diff --git a/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 b/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f6345d76 --- /dev/null +++ b/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + +1. Install MS-DOS 6.22 first. + +2. Use MS-DOS to run the NT installer. + The floppy-based install will not work with NT, because DOSBox-X + does not yet emulate the floppy controller. + +3. Let DOSBox-X restart + +4. Let NT Boot. + + NOTE: At this time, NT is unable to get past the boot screen and + displays a crash dump with INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. debug information + seems to imply that NT's IDE driver is having difficulty issuing + a sector read---debug info shows IDE command 20h is issued... long + pause... another one is issued... eventually NT gives up. + diff --git a/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 b/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f6345d76 --- /dev/null +++ b/NOTES/Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + +1. Install MS-DOS 6.22 first. + +2. Use MS-DOS to run the NT installer. + The floppy-based install will not work with NT, because DOSBox-X + does not yet emulate the floppy controller. + +3. Let DOSBox-X restart + +4. Let NT Boot. + + NOTE: At this time, NT is unable to get past the boot screen and + displays a crash dump with INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. debug information + seems to imply that NT's IDE driver is having difficulty issuing + a sector read---debug info shows IDE command 20h is issued... long + pause... another one is issued... eventually NT gives up. +