Windows 3.1 installation

[Helixal]

When I try to install Windows 3.1 I've gotten two different error messages on the windows 3.1 black screen. When I put the Disk 1 (boot disk) in the A drive these are the messages:

Non-system disk or disk error replace and press any key when ready
or
FATAL no bootable medium found system halted

what should I do next?

[vbox4me2]

3.1 did not come with a bootable disk(unless it was packed with a dos install disk-set), you need to install dos 5 or 6.22, from there on run setup from the 3.1 install disk.

[Helixal]

I would appreciate the steps needed to get win 3.1 installed. Do I first create a dos 5 virtual machine or a win 3.1 machine?

[stefan.becker]

Read the post before, that answers all questions.

Again: This has nothong to do with VBOX. Search a Windows 3.11 Howto or something else in the WEB to get Infos about the approach.

[fvanhoof]

You will have to first install DOS on the virtual machine. Once DOS is installed you can install Windows 3.1.