I can surely say Ur Clever at Computer engineering...... enough to talk about how u even installed star ms-dos alone all by urself although these things were complicated af in the past 90's and also how u were able to get the iso files of every windows to install it ascendingly and also how u were able to find the perfect pc to support all the windows versions starting from windows 1.01 to windows 11 besides the very long time needed to record and edit this video your Talented Man Keep up the good work bro ❤❤🎉
Timeline 0:11 Start MS-DOS 1:17 Windows 1.01 2:36 Windows 2.03 6:08 Windows 3.0 7:57 Windows 3.1 11:00 Windows 95 17:50 Windows 98 36:16 Windows ME 54:14 Windows XP 1:31:45 Windows Vista 2:17:19 Windows 7 3:06:17 Windows 8 4:34:50 Windows 8.1 5:31:08 Windows 10 6:46:17 Windows 11
@@Streethere If your computer has a CD drive, you can use a Windows 95 upgrade CD. If you already have the CD, just put it in the old computer and run the installer program (setup.exe). If you need to make a CD, insert a blank CD into a newer computer (like a Windows 10 computer) and burn a .ISO file for Windows 95 onto the CD. You can find a Windows 95 upgrade iso online. For example, I got ISO files that I used for my video here: winworldpc.com/download/410c28c3-81e2-8093-0711-c3a4c2ac5a54 Just take that file, burn it to a CD, put the CD in the old computer and you should be good. If you don't want to (or can't) burn a CD, you can go to websites like eBay and buy a Windows 95 upgrade CD from a seller online.
Hello. I actually copied all the upgrade files to the hard drive using Parted Magic before I installed DOS (I did it before the recording started). This way I didn't have to use any CDs or USBs at all. But any time I need a USB that isn't for Windows 10 or Windows 11, I do use Rufus. If I need a Windows 10 or Windows 11 USB, I use the USB Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's website.
I used a guide which someone else uploaded to RUclips. I credited them in my earlier upload of this video on my channel (where it was sped up by 4x). You can watch it and follow the guide here. ruclips.net/video/xOMtuAerX3g/видео.html In summary, you have to take and replace a couple files from a specific version of a x32 Windows 8 beta build and replace them with a specific version of a x64 Windows 8 beta build.
Yes! It's pretty wild how the installer remained largely the same since Vista (especially when compared to the pre-Vista installers which had some pretty major design overhauls between Windows versions). Although from what I've seen, the next upcoming major version of Windows 11 (24H2) finally changes the installer's design and gets rid of the "checklist" that the Vista installer introduced.
@@ComputingCanuck If I had to theorize why Microsoft stopped updating the design of the installer, it's probably because less and less average consumers are actually installing Windows themselves. These days, computers are usually preloaded with Windows which generally wasn't the case many years ago. Therefore there isn't any reason to update it since it just works
That's a neat theory, I never thought about it like that! Personally I always believed it was partly due to changes in design trends throughout the tech industry. Since in the Vista and pre-Vista days, designing interfaces for people was all about skeuomorphism where the interface appeared "real" and had more "friendly" elements to them (which is why I think the earlier installers up to Vista/7 had more colours, more icons, and more visuals to them). So I think as the industry shifted to the "flat" design (aka the "metro" design in Microsoft land) they changed the installer to match that design trend by keeping it simple, and changing it only slightly from Vista by dropping the aero elements. Now that Microsoft is shifting from Windows 8/Windows 10's "Metro"/flat design to Windows 11's "Fluent" design, I'm guessing that's why they're changing the installer starting in the upcoming 24H2 release.
I have a problem! When I'm upgrading from Windows 7 to windows 8 beta, at 90% complete, it tells me that " Windows 8 setup has failed". Can you help me?
I never got that specific error message when performing my own upgrade, but here are some things you can try: -Make sure you're running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit -Make sure your PC supports Windows 8 -The install media may have to be re-created. You can use the guide in the description of this video to download the tools and view the instructions on how to create the proper install media that allows you to go from Windows 7 Pro 32-bit to a 64-bit version of Windows 8 Beta. (The guide linked in the description was not made by me, and as such I take no credit for it, although it did help me complete this project). Unfortunately, because I haven't ran into that particular error myself, I'm unsure of what the solution can be. There could also be many reasons why that error appears so it's hard to say how to fix it for your particular case. If the Windows 8 setup gives you an additional error code (something that looks similar to 0x80004005 but with different numbers), you may be able to find additional information on how to fix your particular issue by searching that code.
Lol, it is in fact an HDD so that's a big reason why it took so long to install. Plus the other components of the laptop like the processor and RAM are far below Windows 11's system requirements which is also why it took forever to install.
Oh yeah for sure Lol! I was thinking of using an SSD but I didn't have a spare one on me so I just used the HDD that the laptop came with. Though, with how old the rest of the laptop's parts are, it would've still been far from a fast experience Lol.
@@ComputingCanuck You'd be surprised with how much an SSD speeds everything up on slow old hardware. Sometimes making it seem like a new laptop entirely. Hard drives are a big bottleneck in performance. Which yes, the CPU will hold back the SSD but not too bad to where the SSD wouldn't seem worth it. It will still be pretty dang fast.
