
Windows 3.1 will launch! This is also how you will start windows 3. Once the reboot is complete you will once again be at a command terminal. Step FiveĪfter installation the computer will reboot. This will begin the installation of Windows 3.1 onto the hard drive of the virtual machine! Just follow the on screen instructions to finish the installation of Windows 3.1. Software Name : Windows Installer 3.1: Version : 3. Once MS-DOS has booted you need to type “win31\setup.exe” in the terminal. Select “I Copied It” – Now just wait and let it load. If you are prompted with a dialog box regarding the change in location of the files. Inside the extracted folder, double click the “Windows 3.1.vmx” file and turn on the virtual machine in VMWare. If you are in need of an extraction tool, download yourself a copy of 7-zip! Step Two The video does a great job guiding you though this but in-case you would rather read the step by step instructions, here they are! Step Oneĭownload and extract the pre-installed MS-DOS 6.11 and Windows 3.1 VMWare hard drive files. Since I was going to end up downloading DOS and 3.1 anyway I found this package along with this video that already has the pre-made WMWare hard disk for you!

At first I was going to use the set up floppies I had to get things going but that was turning out to be a little more complicated then it had to be.
