windows3.1

[scifiguy1]

hi all
just got done fdisking my old pc ...i did it for a learning experience. ..it has dos 6.2 and windows 3.1 on it ...
but now it does not recognize the cdrom and has added a
h-drive as a host for c:...
i have a couple of floppies to reinstall yet otherwise all is good
also when i was loading a program called forte16 it asked if i wanted to delete the win. drivers as it was installing new ones i assume for the sound card .....to make a long story short can anyone suggest websites or books i can pickup at the library to help me on my way......also it use to boot to windows but now i have to type in win at the dos prompt ...i have done these things before when i was learning what to and what not to do with your computer ..i think it is fun to learn and have the knowledge to fix your own pc if you can...hopefully no more BOOM!!!!..........must end story brain hurts now

thanks Dick
just attached a funny pic i had on my pc thought you would like

[andyms18a]

try this site http://www.computerhope.com/ac.htm

[scifiguy1]

thanks andy
this looks like just what i wanted

later Dick

[LocoCoyote]

if I might make a small sugestion...

since you are doing this from the very beginning anyway and are out for a learning expiereance...why not install FreeBSD or some Linux distro? You will learn more and have a viable, modern OS to work with?

just my 2 cents

[GaryRouth]

Computer Hope is a marvelous site for information. If you don't mind a site that's slightly outdated (but would have all the details for your era PC), you can also look at http://www.pcguide.com/topic.html

It's the work of just one author, which explains why it's not updated as often as other guides, but it's nicely written, and allows you to read it just like a book: one step at a time. It generally starts with general info and then goes to more detail, which you can read or skip depending on your interest. There are also a few old-fashioned paperback books that are nice for a good foundation [and have the extra advantage of not needing a screen and power source to read] . . . one trick to finding a suitable into book is to visit your local community college & see which one they favor these days in the college book store. I'd recommend one, but it's been so long I don't know any of the recent titles.

. . . and re: Linux. You'd probably want a version either at or before 6.1 (probably before - the "6" is from popular distributions like RedHat & isn't the same as the kernel version), since your hardware is limited. Might want to read up on it before that step at a place like http://www.linux.org

Best of luck
. . . Gary

[p.s. ...I might not have been very clear. . . the guide that's on the outdated side is the pcguide site. Computer Hope is a big, well-funded & up-to-the minute updated site. . . . I could use a little updating myself!]