First post, by Salim
Hello guys.
Ever since last January, when I found a website that had some old productivity applications still on (mostly word processors, but I also found some spreadsheets and such, but those were win based and didn't need DosBox), I came by several very old versions of Windows, including Win 1.0! Naturally, you people would probably tell me it's better to fiddle around with Windows 3.1 (which I have very strong memories of using), but just for the 'neatness' factor I wanted to use the very first, original Windows 1.0.
So what's the problem? Installing the bugger was a pain. I opened up the .rar files that contained disk 1 and disk 2 of Win 1.0, but simply putting them in the same directory did nothing to run the thing. I tried to install it, but it then asked me to insert the disks. I actually dug up some old 3.5in floppies that my sister kept around, containing mostly old university assignment she long since submitted and are not needed by anyone anymore (I used to use diskettes myself, but I always tossed away one when I was done with it, never keeping it and buying a new one every time, which was a shame since I think I'd have around 15 or so if I kept them!). But the thing is, it wouldn't even read the disks and Dosbox just hanged or the installation program just asked for the same old questions (which directory do you want to install Windows into, etc) and never did anything.
I decided to create a directory on my second harddisk to act as an A:\ drive, so I wouldn't have to use actual floppies, but that didn't do anything.
So... now that I've stated my situation, is there anyone here who can help me out in trying to install and run the very first version of windows? 😉 Oh and if you want or need the installation files, I'll give the link to it.
