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Installing Windows 3.11 in DosBox

This is my first ever attempt at a video howto guide. By the end of this video, you will have installed Windows 3.11 and all the important drivers into a DOSBox system that you can start from your desktop, taskbar or start menu.

• Part 1
• Part 2

Ingredients

• Windows 3.11 installation media (don’t ask me for this, try eBay or a local charity shop)
• Video Driver
• Sound Card Driver
• Joystick Driver

Credit

A forum post by Dominus at vogons.zetafleet.com was an invaluable resource in compiling this video. Thanks. (:

All aboard for the Imagine Cup

The Imagine Cup is about saving the world through technology. It’s about showcasing what you can do by building a solution on a Microsoft platform. It’s about securing the next generation of talented software developers, and your last chance to enter is now. You can solve problems, give your career options a boost, and have fun while doing so.

At 23:59 on Friday 10th December (that’s tomorrow night) the first round of the Imagine Cup closes for the UK – this means that, after that point, you won’t be able to enter the Software Design and Embedded Development sections of the Imagine Cup for this year.

Display driver updates on the Li3710

As you’ll see in a previous post, I reverted to Windows on my Amilo, in order to play Steam games. I was very disappointed to discover that on running L4D2, my system blue screened and then rebooted. After some Google-ing, I discovered that there are a lot of idiots in the world. From Yahoo! Canada Answers:

There are 3 step to repair blue screen crash error

If you got blue screen crash error then there is a 94% chance that your computer has registry problems. To repair blue screen crash error you need to follow the steps below:

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