Whats a geek to do with VMware, extra hard disk space, and RAM to spare?
Why fill it with all the operating systems he can!
For the fun of it, we take a look at virtualizing a classic version of Windows.
We start with one of the first popular version of Windows Windows 3.11.
Heres some screenshots of Windows 3.11 running in VMware Player on Windows 7 x64.
Yes, we still have to start Windows by entering win at the command prompt…
The famous 3.1 boot screen … looks a little different than the Vista or 7 startup animation.
Do you should probably learn how to use the mouse?
Welcome to Windows 3.11.
No exit buttons; just double-tap on the left-hand side of the Window.
Amazingly, you might still exit programs this way in all other versions of Windows, including Windows 7.
The great-granddaddy of Windows 7 Libraries…
The infamous Paint…formerly called Paintbrush.
Weve all wasted countless hours on Minesweeper…
There wasnt the ability to save documents to a whole lot of different formats back then.
But dont forget, were running it inside Windows 7.
Clicking Exit doesnt shut down your rig, it only exits to DOS.
