Help With Windows 1.0 DR5

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Eric William
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Help With Windows 1.0 DR5

Post by Eric William »

I'm Trying To Install Windows 1.0 DR5 On Virtualbox But It Says That The MS-DOS Version Isn't Compatible
I'm Using MS-DOS 3.0 To Run It.
I Got Them From Winworld
I Need All Help With This, Any Help Will Be Appreciated
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Re: Help With Windows 1.0 DR5

Post by multiOS »

This is not really a VirtualBox Question, but I believe Windows 1.0 was designed to run on MS-DOS 2.0, NOT 3.0
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Re: Help With Windows 1.0 DR5

Post by birdie »

Why don't you try to run something more official, like version 1.04? DR5 is not even an alpha.

It must be compatible with MS-DOS 2.11 from what I've dug.
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