Oh I agree 100%. I've installed several SSDs into laptops with HDDs and it has made a HUGE difference each time. I was just saying that for this particular purpose, newer operating systems like Windows 11 still wouldn't have had a fun time even with an SSD due to the 2 GB of RAM and the ancient dual-core CPU running in single-core mode Lol. It definitely would've made things faster, but given I don't use this laptop as my main device, and the fact that I put a clean Windows XP install on it after this video went up, I just didn't feel like spending money on an SSD for this project was worth it when A) it would get very little use and B) everything else in the world is getting super expensive Lol. (The neat thing about this laptop though is that it has native support for SATA devices, so once the HDD in it finally dies, I can easily replace it with a SATA SSD)
Yeah, it certainly was not easy to find a compatible PC for this lol. Mostly because it was hard to find one that was new enough to support the newer OSes, but not too new or else there would be several patches needed to make this work, lol!
It definitely would be! If I ever decide/get the time to make videos on a regular schedule (and if I get the money), it's definitely a purchase I would consider making! For now though, I'll stick with my ol' reliable(ish) early 2010s camera :)
Hello, unfortunately I am not sure which command you are referring to. Usually you would need some form of install media (like a CD/DVD or iso) to install Windows in all scenarios. In my video, I used ISOs for all versions of Windows and copied the contents inside each ISO to the computer's hard drive. If you saw the command being used in my video, can you provide the timestamp where you saw me use it and I could try to provide the command for you?
Thanks! I didn't have a specific era in mind for the hardware, nor did I intend to make it sound like I was doing this on Windows 1.0-era hardware (if the title made it sound that way, I apologize). The intention was just to show that it is possible to upgrade through every Windows version on physical hardware without the use of a virtual machine (which is why I chose my old Dell laptop from the mid-2000s, since it supports the older AND the newer Windows versions with only a few workarounds needed).
2000 is NT line, mostly for business use - maybe that's why. Instead of going for 95 after 3.1, we'll have to go for NT 3.1 or NT 3.5. Or start from NT 3.1.
@@miyaduki_ch Yes, this is correct! I chose to exclude Windows 2000 and other "NT" Windows versions because they all form the NT line which was intended to be a separate business line of Windows products until Windows XP's release, which merged the non-NT and NT line of Windows versions. In the future I hope to do a video on the NT line starting at NT 3.1, once my testing is successful! (so far, it hasn't been successful)
No worries! It is an actual PC! It's a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop. You can see the laptop display its manufacturer (Dell) and its model name (Vostro 1400) between restarts throughout the video!
Catroot is a folder in Windows that is used to store catalog files for drivers (which is where I assume the folder gets its name from. Cat=Catalog), as well as Windows Update packages. Microsoft explains it here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/catalog-files
SATA (aka Serial AT Attachment) is a type of connection/interface used to connect certain devices like storage devices and CD drives to your computer. The laptop I used in this video uses SATA but, unfortunately, earlier versions of Windows do not support SATA and Windows 95 will generally not work correctly (or even refuse to start up) if its installed on a SATA drive (in my case, this laptop wouldn't start Windows 95 properly without the patch). That's why I had to use a "SATA patch". Using the SATA patch copied new files to Windows 95 and modified some files which allowed me to get Windows 95 to operate properly on a SATA drive.
i've been trying to do this myself on my thinkpad t430s. when i try to install windows 3.0, setup.exe crashes after copy the "vgalogo.lgo" file (when the graphical interface is supposed to load) and returns me to the DOS prompt. i understand this video isn't meant to be a tutorial, but do you have an idea why this doesn't work properly for me?
I had the same issue to me while testing this off-camera before recording it. If I recall correctly, I believe the solution was to delete some files inside of Windows 2.03 before beginning the upgrade to Windows 3.0. You can see me delete the required files at around 5:38 of this video. Once all those files are deleted within Windows 2.03, exit Windows 2.03 to a DOS prompt and try to upgrade to Windows 3.0 again. All the files should copy over. Since the Windows 3.0 installation already failed, you may (or may not, I'm not entirely sure) have to erase everything and redo the upgrade process from the very beginning.
@@ComputingCanuck i figured it out. at least on my setup, i had to delete additional files that you didn't delete. here's the following files i had to delete (along with your files): COURA.FON COURC.FON COURD.FON GDI.EXE HELVA.FON HELVC.FON HELVD.FON README.DOC PRACTICE.DOC TMSRA.FON TMSRC.FON TMSRD.FON WIN.OLD WRITE.DAT to figure this out, i did a clean install of windows 2.03 (not upgrade) and cross-referenced the files that the upgraded install had and the clean install didn't have
@@ComputingCanuck Now I'm back with a new problem. This time, I'm unable to upgrade from 98 to ME. After getting past stage 1 of the installation and rebooting, I see the Windows ME splash screen pop up, but then I get an error that reads, "Warning: Windows did not finish loading on the previous attempt." I'm not sure what CD you used, but I am using the Retail Upgrade CD. Also, I am using MiniTool Partition Wizard to extend the partition size to its max (256 GB in my case), because I don't feel like paying for Parted Magic. I made sure to convert the disk to FAT32 before extending the partition size. I tried booting into the Windows ME boot disk and running "scanreg /fix" but to no avail. Any advice on where to go from here?
