Unpack to the Windows directory (the one from the above package, not the one where your computer's actual operating system is installed), optionally also the game directory and see if it works. This is an experimental fix that should solve problems with games requiring a Borland DPMI server: You don't want to overwrite your copy of Windows, trust me on that.įrom now on, all it will take to run Windows 3.11 in your DOSBox is - once you mount the directory you extracted the package into - entering windows.bat from the command line. Sound Blaster 16 drivers for Windows 3 (Revision 2)ĭevlod (a commandline program used to load device drivers in runtime - needed for Sound Blaster's driver files).Īll you have to do is unpack the thing to the location you mount as DOSBox' virtual C drive, unless that location is the root of your system drive. S3 Flat Model Trio64V graphic card drivers for Windows 3 (version 1.69.02) Windows 3.11 for Workgroups (English language version) I was hoping to test mine more extensively before making it public, but since I didn't receive any feedback on it for almost two months I guess keeping it under wraps is sort of pointless now: However, despite several existing guides, the process can still be confusing for new users - not least those who never had to deal with Windows 3 before in the first place.

This way, you can run old Windows games via DOSBox - things like Stars!, Zombie Wars (etc.), which no longer work normally (if at all) on modern versions of Windows.

Since several versions ago, DOSBox supports running Windows 3.x inside itself.

Windows 3 11 on dosbox games slow