I had the same problem as bob bobato, but i found a webpage explaining about windows 3.1 with dosbox and besides explaining you all the installation proccess, that pages got links to drivers and using s3 driver resolve the problem of crashing after using a dos program and also it gives you the chance of changing your resolution and also you can use 256 colors. I own a legitimate copy of win 3.1 on floppies, and the drivers I have are literally from my old PC that I used to run back in 1998. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly where to scoop these drivers from on the internet.
#WIN 3.1 EMULATOR INSTALL#
If you find the legit installer, the file name on the actual install folder should read "sb16w31". For the audio, make sure to use the win3.1 installer for sound blaster 16 -the DOS installer messes up, so you must use the installer made for 3.1. I installed the vga drivers for the S3 Trio 64V, which allows 64,000 color (high color) at 1024x768 resolution. In your config, set up with svga_s3 and sb16 audio. No crashing after using DOS programs and no hangs. Managed to get install of 3.1 running flawlessly. Because we haven’t configured DOSBox at all and have just used its default settings, you won’t even have to tweak your DOSBox settings before it will work.This Battle Station is Fully Operational ( 18:12) Move it to another computer and you can use it after installing DOSBox. Just take that c:\dos folder - or whatever else you named it - and back it up. You don’t have to go through this entire setup process again in the future, either. The game should just work, launching within the DOSBox window as if it were running on Windows 3.1 - after all, it is. Double-click that shortcut to launch the game.
#WIN 3.1 EMULATOR .EXE#
exe file by clicking File > New and browsing to its. You can then create a shortcut to the game’s. For example, you might want to place it in c:\dos\gamename. To actually use an application, download it (or copy it from old disks) and place it in a folder inside your c:\dos folder. Install and Run Games and Other Applications You should hear a sound as soon as you launch Windows 3.1 again. Launch Windows 3.1 again and you’ll have full sound support, including support for MIDI audio. For example, if you unzipped them to the C:\dos\s3 folder, you’d type “C:\S3” here. Click the “Options” menu in the Windows Setup window and select “Change System Settings.”Ĭlick the “Display” box, scroll down to the bottom, and select “Other display (Requires disk from OEM).” In Windows 3.1, double-click the Main program folder and double-click the “Windows Setup” icon. For example, it would make sense to put these files in the “C:\dos\s3” folder.
#WIN 3.1 EMULATOR ZIP FILE#
zip file to a folder inside your DOSBox C: drive folder. You can download the S3 video driver from the Classic Games website. For best graphics support, you’ll want to install the S3 graphics drivers and configure Windows 3.1 to use a higher resolution and more colors. By default, it’s set up to emulate S3 Graphics. However, it also supports some other types of graphics. RELATED: PCs Before Windows: What Using MS-DOS Was Actually LikeĭOSBox supports standard VGA graphics. When you restart DOSBox, you can launch Windows 3.1 by running the following commands in order: When it’s done, close the DOS system by clicking “Reboot” in the wizard. Go through the Windows 3.1 setup wizard to install Windows 3.1 in DOSBox.
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