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From: amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Andrew Fountain)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Can Windows (v 3.0) run on a PC?
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Date: 25 Jun 91 12:20:47 GMT
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In <3466@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:

>I know that a 10 Mhz PC is not the preferred hardware for windows, 
>And this question has probably been asked before, but I just want
>a few answers (please :)

>The hardware is some clone 10 Mhz PC with 640K
>85 Meg hard-drive 
>Oak 256K VGA board (800x600x16, 640x480x256)
>GoldStar 1405w B/W VGA monitor (800x600, 640x480, etc)
>1.2 Mb floppy                      
>(logitech clone mouse, not hooked up at time of windows installation)

>Shortly after Windows asks for disk 2 (during installation), the computer
>hangs.
>Upon rebooting and typing win, I get the familiar windows intro screen,
>which goes away, and I get a single line of junk text at the top of the
>screen, and the computer hangs.

>I select a PC/MS DOS type of computer, VGA graphics, etc. 
>Is there anything really wrong here?

Please someone put this in the FAQ file. I am fed up with having to
answer it.

Most of the Windows screen drivers contain opcodes which are not
available on the 8088 (in the PC & XT). The solution is to unplug the
8088 and plug in a V20 (about $10). Not only will your system now work
with Windows 3.0 but it will be significantly faster with all programs.
(up to 50% faster for some graphics operations). I can verify that this
works having installed Windows on many different machines.

Note 1: You must re-install Windows from scratch.
Note 2: The IBM PS/2 30 and Amstrad computers use an 8086 instead of an
        8088. Replace this with a V30, not a V20.

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