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MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 on Zip250 Disk aka Portable OS

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DIRECTIONS BELOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 95 OR DOS AND WINDOWS 3.1/WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS. Imagine, taking your OS with you without getting the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Just plug it in the USB port of the computer and start working or having fun. This can be done with windows 95 also, but it'll be like running it off a Tandy or old IBM!! All you need is an IDE or USB Zip100, 250 or 750 drive and the disk. Don't mis-match the disk or drive cause it won't work. If your computer can boot off the USB ports on board, then plug the drive in, insert the disk and restart your computer. Make sure you got an old Windows 95 CD + boot disk (with CD-ROM drivers), DOS 5.0, 6.0 or 6.22 disks and Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 disks. 1. Insert the boot disk (windows 95) or first DOS disk in DRIVE A: (primary floppy drive). 2. Wait till you get the prompt (DOS setup screen for DOS disk. If you don't wanna create the undo/backup disk, exit setup and type SETUP /? and look for the option to bypass it. Run the setup program with that command. Example: SETUP /G) 3. Proceed with setup of windows 95 (you'll know how cause I don't have to). 4. DOS users, make sure the zip disk is detected as drive C: or you might wreck your windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP or Vista installations. 5. Ensure DOS or Windows is installed to drive C: (the zip disk). 6. Proceed with the instructions provided with setup in windows 95, DOS users will have to insert all 3 disks to complete setup and reboot their PC WITH THE ZIP DRIVE AND DISK still plugged in. 7. DOS users have to setup Windows for Workgroups/Windows 3.11 by inserting the disk in the A: (primary floppy drive) and type: A:\SETUP 8. Go through the setup with defaults, accepting the current configuration. MAKE SURE ZIP DISK IS DRIVE C:!! 9. Windows for workgroups/windows 3.11 will prompt for each disk to get to the GUI part of setup, which will allow you ease of use for the rest of setup. 10. Once you get to the GUI part of windows setup, windows for workgroups will attempt to find your network card, then show you "Select components" screen, same with Windows for Workgroups. Click OK, proced with all defaults. Once you get to the Virtual Memory screen, click CONTINUE or OK. You don't have to install a printer, just click OK or continue if your prompted. Once setup stops prompting you to insert disks, restart the computer and THERE YOU GO, you've got a portable, take anywhere Operating System.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: rootbrian

Length: 03:58
Rating: 3.60
Views: 5804

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rootbrian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Using Acronis Disk Director suite 10 or gparted will allow to make a 40GB FAT32 partition. ME's fdisk is crap.
xXjose130Xx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
LOL I did the same! :)
xXjose130Xx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
LOL, I maked the same :)
trick6952 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
its only a 40gb hard disk I used the windows ME startup disk and did erased all existing partitions then made a new one but heres the thing when I type format C: it only formats about 7 gigs annd not the whole disk which is odd my old PC had windows ME on it and it had a 40 gb hdd but ill try your method
rootbrian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Continued again... After formatting the USB disk, type in SYS X: to transfer the files required to boot from it, then copy the ENTIRE boot floppy to the disk. This'll make a USB windows 98 boot disk from the HDD. All you need now are a working set of DOS 6.0 or 6.22 and windows 3.1 setup disks. Bittorrent has them, just search up MS-DOS 6.22 setup disks and you'll be sure to find them.
rootbrian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Continued... Remember to have the USB HDD plugged in one of the closest on-board USB ports to the left side of the case. DOS will detect the disk. Type DIR X: (if you use windows xp/2000, you got NTFS partitions, they WILL NOT SHOW UP) and that'll tell you IF the usb hdd is found. Next, type FORMAT X: (where X: is the drive letter of the USB hdd, if different from windows). This will format the drive and make it bootable.
rootbrian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Depending on it's size, I'd recommend using a GParted Live CD (or just about any linux live cd with GParted, the Gnome Partitoning utility) and create a FAT32 partition. Once thats done, look up "windows 98 boot disk" and click the first result. Download the file to make the disk (you'll need 1 floppy disk), next boot from the floppy (using a USB or the floppy drive in your computer) and format the partition you made.
trick6952 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ooh so it boots up from a USB device cool I have one of those extrenal hard disk enclosures that would work but the problem is my hardrive wont format to FAT32 is there any other way to do this?
rootbrian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The computer I have is really new, DOS, win3.1, 95, 98, 2000, nt4 and XP all run on it.
trick6952 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lmao windows 3.11 but that should come in handy tho although it probally wont work on my computer its brand new

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