Hm, I have not come across that error before while testing my attempt off camera. If I were to guess, it may have something to do with the known "137GB limit" on older Windows version and BIOSes/motherboards. I'm not exactly sure of the exact side effects of installing/upgrading Windows on an "unsupported size" above 137GB like you're doing, since I did my installs on a partition smaller than 137GB which seemed to work fine, but it may be part of the reason why Windows ME is freaking out. I would try looking into ways around the 137GB limit, or starting fresh with a partition size less than 137GB. Alternatively, if you wish to try something less intensive first, create and boot off of a GParted disk (GParted is the same tool used within Parted Magic so it'll look near identical to my video), and try to enable the "LBA" flag on your partition by right clicking the partition and then selecting "Manage Flags". Once you turn on the LBA flag, apply the changes and reboot since that may also fix Windows not running on a big partition.
You can download Windows 8.1 for free without a product key from Microsoft's website! To install Windows 8.1 though, you will need a product key. There are lists of "generic product keys" which can be used to install Windows 8.1 (they are generic because they are only used to install Windows, not activate). Here is a list of generic product keys I used throughout the video to get Windows installed (this Windows 8.1 key is only usable with the Pro and Retail edition): pastebin.com/raw/C05XWYFM Alternatively, you can search Microsoft forums and other trusted websites for people who have posted generic product keys if you require something different. Hope this helps!
Well of course the video is edited. This process, despite being a total of 9 hours for every upgrade, took several days in reality since I was unable to sit down for the full 9 hours this took due to other obligations I had to take care of. My camera's battery also could not last for every Windows upgrade in one take so every now and then I had to stop the recording, take it off the tripod, and recharge it. Additionally, the SD card in the camera also couldn't last the entire process in one go so I often had to turn off the recording to transfer the video clips to my PC and erase the SD card. That's why the video randomly cuts and changes angles at certain points. So in reality, it's not just one big 9-hour recording, but rather multiple recording clips from different days put together as smoothly as I could make it. But the whole upgrade process itself is authentic and possible (hence why I kept that paint file and text document around, to show that your files carry through every version in a successful upgrade). The only part of the upgrade itself that was actually removed was when I copied all the Windows installers to the hard drive.
Hello! I've found that DOS has some issues installing on newer hardware (I came across that exact same error in my earlier attempts to install DOS), so it was hard for me to get it working. I'm not sure what the cause is, but here are the steps I took to get DOS working properly, maybe it'll work for you: 1) First I downloaded the CD version (not the 3.5" floppy version) of MS-DOS 7.1 which can be found here: winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/7x (MS-DOS 7.1 is an unofficial version of DOS not released by Microsoft, but in my testing I found it to work better than the official versions on certain computers). 2) Once the file was downloaded, I opened it and copied the "dos71cd" file (located inside the downloaded file) to my computer. 3) I then burned the "dos71cd" file to a blank, writable CD. (I did this because I've encountered issues installing DOS from floppy disks or USB drives) 4) I inserted the burned CD into the computer and DOS was installed without any problems. Let me know if this works for you. If it's still not working, let me know what error you're having and where it's happening (for example: before installing DOS, after installing DOS).
@@ComputingCanuckNo work: Appear this error while check my partitions. Appear to create a primary partition and talk to reboot. In this moment, finishing the boot, the error appears, and if a reboot again, no solve.
