NOTE: You, the customer, are solely responsible for data security. WinBook strongly recommends that you perform a backup of all personal data contained on your system prior to performing this procedure. Warning: WinBook will NOT be held responsible for any data loss incurred during this process.

Warning: Following this WinBook Tech Article will remove all data from the current hard drive. If possible back up all critical data before proceeding with the instructions below.

To complete this procedure you will need the following disks:

• MS-DOS 6.22 disks
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disks
• WinBook SLC Utility Disks (SLC-MON1, SLC-MON2, SLC-MON3)
• VESA Driver Disk (SLC-VESA)

Before beginning this procedure make sure you have the latest drivers and utilities. These can be obtained from our website.

Delete existing hard drive partition:

1. Turn the computer off.
2. Place the MS-DOS Disk 1 – Setup diskette into the Floppy drive.
3. Turn the computer on.
4. When the MS-DOS 6.22 Setup screen appears, press the F3 key twice to exit.
5. At the A:\ prompt type fdisk and press Enter.
6. Press 3 and then Enter to delete existing DOS partition.
7. Press 1 and then Enter to delete the Primary Dos Partition.
8. Press 1 and then Enter to select Primary Dos Partition, then press Enter.
9. Type what appears below the Volume Label column near the top of the screen when prompted for Enter Volume Label and then press Enter.
10. Type y to verify deletion of the partition, then press Enter.
11. The primary DOS partition has been deleted. Press Esc three times and the system should reboot to the MS-DOS setup screen.

Install MS-DOS 6.22:

1. When the MS-DOS 6.22 Setup screen appears press the Enter key.
2. Press the Enter key again to configure unallocated disk space.
3. Press Enter again to restart your computer.
4. The MS-DOS setup program will begin formatting your hard drive.
5. Press Enter to confirm the system settings.
6. Press Enter again to create the C:\DOS directory.
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to finish installing MS-DOS.

Install Windows 3.1

1. After MS-DOS is finished booting, insert the Windows 3.1 Disk 1 in to the Floppy drive.
2. Type a:\setup to start the Windows 3.1 Setup program.
3. Press enter twice to start installing the Windows files to your hard drive.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts.
5. If you have a printer attached you can install it when the Printer Installation. Box appears. If you do not have a printer, just click on cancel.
6. When the ‘Set Up Applications’ box appears click on ok.
7. To complete the Windows Setup click on Skip Tutorial.
8. After removing any disk in the A: drive, click on Reboot.
9. Your computer will then reboot to a DOS prompt. Type win to load windows.
10. To have your computer automatically load Windows 3.1 when you turn on the computer, add win to the end of your autoexec.bat file. To do this, type edit c:\autoexec.bat at a dos prompt and press enter. The DOS Editor program should appear. Use the arrow keys to go down the last line in the file. Then press the end key, and then enter, now type in win on the empty line. Then press Alt-F to bring down the File menu, then press the x key. When it asks you if you want to save, type y to save the file and exit. The next time you boot the computer, Windows 3.1 should automatically load.

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