   
| Release date: | 1992 |
| Media size: | Seven 1440 KB 3.5 inch (HD) floppy disks |
| Installed size: | 4.5 MByte |
| Usability: | Good: icons for executable programs, program groups,
program switching, the first usable version of Windows. |
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Start of the Microsoft Windows 3.1 setup program,
running on a MS-DOS 6.2 operating system. Now with enhanced support for
VGA-graphic adapters with blue blackground and white characters, and
support for the function keys for installation and abort.
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Choose between Express setup (recommended, using some defaults)
and manual installation.
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Specify installation path with some hints for the Administrator.
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Standard configuration (including graphic adapter, keyboard layout,
language support and others), may be changed by the user.
Now the setup
copies the basic Windows files onto harddisk and switches to graphic mode
(Standard VGA using 640*480 pixel and 16 colours).
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Start of a personalization: first in Microsofts Evolution
Windows asks for the name of the user.
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The setups asks, which parts of Windows shall be installed and
which tasks during setup shall be done.
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Which parts of Windows (README-files, Addons, Games, screen
saver, wallpapers) shall be installed and include or exclude specific
programs. Notice: only 2.3 MByte are needed for a full, fresh install!
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Creation of the virtual memory swap file (53 MBytes) to increase
the available memory.
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Now windows copies the selected files onto the harddisk. First
in Microsoft's Evolution is a progress-report.
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Printer installation within in a own requester.
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One of the most favourite printers (Epson FX80, a 8 needle line
printer) has been installed on LPT1 (first parallel device).
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Setup generates program groups and program icons (also introduced
in Windows 3.1). A big enhancement for usability!
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Windows 3.1 was able to search for well-known MS-DOS programs
on all existing harddisks (C: and D:) and to generate icons for these
programs.
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In some cases Windows 3.1 was not sure which program is the
real one. Here it found EDIT.COM from MS-DOS and asks if this is really
the MS-DOS editor.
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All other MS-DOS programs found may be added or excluded in
Windows 3.1 manually.
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Also a new feature: a tutorial for working with Windows and a
mice is included and may be started. Well, let us have a look...
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First the tutorial asks, wether the user has knowledge about
a mice and is able to work with such a new and exciting hardware.
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The tutorial introduces program groups, which may be opened
by a double-leftclick of the mice.
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Now the program group Addons ("Zubehör") has been
opened and the icons of the grouped programs are displayed.
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Minimazing and Maximizing of windows using the new keys. The tutorial has
now been interrupted...
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Finished installation, now the system has to be rebooted.
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After reboot, Windows has to be started manually (or using a
according command within AUTOEXEC.BAT). Still MS-DOS is the main interface
for computers...
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The Windows 3.1 logo during startup, which will interrupt the
startup for two seconds. A nice trick was to start win :
which skips the logo.
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The main view of Microsoft Windows 3.1 with new a new colour-set,
new icons, program groups and icons for executable programs. The PIF-editor
in the main-group generates setup-files for DOS-programs which need some
special environments.
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The file-manager of Windows 3.1. On the left-hand side the directory-tree
and on the right-hand side all files. Only three icons for different file-types
were available.
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The control panel of Windows 3.1., contains 12 setup-parts.
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Setup for the Desktop, includes Wallpapers or patterns, screensaver,
symbol gaps and cursor frequency.
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The addon program group ("Zubehö").
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The Calendar - well only the new window-design has been
adopted.
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Microsoft Paint has been renamed to Microsoft Paintbrush and
supports now colours (the basic VGA-colours). The program interface has
been redesigned.
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Say goodbye to Windows 3.1 using ALT-F4.
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