@@monakitcreator You might have to do what I did and create the partition *before* installing MS-DOS 7.1. I've seen MS-DOS 7.1 have issues when installing on certain computers (especially newer ones). Try this and see if it fixes your error (it will require burning another CD. The process is very similar to making the MS-DOS 7.1 I described earlier). Unfortunately the process to partition the hard drive for DOS manually is pretty long and in-depth but I'll try and explain it as best I can. If you're confused about any step, let me know what step number you would like clarification on: 1) Downloaded an OEM CD copy of Windows 98 (Second Edition) here: winworldpc.com/product/windows-98/98-second-edition (Make sure you grab a version that's labelled as "OEM". The OEM versions of Windows 98 can be burned to a CD and are bootable. The non-OEM versions are NOT bootable and require a floppy disk so using the OEM version makes things easier since they do not require a floppy disk and a floppy disk drive.) 2) Once the file is downloaded, copy the Windows 98 CD (.ISO) file (located inside the downloaded file) to your computer. 3) Burn the Windows 98 OEM CD (.ISO) file to a blank, writable CD. 4) Insert the Windows 98 CD into the computer (you must keep the CD inside the computer throughout this whole process). 5) A menu should pop up with 3 options. Select the option that says "Start computer without CD-ROM support" 6) It will load DOS files off the CD and you should eventually see a prompt ("A:\"). If you see the A:\ prompt, type "fdisk" without the quotation marks then press enter to begin using FDISK. (FDISK is a tool that lets you create DOS partitions) 7) It may (or may not) ask if you want to enable Large Disk Support. If it asks for this, select "Yes" (or you may just have to enter the letter "Y" for "Y". The only time you'll have to say Yes to enabling Large Disk Support is when you're deleting partitions. Later, when I describe the steps to create a partition, you'll have to select "N" or "NO" for Large Disk Support). 8) You should now see a menu with 4 options, select option 4 ("Display Partition Information"). If you see any partitions listed, go to step 9. If it says "No partitions defined", go to step 10. 9) Press Escape (ESC) to go back to the menu with 4 options, select option 3 ("Delete partition or Logical DOS drive"). Follow the steps to erase any partitions on your hard drive. Once all partitions are erased, go to step 10. 10) Restart the computer with the Windows 98 CD still inside your PC, then repeat steps 5 and 6 to get back to the FDISK tool. ***However, make sure this time you select "NO" ("N") when it asks for enabling Large Disk Support. This step is important!*** 11) You should be back at the menu with 4 options, select option 1 ("Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive") 12) You should now see a menu with 3 options, select option 1 ("Create Primary DOS Partition") 13) I don't fully remember what messages you'll see after this step, or if you'll see any at all. It may go straight to partitioning your hard drive (step 14 in this comment), or it may ask you more questions. If it asks if you want to "use the max size for a Primary DOS Partition", say yes. If it asks if you want to "make the partition Active", say yes too. If you see a message asking you to restart your computer, go to step 14. (If another message comes up and you aren't sure what to select, ask me and I can help!) 14) It should begin partitioning your hard drive. You should eventually see a message that says something along the lines of "You MUST restart your system for your changes to take effect". If you see this message, press the Escape (ESC) key to exit FDISK and then reboot your PC. 15) Repeat steps 5 and 6 to go back into FDISK (Make sure "NO" is selected for Large Disk Support again). 16) At the menu with 4 options, select option 4 this time ("Display Partition Information") 17) If FDISK worked, you should see a single partition (Under "Partition" it should say "C: 1", under "Status" there should be the letter "A", and under "Type" it should say "PRI DOS"). If you see all that, it means FDISK worked. 18) Restart the computer with the MS-DOS 7.1 CD you made earlier and try to install MS-DOS. Since you made a partition, MS-DOS 7.1 will skip making a partition and it may ask to format your partition FAT/FAT16. It may also ask to make it active, and/or ask to rewrite the boot record. Say yes to both of these. MS-DOS 7.1 should install without problems. Those are the steps I took to get MS-DOS 7.1 working for this video. If it still does not work for you, let me know what error message you're getting and where it's happening and I'll see what else I can do to help! Again, sorry if these steps are long and complicated, partitioning a hard drive manually through FDISK is a lot more work, but I'll happily provide clarification if you're confused about something.
The 9 hours really is a good time to spend watching this video during my school holidays ever since exams are finally over.
Thanks for watching! (Also, congratulations on getting through your exams. Hope you have a good school holiday!)
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Not only did this take 9 hours but bro had to get the perfect computer to run every version
Correct. You can't run every single Windows version on the same computer, you know.
I can surely say Ur Clever at Computer engineering...... enough to talk about how u even installed star ms-dos alone all by urself although these things were complicated af in the past 90's and also how u were able to get the iso files of every windows to install it ascendingly and also how u were able to find the perfect pc to support all the windows versions starting from windows 1.01 to windows 11 besides the very long time needed to record and edit this video your Talented Man Keep up the good work bro ❤❤🎉
Thank you! :D
Timeline
0:11 Start MS-DOS
1:17 Windows 1.01
2:36 Windows 2.03
6:08 Windows 3.0
7:57 Windows 3.1
11:00 Windows 95
17:50 Windows 98
36:16 Windows ME
54:14 Windows XP
1:31:45 Windows Vista
2:17:19 Windows 7
3:06:17 Windows 8
4:34:50 Windows 8.1
5:31:08 Windows 10
6:46:17 Windows 11
OK
You Forgot MS-DOS
@@NEKITK1337yes he forgot MS-DOS 7.1
Wrong. Windows 1.0 is Windows 1.01. Windows 2.0 is Windows 2.03
I appreciate this comment❤
I played this at 20X speed and it still felt like an eternity
i played this in 45X and still is a eternity
*playing with your friend*
your friend: yo i gotta update brb
the update:
bro did a true masterpiece, you deserve my respect
Me: My MS-DOS is not working properly
the technician: Ok, I have to update it
the update:
Again, I love your videos, Matt! ❤ 😊 👍
Thank you! (Again, lol)
@@ComputingCanuck You’re very welcome. Always wanted to make you feel appreciated. 😊 ❤️ 🙏
your name reminds me of matthew robert patrick
Great video I appreciate the hard work your eyes were of course tired ❤❤ keep the good work love you’re vids
Thank you!
this is genuinely impressive
as somebody who has recently upgraded to windows 11, i can confirm i saw the upgrading screen, without OOBE.
HIMEN: Lets test memory!
