How do I install Win 3.1 fresh in a Win95 system?
First, Shut Down, and Re-start the computer in MS-DOS mode. If you have a config.sys or autoexec.bat file (Which you don’t need really), copy these to a safe place. Next, insert your Win 3.1 setup disk 1 and run setup.exe from it. This performs a normal Win 3.1 or WFWG 3.11 install. When prompted for your Windows directory location, be EXTRA CAREFUL to use a different directory name than your Win95 installation!!!!!! Next, let Win 3.1 Setup proceed as normally. When it finishes, copy any changed config.sys and autoexec.bat it made up and save them with different file names, and restore the previous versions of these files. Next, return to Win95 by typing exit. Look for win.com in the Win 3.1 directory you installed it in, and right-click on it. Select “Properties”. Then use the same techniques I mentioned above for setting up a special PIF file for Single Mode DOS. This way, you can specify a proper Win 3.1 startup sequence and avoid polluting your Win95 configuration. You can also use
