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However I was experiencing NTOSKRNL.EXE crashes like the one just shown no matter what.
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This had been a learning curve for me virtualising NT 3.1.įor this walkthrough, I was originally using Oracle VirtualBox 5.1.10 on a Windows 10 machine. With all of this taken into account, normally I’d just use NT 3.51 as these issues no longer existed and generally better supported by software, hardware drivers, and emulators. KB117373 – Windows NT Recognises Only Up to 64 MB RAM on Some Computers Microsoft had documented how this happens, though lacking in some historical context. It’s been documented elsewhere that by replacing NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from NT 3.51’s Service Pack 5, you may then overcome this limitation. However putting aside the technicality of this, it can support and utilise the same amount of RAM as any other 32-bit operating system. Using VirtualBox this is definitely the case. Depending on how the BIOS reports back the amount of memory available, NT 3.1 may only see no greater than 64 MB RAM. Even the minimum requirements of 16 MB RAM was rather steep for that period so the following caveat wasn’t particularly concerning at the time.
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In 1993 a PC having 64 MB RAM wasn’t really heard of, though not impossible.
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This didn’t mean you couldn’t install on a computer with PCI slots, it just meant that if the PCI card plugged in had drivers available it would run in ISA/EISA compatibility mode. It was the first Windows version to include TCP/IP, however with no DHCP support it meant that you had to manually configure an IP address for the network connection. Other caveats included a lack of support for IDE CD-ROM drives or the PCI bus. NT 3.1 crashing after attempting to login into my user account.
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Back then, Intel had been beta testing their new Pentium processors to supersede the 486, and introduced the CPUID instruction set which allows software to identify the CPU’s features. It’s very easy for the VM to crash or for NT 3.1 to complain about the hardware due to what was available at the time. Installing Windows NT 3.1 is certainly not the easiest Windows to install into VirtualBox due to a few limitations. A relative lack of 32-bit software and higher system requirements meant success was limited and most of the attention was towards MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. There was two editions – one named simply Windows NT 3.1 for workstation use, and the other named Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server which obviously suggests for servers on a network. The first version was 3.1, to match the versioning of the more consumer orientated Windows 3.1 that was released a year prior. Microsoft’s first true 32-bit operating system, it generally was to be seen only on high-end desktop workstations and servers. When the computer first boots, any optional components, drivers, updates, or language packs are processed.Ĭreate specific configurations, making the Windows installation unique.Īpply answer file settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass.Īpply content file settings from the Oobe.xml file.Once the partnership with IBM faltered with the development of OS/2, Microsoft went alone and Windows NT was born back in 1993. The settings are applied to the Windows image before that Windows image boots. Process answer file settings in the offlineServicing configuration pass. Windows Setup configurations include adding a product key and configuring a disk.Īpply answer file settings in the windowsPE configuration pass to configure the installation behavior and user experience. Specify Windows Setup configurations by using either the Windows Setup dialog boxes (interactive) or an answer file (unattended), or a combination of the two. Windows PE (for booting the Windows DVD or booting a custom Windows PE image) The following table shows the overall process for Windows Setup: Windows Setup phaseĭownlevel (for custom installations and upgrades) The Windows Setup program starts and restarts the computer, gathers information, copies files, and creates or adjusts configuration settings. Windows Setup can perform an installation that retains your settings and preferences while upgrading your operating system. The previous Windows installation will not boot after a clean installation. Windows Setup can perform a custom installation, also known as a clean installation, which saves your previous Windows installation but does not migrate your settings. Instead, you must use Windows Easy Transfer, the User State Migration Tool (USMT), or another migration tool to move data from a previous installation to the new operating system.Ĭustom installations. However, it does not perform computer-to-computer migrations.
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Windows Setup can perform both clean and upgrade installations. It is also the basis for the following installation and upgrade methods: Windows Setup is the program that installs Windows or upgrades an existing Windows installation.