Me: 💀
**windows 1.0 crashes**
**still boots**
would love to see some world record for this .... like those speedrunner do for the nintendo Mario game ahah
A FRICKIN 9 HOURS?!!
Yup, that's how long I had to wait for each version to upgrade lol. Windows 10 and 11 took a major portion of those 9 hours.
@@ComputingCanuck how do I upgrade my computer to windows 95? (My oldest computer)
@@Streethere If your computer has a CD drive, you can use a Windows 95 upgrade CD.
If you already have the CD, just put it in the old computer and run the installer program (setup.exe).
If you need to make a CD, insert a blank CD into a newer computer (like a Windows 10 computer) and burn a .ISO file for Windows 95 onto the CD. You can find a Windows 95 upgrade iso online. For example, I got ISO files that I used for my video here: winworldpc.com/download/410c28c3-81e2-8093-0711-c3a4c2ac5a54
Just take that file, burn it to a CD, put the CD in the old computer and you should be good.
If you don't want to (or can't) burn a CD, you can go to websites like eBay and buy a Windows 95 upgrade CD from a seller online.
@@ComputingCanuck Thanks! Now I can switch to windows 95 with a 💿:D
this is magestic
Hello. Did you prepare the upgrade USBs with Rufus?
Hello. I actually copied all the upgrade files to the hard drive using Parted Magic before I installed DOS (I did it before the recording started). This way I didn't have to use any CDs or USBs at all.
But any time I need a USB that isn't for Windows 10 or Windows 11, I do use Rufus. If I need a Windows 10 or Windows 11 USB, I use the USB Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's website.
@@ComputingCanuck The hard disk drive: There is too many junk inside me someone help
HAs your pc never downgrade to windows 1
Can you tell me how did you turn it to 64x, as I tried this on a vm and it didn’t work?
I used a guide which someone else uploaded to RUclips. I credited them in my earlier upload of this video on my channel (where it was sped up by 4x). You can watch it and follow the guide here.
ruclips.net/video/xOMtuAerX3g/видео.html
In summary, you have to take and replace a couple files from a specific version of a x32 Windows 8 beta build and replace them with a specific version of a x64 Windows 8 beta build.
The installer hasn't received a design upgrade since Vista. Isn't that crazy?
Yes! It's pretty wild how the installer remained largely the same since Vista (especially when compared to the pre-Vista installers which had some pretty major design overhauls between Windows versions). Although from what I've seen, the next upcoming major version of Windows 11 (24H2) finally changes the installer's design and gets rid of the "checklist" that the Vista installer introduced.
@@ComputingCanuck If I had to theorize why Microsoft stopped updating the design of the installer, it's probably because less and less average consumers are actually installing Windows themselves. These days, computers are usually preloaded with Windows which generally wasn't the case many years ago. Therefore there isn't any reason to update it since it just works
That's a neat theory, I never thought about it like that! Personally I always believed it was partly due to changes in design trends throughout the tech industry. Since in the Vista and pre-Vista days, designing interfaces for people was all about skeuomorphism where the interface appeared "real" and had more "friendly" elements to them (which is why I think the earlier installers up to Vista/7 had more colours, more icons, and more visuals to them). So I think as the industry shifted to the "flat" design (aka the "metro" design in Microsoft land) they changed the installer to match that design trend by keeping it simple, and changing it only slightly from Vista by dropping the aero elements. Now that Microsoft is shifting from Windows 8/Windows 10's "Metro"/flat design to Windows 11's "Fluent" design, I'm guessing that's why they're changing the installer starting in the upcoming 24H2 release.
The intel 2 duo core cpus hold up a lot better then they have any right to
I have a problem! When I'm upgrading from Windows 7 to windows 8 beta, at 90% complete, it tells me that " Windows 8 setup has failed". Can you help me?
I never got that specific error message when performing my own upgrade, but here are some things you can try:
-Make sure you're running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
-Make sure your PC supports Windows 8
-The install media may have to be re-created. You can use the guide in the description of this video to download the tools and view the instructions on how to create the proper install media that allows you to go from Windows 7 Pro 32-bit to a 64-bit version of Windows 8 Beta. (The guide linked in the description was not made by me, and as such I take no credit for it, although it did help me complete this project).
Unfortunately, because I haven't ran into that particular error myself, I'm unsure of what the solution can be. There could also be many reasons why that error appears so it's hard to say how to fix it for your particular case. If the Windows 8 setup gives you an additional error code (something that looks similar to 0x80004005 but with different numbers), you may be able to find additional information on how to fix your particular issue by searching that code.
my upgrade failed because of error su-0012 on windows 95 setup
I scrolled and watched the whole video
I imagine you got up and got some food during all of this
Yeah, once it got to the more lengthy Windows installs (XP onwards), I definitely took a couple snack breaks during the process, haha!
2 hours for install Windows 11?! Tell me It's an HDD please
Lol, it is in fact an HDD so that's a big reason why it took so long to install. Plus the other components of the laptop like the processor and RAM are far below Windows 11's system requirements which is also why it took forever to install.
@@ComputingCanuck Understandable lmao
1:57 thats what happens when you install the incorrect dos.
