Windows 3.0

Siphis · 09-27-2009, 09:31 PM

Hello, I just found my dads old laptop so i decided to check it out. Well, lets just say it said the OS wasn't there so my teacher gave me some DOS floppys so i installed that...enjoyed playing the original Doom Demo(i really wanna call the number on it that says where you can order the full version from). But it originally had Windows 3.0 on it because MS office was on it saying it needed 3.0 to run.

So, does anyone know where i can get Windows 3.0?

or if it would be possible, Windows 1.0 or 2.0....just for fun...

**TheOutcaste** · 09-27-2009, 11:27 PM

Which version of DOS did you install?
Are you sure Win 3.0 is not still there? Look for a C:\Windows folder.

If it's there, try typing C:\Windows\Win then press Enter.

Also look for a Flats folder or Win30 folder, the install files might have been copied to the hard drive.

About the only place you'll find those older versions of Windows would be an Auction site. Windows 3.1 or 3.11 will be much more common.

peterbrown77 · 10-26-2009, 06:54 AM

How about my (4) 5 1/4" floppies of Microsoft Windows 2.0 MS-DOS Executive?

I'm going to frame them...

**blah789** · 10-27-2009, 10:32 PM

to original poster: you CAN order the original doom from ID software:
http://www.idsoftware.com/games/doom/doom-collectors/
however the programs all run on Windows 95 and higher (they're slightly modified versions from the DOS versions so that when you accidentally hit the windows key (it's right next to ctrl, which you use to fire) you don't suddenly go back to windows - a very annoying problem with the old DOS version running on Windows 95)

kenny111111 · 10-29-2009, 06:44 PM

hello
here is windows 3.0

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Microsof...ht_3853wt_1164

joe2002 · 10-30-2009, 12:20 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

Search into this site.

09-27-2009, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Siphis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Great white north Posts: 70 OS: Vista	Windows 3.0 Hello, I just found my dads old laptop so i decided to check it out. Well, lets just say it said the OS wasn't there so my teacher gave me some DOS floppys so i installed that...enjoyed playing the original Doom Demo(i really wanna call the number on it that says where you can order the full version from). But it originally had Windows 3.0 on it because MS office was on it saying it needed 3.0 to run. So, does anyone know where i can get Windows 3.0? or if it would be possible, Windows 1.0 or 2.0....just for fun... Last edited by Siphis; 09-27-2009 at 09:37 PM.

09-27-2009, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 815 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: Windows 3.0 Which version of DOS did you install? Are you sure Win 3.0 is not still there? Look for a C:\Windows folder. If it's there, try typing C:\Windows\Win then press Enter. Also look for a Flats folder or Win30 folder, the install files might have been copied to the hard drive. About the only place you'll find those older versions of Windows would be an Auction site. Windows 3.1 or 3.11 will be much more common. __________________ Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Of course I know all the answers; I just don't always match the answers to the right questions. Rated R for Violence -- When your PC flies through a window, that's violent, right?

10-26-2009, 06:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
peterbrown77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Re: Windows 3.0 How about my (4) 5 1/4" floppies of Microsoft Windows 2.0 MS-DOS Executive? I'm going to frame them...

10-27-2009, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,284 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Windows 3.0 to original poster: you CAN order the original doom from ID software: http://www.idsoftware.com/games/doom/doom-collectors/ however the programs all run on Windows 95 and higher (they're slightly modified versions from the DOS versions so that when you accidentally hit the windows key (it's right next to ctrl, which you use to fire) you don't suddenly go back to windows - a very annoying problem with the old DOS version running on Windows 95)

10-29-2009, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenny111111 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: central florida USA Posts: 108 OS: vista sp2	Re: Windows 3.0 hello here is windows 3.0 http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Microsof...ht_3853wt_1164 __________________ HAVE A GREAT DAY Kenny Last edited by kenny111111; 10-29-2009 at 06:46 PM.

10-30-2009, 12:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
joe2002 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: windows 7 32	Re: Windows 3.0 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx Search into this site.