Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.0.14

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General information
File format
  • Floppy Disc
Bootable No
Architecture x86
Language
  • English

Install information
Full buildtag 3.0.14
BIOS date 23/02/1989
Product Key n/a

Notes

A very early build of Windows 3.0.
The looks, including the MS-DOS Executive are from Windows 2.1, but this build identifies itself as Windows 3.0 Debug Release 1.14.
It doesn't include any applications, just the files so it can run.

Hash

SHA-1 Floppy 1: D756AD2290BC038127EC193B5B9BBFEB9B735E0D
SHA-1 Floppy 2: E1946D48E3B7C892BC1EE316A4D8DCAF596C2090

Fixes

Installation
Use PCem (tested with version 9).
Boot with a MS-DOS 3.31 Compaq OEM, Startup Floppy, use fdisk and format to partition and format the HDD.
Then input the 1st floppy of Windows and type setup.bat C:\Windows and when asked, change to disk 2.

Since you don't boot the Computer from the HDD, use MS-DOS 3.31 Compaq OEM, Floppy 1.
Add DEVICE=C:\Windows\HIMEM.SYS to CONFIG.SYS and then boot the VM from that floppy, pressing ESC at the Compaq OEM Fast Startup.

Then just go to C:\Windows and run win386.

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