My guy took 15 years to do that
I bet a ssd would've made this video TONS shorter Lol.
Oh yeah for sure Lol! I was thinking of using an SSD but I didn't have a spare one on me so I just used the HDD that the laptop came with. Though, with how old the rest of the laptop's parts are, it would've still been far from a fast experience Lol.
@@ComputingCanuck You'd be surprised with how much an SSD speeds everything up on slow old hardware. Sometimes making it seem like a new laptop entirely. Hard drives are a big bottleneck in performance. Which yes, the CPU will hold back the SSD but not too bad to where the SSD wouldn't seem worth it. It will still be pretty dang fast.
Oh I agree 100%. I've installed several SSDs into laptops with HDDs and it has made a HUGE difference each time. I was just saying that for this particular purpose, newer operating systems like Windows 11 still wouldn't have had a fun time even with an SSD due to the 2 GB of RAM and the ancient dual-core CPU running in single-core mode Lol. It definitely would've made things faster, but given I don't use this laptop as my main device, and the fact that I put a clean Windows XP install on it after this video went up, I just didn't feel like spending money on an SSD for this project was worth it when A) it would get very little use and B) everything else in the world is getting super expensive Lol.
(The neat thing about this laptop though is that it has native support for SATA devices, so once the HDD in it finally dies, I can easily replace it with a SATA SSD)
the hardest part was to find a pc to be compatible with these oses
Yeah, it certainly was not easy to find a compatible PC for this lol. Mostly because it was hard to find one that was new enough to support the newer OSes, but not too new or else there would be several patches needed to make this work, lol!
A capture card would be useful for this ;)
It definitely would be! If I ever decide/get the time to make videos on a regular schedule (and if I get the money), it's definitely a purchase I would consider making! For now though, I'll stick with my ol' reliable(ish) early 2010s camera :)
alright this is what im doing today !
Good luck!
I want the command from your video to setup new windows without installing iso/buying CD
Hello, unfortunately I am not sure which command you are referring to. Usually you would need some form of install media (like a CD/DVD or iso) to install Windows in all scenarios. In my video, I used ISOs for all versions of Windows and copied the contents inside each ISO to the computer's hard drive. If you saw the command being used in my video, can you provide the timestamp where you saw me use it and I could try to provide the command for you?
I guess you installed iso inside before you install the windows
Yes, that's what I ended up doing. Copying all the ISO installer files to the laptop before installing Windows made my life a bit easier lol
V nice👍
cool video but the hard ware wasn't from the time of the version of windows 1.0 you can clearly see that on screen
Thanks!
I didn't have a specific era in mind for the hardware, nor did I intend to make it sound like I was doing this on Windows 1.0-era hardware (if the title made it sound that way, I apologize). The intention was just to show that it is possible to upgrade through every Windows version on physical hardware without the use of a virtual machine (which is why I chose my old Dell laptop from the mid-2000s, since it supports the older AND the newer Windows versions with only a few workarounds needed).
Where is windows 2000?
2000 is NT line, mostly for business use - maybe that's why. Instead of going for 95 after 3.1, we'll have to go for NT 3.1 or NT 3.5. Or start from NT 3.1.
@@miyaduki_ch Yes, this is correct! I chose to exclude Windows 2000 and other "NT" Windows versions because they all form the NT line which was intended to be a separate business line of Windows products until Windows XP's release, which merged the non-NT and NT line of Windows versions.
In the future I hope to do a video on the NT line starting at NT 3.1, once my testing is successful! (so far, it hasn't been successful)
I am just curious is this actual pc or is vertialbox or something similar sorry if this is a stupid question.
No worries! It is an actual PC! It's a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop. You can see the laptop display its manufacturer (Dell) and its model name (Vostro 1400) between restarts throughout the video!
@@ComputingCanuck Fair enough thank you for the info! 😄
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Bro, WHAT DA FU-
"Catroot"?!
Catroot is a folder in Windows that is used to store catalog files for drivers (which is where I assume the folder gets its name from. Cat=Catalog), as well as Windows Update packages.
Microsoft explains it here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/catalog-files
What about Windows NT 4.0?
Hunh?? SATA?? What's a SATA patch???
SATA (aka Serial AT Attachment) is a type of connection/interface used to connect certain devices like storage devices and CD drives to your computer. The laptop I used in this video uses SATA but, unfortunately, earlier versions of Windows do not support SATA and Windows 95 will generally not work correctly (or even refuse to start up) if its installed on a SATA drive (in my case, this laptop wouldn't start Windows 95 properly without the patch). That's why I had to use a "SATA patch". Using the SATA patch copied new files to Windows 95 and modified some files which allowed me to get Windows 95 to operate properly on a SATA drive.
Next attempt to play Roblox on Windows 1.01 or whatever earliest version of Windows you can play it on
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that would have to be the first version with internet, and a computer that can actually run/support it so it would prob be like vista or smth
@@unnamedscribble-auttp you can get the old client on windows xp
Roblox on anything pre windows 2000 is impossible
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i've been trying to do this myself on my thinkpad t430s. when i try to install windows 3.0, setup.exe crashes after copy the "vgalogo.lgo" file (when the graphical interface is supposed to load) and returns me to the DOS prompt. i understand this video isn't meant to be a tutorial, but do you have an idea why this doesn't work properly for me?
