[Intro]
Windows 3.1 in Windows 95
When Windows 95 was in development, it was planned to add Windows 3.1 virtualization for compatibility with older software.
The same was in OS/2: there was a full-fledged Windows environment, made specially by Microsoft for OS/2
The usual way (by typing win.com) does not start Windows 3.1, since win.com is actually running, but it is from Windows 95
Let's try to run Windows 3.1 on Windows 95. That is, Windows in Windows
First, we need to create a folder where we will place Windows 3.1.
We need a Windows Chicago build 328 image and a WIN95_04.CAB file Yes, there was an option to emulate Windows 3.1 in earlier versions of 95.
We need to get 4 files from there: dualmous.drv, dualcomm.drv, win31.exe, win31.pif We take it out and throw it into the folder that we created
Now you need to modify the win31.exe file so that it works on other versions of Windows, not only in beta versions of Win95
So, after that we create the SYSTEM folder and throw two files with the .drv format
Now we need to drop the full Windows 3.1 into the folder with these files
Now you need to edit the SYSTEM.INI and PROGMAN.INI files by simply replacing "C:\WINDOWS" with "C:\WIN31EMU"
And in SYSTEM.INI, not only change the paths, but also change the driver files
And after all the manipulations, when you open this file, Windows 3.1 starts
At the same time, at the bottom there is a "Return to Windows 95" button, when you double-click which we return to Windows 95
Why is this happening? Because Windows 3.x and 9.x are built on DOS. And accordingly, you can run Windows in Windows. And at the same time, it will work.
Except for a couple of errors: the lack of launching DOS programs in Windows 3.1 and errors in the Control Panel. Still understandable - DOS VM
This works on Windows 95-ME On Windows XP and above - protection error
And that's all I wanted to show you. Hope it was interesting. Until next time!
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