,17,10,962 -fs none
mount d c:\rwe
boot d:\hdd.IMG -l C

I Have MS-DOS 6.0 & Windows 3.1
On A 80Mb Hard Drive Image
I Made The Image With Microsoft Virtual PC Trial
I Made A Image HDD.VHD
And Renamed It To HDD.IMG
I Did All The Installing Under Microsoft Virtual PC
Then Booted It Under DOSBox-0.62

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It Is Cool But The Mouse Dose Not Work
Under DOS Or Windows.

Can You Help Me?

start in real/standard mode.

but dosbox can run 3.1 itself. no need to boot dos 6.0

Ive been tring to boot 3.11 in dos box. I have been able to install it but can not boot. When I try to start I recieve a "video initialization failed You need to run the setup program again" message. I have tried all of different drivers in the setup and have failed to boot windows. Occasionaly i recieve a message "Unsupported expanded-memory driver already installed. Remove the driver from config.sys" whatever that means? Can anyone help me?

is it possible that because im running a destination monitor that only runs on a 800X600 resoultion. My properties lables the monitor as a Gateway Destination DL36 on SiS 300/305/630/540/730. im not sure what that means i spose i should just look it up. (i like my monitor, its a 36 incher)

Set EMS to false in DOSBOX.CONF.
Use VGA version 3 driver (or whatever it's name is - I do not remember now precisely).
There is no mouse support in enhanced mode (and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 can be started only in enhanced mode).

Mirek

could you explain more please i am new at this. I know how to set to vga version 3, but what is that first step?

ok i think i found it will try

how do i boot in enhanced mode?

ok, im in. but there is absolutly no way to have a mouse inside enhanced mode windows?

No, Support needs to be programed in. If you wish to use windows you'll have to install Windows 3.1 (not 3.11) and run it in standard mode.

DosFreak wrote:

No, Support needs to be programed in. If you wish to use windows you'll have to install Windows 3.1 (not 3.11) and run it in standard mode.

What if you'd use a serial mouse, and use the COM-port passthrough feature? Just a thought 😀

JAL

WIN /S for standard mode
WIN /3 for 386 enhanced mode

I tried once to run windows with COM passthrough and serial mouse but it didn't work.

how you boot into standard mode or something whe installing?
i'm installing windoze3.1 but when it goes too the part with a mousecursor you caa'nt control anything.
are you supposed to have it alredy installed through real dos or else it wont work?

I do not remember now, but I think that mouse in setup was ok. You must just choose PS/2 mouse. Anyway: both setup and windows can be fully operated by keyboard (it is not so comfortable but it is possible).

No need to have real DOS installed or anything like that ...

Mirek

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To Start Windows 3.1 In Real Mode At C:\ Prompt Type "win /s"

Hmm - I have been thinking .... Is it about time that a "How to install and boot Windows 3.1 in DOSBox" is created?

It is one thing to create a 1000 HowTo's with details on how to install 1000's of games (in various diskette versions, CD-ROM versions, compilations, classic collections, etc) with all their quirks. It is an impossible task.

But doing it for a single product like Windows 3.1 (and later 3.11?) should be possible, right?

Is there any interest in such a docu-project?