I had the same issue to me while testing this off-camera before recording it. If I recall correctly, I believe the solution was to delete some files inside of Windows 2.03 before beginning the upgrade to Windows 3.0.
You can see me delete the required files at around 5:38 of this video. Once all those files are deleted within Windows 2.03, exit Windows 2.03 to a DOS prompt and try to upgrade to Windows 3.0 again. All the files should copy over. Since the Windows 3.0 installation already failed, you may (or may not, I'm not entirely sure) have to erase everything and redo the upgrade process from the very beginning.
@@ComputingCanuck i figured it out. at least on my setup, i had to delete additional files that you didn't delete. here's the following files i had to delete (along with your files):
COURA.FON
COURC.FON
COURD.FON
GDI.EXE
HELVA.FON
HELVC.FON
HELVD.FON
README.DOC
PRACTICE.DOC
TMSRA.FON
TMSRC.FON
TMSRD.FON
WIN.OLD
WRITE.DAT
to figure this out, i did a clean install of windows 2.03 (not upgrade) and cross-referenced the files that the upgraded install had and the clean install didn't have
That's awesome! I'm happy to hear you figured it out! Strange that it required additional files to be deleted, but I'm glad to hear you got it solved!
@@ComputingCanuck Now I'm back with a new problem. This time, I'm unable to upgrade from 98 to ME. After getting past stage 1 of the installation and rebooting, I see the Windows ME splash screen pop up, but then I get an error that reads, "Warning: Windows did not finish loading on the previous attempt." I'm not sure what CD you used, but I am using the Retail Upgrade CD. Also, I am using MiniTool Partition Wizard to extend the partition size to its max (256 GB in my case), because I don't feel like paying for Parted Magic. I made sure to convert the disk to FAT32 before extending the partition size. I tried booting into the Windows ME boot disk and running "scanreg /fix" but to no avail. Any advice on where to go from here?
Hm, I have not come across that error before while testing my attempt off camera. If I were to guess, it may have something to do with the known "137GB limit" on older Windows version and BIOSes/motherboards. I'm not exactly sure of the exact side effects of installing/upgrading Windows on an "unsupported size" above 137GB like you're doing, since I did my installs on a partition smaller than 137GB which seemed to work fine, but it may be part of the reason why Windows ME is freaking out.
I would try looking into ways around the 137GB limit, or starting fresh with a partition size less than 137GB. Alternatively, if you wish to try something less intensive first, create and boot off of a GParted disk (GParted is the same tool used within Parted Magic so it'll look near identical to my video), and try to enable the "LBA" flag on your partition by right clicking the partition and then selecting "Manage Flags". Once you turn on the LBA flag, apply the changes and reboot since that may also fix Windows not running on a big partition.
3:06:25 bro i like to download windows 8.1 and l don't have product key
You can download Windows 8.1 for free without a product key from Microsoft's website!
To install Windows 8.1 though, you will need a product key. There are lists of "generic product keys" which can be used to install Windows 8.1 (they are generic because they are only used to install Windows, not activate).
Here is a list of generic product keys I used throughout the video to get Windows installed (this Windows 8.1 key is only usable with the Pro and Retail edition):
pastebin.com/raw/C05XWYFM
Alternatively, you can search Microsoft forums and other trusted websites for people who have posted generic product keys if you require something different.
Hope this helps!
0:32 China DOS Union
The newest DOS version:
According to Microsoft: MS-DOS 6.22
According to the China DOS Union: MS-DOS 7.1
Busted! You edited the video on 3:52:09.
Well of course the video is edited. This process, despite being a total of 9 hours for every upgrade, took several days in reality since I was unable to sit down for the full 9 hours this took due to other obligations I had to take care of. My camera's battery also could not last for every Windows upgrade in one take so every now and then I had to stop the recording, take it off the tripod, and recharge it. Additionally, the SD card in the camera also couldn't last the entire process in one go so I often had to turn off the recording to transfer the video clips to my PC and erase the SD card. That's why the video randomly cuts and changes angles at certain points. So in reality, it's not just one big 9-hour recording, but rather multiple recording clips from different days put together as smoothly as I could make it. But the whole upgrade process itself is authentic and possible (hence why I kept that paint file and text document around, to show that your files carry through every version in a successful upgrade). The only part of the upgrade itself that was actually removed was when I copied all the Windows installers to the hard drive.
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Hi! While in installing the dos, the error: "Invalid system disk" appear. How solve this?
Hello!
I've found that DOS has some issues installing on newer hardware (I came across that exact same error in my earlier attempts to install DOS), so it was hard for me to get it working. I'm not sure what the cause is, but here are the steps I took to get DOS working properly, maybe it'll work for you:
1) First I downloaded the CD version (not the 3.5" floppy version) of MS-DOS 7.1 which can be found here: winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/7x
(MS-DOS 7.1 is an unofficial version of DOS not released by Microsoft, but in my testing I found it to work better than the official versions on certain computers).
