Help, Trying to install Win3.1 on a 72yr old mans computer

Hi,

If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly appreciated.

PLEASE ! ONLY SERIOUS RESPONSES ONLY.

I have a dear friend who has this OLD IBM model 70, 386 Personal Computer,
does not have the money or desire for a new computer, just wants his working again.
Some young kids wiped it out completely for him, and now the computer wont boot up
to anything. I dont know the first thing about Windows 3.1.
I think I have the seven install floppys for it but i dont know any of the keys or commands
to install from floppy. I can get it to a screen where it has several options at the bottom
but cannot get it to an A:> prompt to get it to read from the floppy. Almost as if its in
another program or something.

Thanks In Advance

CF

 

Try booting from the first disk.

 

Chill Factor came up with this:

You will need to install MS-DOS first to run Win3.X

 

In

Sounds correct

Yddap

 

It was on Fri, 09 Jan 2004 15:34:49 +0000, just as I was halfway through a

IIRC, the seven disks are: 3 x MS-DOS 6.22, & 4 x Windows 3.1
You may need to install DOS 6.22 first & then Windows 3.1, depending upon
what's been wiped. This site may be of help:-
http://www.logicalsky.com/Windows31_FAQ.htm

This site tells you how to run Win 3.1 setup
http://www.computerhope.com/win3x.htm
HTH.

 

Yep. Well, any DOS really (PC, MS, DR, FreeDOS, etc).

 

Michael J. Apollyon came up with this:

Yep, that's true.
I stand corrected

 

The thing is, ti does not boot up to any kind of a prompt.
The only thing that i can do is press the F1 and it takes me to another screen
where i do not have any kind of a prompt, just a blinking cursor and some
options at the bottom of the screen. But nowhere can i get to an a:> prompt
or a c:/windows> or anything.
I do have 7 floppies here that are labeled Windows 3.1 Installation,
but the computer will not boot up to it either.

CF

 

Whoa a whopping 16Mhz.
Try Knoppix on it.
I don't think it will still work with windows "y2k"

The linux boys claim it will run on just about anything so try Lindows on
it.

Trai'

 

$10 says the bios battery is green and exploded the thing is so old.

 

It was on Fri, 09 Jan 2004 18:55:22 +0000, just as I was halfway through a

 

Chill Factor came up with this:

Just out of curiousity, what are those "some options at the bottom of the
screen" exactly?

 

Look guys,

I really wasnt out to get anything started here. I only came in here for
some help. Im offering an apology here, whether you take it or not
is up to you.

Im still working on this dinosaur for a man that was like a father to me
when i was a kid. If you can help me out GREAT! If you cannot thats fine
too.

Thanks .. CF

 

Start the computer with a DOS 5.0 or 6.22 boot floppy, then
insert Disk 1 and type "a:\setup".

Ben

 

Where can I get this? I have been to several places, even downloaded the setup.exe for DOS
but it doesnt creat the bootup floppy. This is for a system that you can boot up to. Its self-extracting
but i cannot get it to any command prompt at all to even access the floppy.

CF

 

no too different packages

DOS was is the OS and Win3x is a GUI


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