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+ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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+ <html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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+ <head>
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+ <title>Running a Windows 3.1 VM in Virtualbox</title>
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+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ $(function(){
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+ theTextarea = $(this);
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+ theTextarea.height((theTextarea[0].scrollHeight-5) +'px');
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+ });
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+
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+ $('li').each(function(i,e){
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+ var uuid = 'li_' + Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(1000000)).toString() + '_' + i.toString();
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+ $(this).contents().wrap('<span id="'+ uuid +'"><label for="cb_'+ uuid +'"></label></span>');
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+ $(this).prepend('<input type="checkbox" class="completeBox" id="cb_' + uuid +'" rel="'+ uuid +'" />')
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+ });
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+ $('code,div.codeBlock,textarea.codeBlock').each(function(i,e){
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+ theElement = $(this);
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+ var lines = theElement.html().split("\n");
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+ theElement.empty();
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+ for(l=0;l<lines.length;l++){
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+ if($.trim(lines[l]) != '' && $.trim(lines[l]).substr(0,1) != '#' && $.trim(lines[l]).indexOf(' #') == -1 && lines[l].substr(0, 4).toUpperCase() != 'REM '){
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+ theButton = $(this);
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+ $('input.copy-text').attr('src','images/clipboard.png');
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+ $('span.copy-animation').removeClass('copy-animation');
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+ try {
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+ $('#'+ theButton.attr('rel')).addClass('copy-animation');
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+ navigator.clipboard.writeText(theButton.data('clipboard-text').replace(/<[^>]*>?/gm, ''));
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+ theButton.attr('src','images/clipboard_active.png');
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+ });
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+ if(theLI.find('input[type=checkbox]').not(':checked')){
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+ });
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+ if(window.self !== window.top){
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+ window.parent.$('iframe.stepsFrame').height((this['scrollingElement']['scrollHeight']+20) +'px');
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+ }
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+ });
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+ </script>
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+ <link href="css/steps.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
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+ </head>
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+ <body>
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+ <div id="gridContainer">
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+ <div class="topMargin"></div>
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+ <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
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+ <h1>Running a Windows 3.1 VM in Virtualbox</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <ol>
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+ <li>Download MS-DOS 6.22 <a href="https://winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/622" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Download Microsoft Windows 3.1 <a href="https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-3/311" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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+ <li>Extract the MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1 files</li>
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+ <li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
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+ <li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine > New
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+ <p>Name: Microsoft Windows 3.1<br />
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+ Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
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+ Type: Microsoft Windows<br />
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+ Version: Windows 3.1<br />
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+ Memory Size: 256 MB<br />
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+ Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Click Create</li>
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+ <li>On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
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+ <p>Name the virtual disk image Microsoft Windows 3.1.vdi<br />
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+ File size: 1 GB<br />
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+ Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
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+ Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Click Create</li>
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+ <li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage</li>
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+ <li>Click on the floppy disk drive</li>
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+ <li>Select the disc dropdown to the right > Choose a virtual floppy disk file...</li>
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+ <li>Browse to the extracted MS-DOS 6.22 files and select Disk1.img</li>
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+ <li>Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Make sure the Windows 3.1 VM is selected and click Start > Normal</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter to start the installation and press Enter multiple times to accept the default values</li>
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+ <li>When prompted by the installer, go to the VM settings and swap out the MS-DOS disk images and press Enter to continue</li>
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+ <li>Once MS-DOS has been successfully installed, select Devices > Floppy Drives > Choose disk image...</li>
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+ <li>Navigate to the extracted Windows 3.1 files and select DISK1.img</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter in the VM</li>
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+ <li>Once MS-DOS has booted, type the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock">A:<br />
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+ setup</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>The Windows 3.1 installation process will start</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter to continue</li>
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+ <li>Press Enter to begin the installation</li>
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+ <li>When prompted by the installer, go to the VM settings and swap out the Window 3.1 disk images and press Enter to continue</li>
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+ <li>When prompted, enter a name and click Continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Continue to confirm the name</li>
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+ <li>Click Cancel on the Printer Installation dialog</li>
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+ <li>Click OK on the Setup Applications dialog</li>
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+ <li>Click Skip Tutorial</li>
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+ <li>Select Devices > Floppy Drives > Remove disk from virtual drive</li>
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+ <li>Click Reboot</li>
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+ <li>Once MS-DOS has booted, type the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock">win</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Welcome back to Windows 3.1</li>
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+ <li>Launch Accessories > Notepad</li>
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+ <li>Select File > Open</li>
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+ <li>Navigate to the root of the C: drive and open autoexec.bat to edit it</li>
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+ <li>Add win to the bottom of the file to automatically boot Windows 3.1 on system startup</li>
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+ <li>Select File > Save</li>
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+ <li>Select Machine > Reset > Reset</li>
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+ <li>Revel in the nostalgia</li>
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+</ol>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </body>
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+ </html>
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