2) Once the file was downloaded, I opened it and copied the "dos71cd" file (located inside the downloaded file) to my computer.
3) I then burned the "dos71cd" file to a blank, writable CD. (I did this because I've encountered issues installing DOS from floppy disks or USB drives)
4) I inserted the burned CD into the computer and DOS was installed without any problems.
Let me know if this works for you. If it's still not working, let me know what error you're having and where it's happening (for example: before installing DOS, after installing DOS).
@@ComputingCanuck Thanks from the help!
No problem!
@@ComputingCanuckNo work: Appear this error while check my partitions. Appear to create a primary partition and talk to reboot. In this moment, finishing the boot, the error appears, and if a reboot again, no solve.
@@monakitcreator You might have to do what I did and create the partition *before* installing MS-DOS 7.1. I've seen MS-DOS 7.1 have issues when installing on certain computers (especially newer ones). Try this and see if it fixes your error (it will require burning another CD. The process is very similar to making the MS-DOS 7.1 I described earlier). Unfortunately the process to partition the hard drive for DOS manually is pretty long and in-depth but I'll try and explain it as best I can. If you're confused about any step, let me know what step number you would like clarification on:
1) Downloaded an OEM CD copy of Windows 98 (Second Edition) here: winworldpc.com/product/windows-98/98-second-edition
(Make sure you grab a version that's labelled as "OEM". The OEM versions of Windows 98 can be burned to a CD and are bootable. The non-OEM versions are NOT bootable and require a floppy disk so using the OEM version makes things easier since they do not require a floppy disk and a floppy disk drive.)
2) Once the file is downloaded, copy the Windows 98 CD (.ISO) file (located inside the downloaded file) to your computer.
3) Burn the Windows 98 OEM CD (.ISO) file to a blank, writable CD.
4) Insert the Windows 98 CD into the computer (you must keep the CD inside the computer throughout this whole process).
5) A menu should pop up with 3 options. Select the option that says "Start computer without CD-ROM support"
6) It will load DOS files off the CD and you should eventually see a prompt ("A:\"). If you see the A:\ prompt, type "fdisk" without the quotation marks then press enter to begin using FDISK. (FDISK is a tool that lets you create DOS partitions)
7) It may (or may not) ask if you want to enable Large Disk Support. If it asks for this, select "Yes" (or you may just have to enter the letter "Y" for "Y". The only time you'll have to say Yes to enabling Large Disk Support is when you're deleting partitions. Later, when I describe the steps to create a partition, you'll have to select "N" or "NO" for Large Disk Support).
8) You should now see a menu with 4 options, select option 4 ("Display Partition Information"). If you see any partitions listed, go to step 9. If it says "No partitions defined", go to step 10.
9) Press Escape (ESC) to go back to the menu with 4 options, select option 3 ("Delete partition or Logical DOS drive"). Follow the steps to erase any partitions on your hard drive. Once all partitions are erased, go to step 10.
10) Restart the computer with the Windows 98 CD still inside your PC, then repeat steps 5 and 6 to get back to the FDISK tool. ***However, make sure this time you select "NO" ("N") when it asks for enabling Large Disk Support. This step is important!***
11) You should be back at the menu with 4 options, select option 1 ("Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive")
12) You should now see a menu with 3 options, select option 1 ("Create Primary DOS Partition")
13) I don't fully remember what messages you'll see after this step, or if you'll see any at all. It may go straight to partitioning your hard drive (step 14 in this comment), or it may ask you more questions. If it asks if you want to "use the max size for a Primary DOS Partition", say yes. If it asks if you want to "make the partition Active", say yes too. If you see a message asking you to restart your computer, go to step 14. (If another message comes up and you aren't sure what to select, ask me and I can help!)
14) It should begin partitioning your hard drive. You should eventually see a message that says something along the lines of "You MUST restart your system for your changes to take effect". If you see this message, press the Escape (ESC) key to exit FDISK and then reboot your PC.
15) Repeat steps 5 and 6 to go back into FDISK (Make sure "NO" is selected for Large Disk Support again).
16) At the menu with 4 options, select option 4 this time ("Display Partition Information")
17) If FDISK worked, you should see a single partition (Under "Partition" it should say "C: 1", under "Status" there should be the letter "A", and under "Type" it should say "PRI DOS"). If you see all that, it means FDISK worked.
18) Restart the computer with the MS-DOS 7.1 CD you made earlier and try to install MS-DOS. Since you made a partition, MS-DOS 7.1 will skip making a partition and it may ask to format your partition FAT/FAT16. It may also ask to make it active, and/or ask to rewrite the boot record. Say yes to both of these. MS-DOS 7.1 should install without problems.
Those are the steps I took to get MS-DOS 7.1 working for this video. If it still does not work for you, let me know what error message you're getting and where it's happening and I'll see what else I can do to help! Again, sorry if these steps are long and complicated, partitioning a hard drive manually through FDISK is a lot more work, but I'll happily provide clarification if you're confused about something.
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