<![CDATA[so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop.]]>so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop.

Difficulty: The system has a dead CD-ROM drive. It does have a floppy drive, however... but that's a lot to move via floppy.

It's a win98-era laptop. It has USB, serial, parallel, PS/2, dual PCMCIA slots, floppy, DVD (broken), and a docking connector.

So now my challenge is: How do I get this software onto the machine without having to slowly write something like 10 floppy disks?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d5a12124-9664-41d1-94e9-499d555b46a5/so-i-need-to-install-dos-windows-3.1-print-shop-deluxe-iii-and-a-printer-driver-onto-this-pentium-ii-laptop.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:06:13 GMTSat, 02 May 2026 07:12:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:57:04 GMT]]>@foone setting up a scheduled reply to remind you in a month 🫡 /half-joke

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/SuperTaliaDX/statuses/116504148336552751https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/SuperTaliaDX/statuses/116504148336552751Sat, 02 May 2026 08:57:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:54:03 GMT]]>@foone it's a good reminder that CF cards are essentially just miniaturised 16 bit ISA devices

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/astraleureka/statuses/116504136508337678https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/astraleureka/statuses/116504136508337678Sat, 02 May 2026 08:54:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:52:50 GMT]]>@foone ha ha ha, if i had a nickel for every time I've ran into this problem. (my main Win9x pc doesn't have floppy or cd and is a pain in the ass to reinstall every time cuz i need to use my IODD)]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shrimp.creatures.club/notes/alro4coq43x8rwhshttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shrimp.creatures.club/notes/alro4coq43x8rwhsSat, 02 May 2026 08:52:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:49:25 GMT]]>alice! hey alice.
future alice listen to me: when you do set up the CF to 44pin thing, partition and format it using the DOS disk in the laptop, then remove it again connect it to your laptop and just copy over windows 98 or whatever. don't deal with serial or floppies

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504118260430284https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504118260430284Sat, 02 May 2026 08:49:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:47:16 GMT]]>@Tamber that's the only kind of computer I work with, yeah

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504109822569794https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504109822569794Sat, 02 May 2026 08:47:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:42:45 GMT]]>@foone It's cursed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://taur.zone/users/Tamber/statuses/116504092078037379https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://taur.zone/users/Tamber/statuses/116504092078037379Sat, 02 May 2026 08:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:42:20 GMT]]>@foone oh noes

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116504090378301901https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116504090378301901Sat, 02 May 2026 08:42:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:41:36 GMT]]>@foone Failed how? If it's not spinning the platters, it could be that the lubrication has degraded over time, but if you can manually rotate the spindle a few times you might be able to breathe new life into it. Though probably not a lot of life, and you'd want to keep it spinning for a while to let the bad lube work its way out.

Bad lube.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504087557850455https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504087557850455Sat, 02 May 2026 08:41:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:38:35 GMT]]>I think I have a CF to 44pin IDE adapter somewhere

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504075654118690https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504075654118690Sat, 02 May 2026 08:38:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:37:30 GMT]]>@foone Ahh, the genuine 1980s DOS experience then?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/ianbetteridge/statuses/116504071416309712https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/ianbetteridge/statuses/116504071416309712Sat, 02 May 2026 08:37:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:36:08 GMT]]>@foone win98 quick install (the Linux based installer for Windows 98) has a boot floppy (containing a smol Linux kernel) for systems that cannot boot from CD or USB. I wonder if that could work.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thejpster/statuses/116504066051448022https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thejpster/statuses/116504066051448022Sat, 02 May 2026 08:36:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:35:46 GMT]]>I finally finished installing DOS 6.22 onto it

and then the hard drive failed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504064573897743https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116504064573897743Sat, 02 May 2026 08:35:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:32:57 GMT]]>@foone Cursed idea: one of those adapters for the cassette player in '80s/'90s cars with them, except for a floppy drive.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/bersl2/statuses/116504053481897648https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/bersl2/statuses/116504053481897648Sat, 02 May 2026 08:32:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:29:42 GMT]]>@n_dimension @foone Well, it's a laptop, so I'd argue that space is the biggest showstopper. That said, a teeny daughter board the size of the existing chip could work. Building it, though, is probably more effort than it's worth. Swapping a chip is one thing, designing a bespoke board and then populating it with rice-sized components is something else.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504040714442378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504040714442378Sat, 02 May 2026 08:29:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:25:20 GMT]]>@StarkRG @foone

You could build a "hat" even if it's not pin compatible.

Logic would be the biggest showstopper

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116504023565412269https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116504023565412269Sat, 02 May 2026 08:25:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:20:56 GMT]]>@foone I wonder if you could replace the CMOS with a pin-compatible flash memory chip. Unless it's one of those all-in-one things that have a built-in RTC.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504006289326833https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116504006289326833Sat, 02 May 2026 08:20:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:20:18 GMT]]>@foone have I got the product for you!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/enno/statuses/116504003760198948https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/enno/statuses/116504003760198948Sat, 02 May 2026 08:20:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:19:20 GMT]]>@foone Kinda sounds like a 2 cups of coffee job

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fox_rainbow_/statuses/116503999989201961https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fox_rainbow_/statuses/116503999989201961Sat, 02 May 2026 08:19:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:08:41 GMT]]>@foone This machine: "Look what Claude has to do to achieve even a fraction of our power."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AT1ST/statuses/116503958112183566https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AT1ST/statuses/116503958112183566Sat, 02 May 2026 08:08:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:06:14 GMT]]>@kw217 I have been looking for a copy of that office installer, I'd love to do it, maybe on video?

I'm just annoyed with doing lots of disks because this laptop has a very slow floppy drive

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116503948467990827https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116503948467990827Sat, 02 May 2026 08:06:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:55:37 GMT]]>@foone i read this post before the rest of the thread and was worried about your sanity for a second

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/tsia_/statuses/116503906697598099https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/tsia_/statuses/116503906697598099Sat, 02 May 2026 07:55:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:54:34 GMT]]>@foone CDROMs were a *massive* advance for software installation

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/kw217/statuses/116503902601886145https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/kw217/statuses/116503902601886145Sat, 02 May 2026 07:54:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:53:38 GMT]]>@foone only ten disks? Tell me you've never installed Microsoft Office from floppies without telling me, etc 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/kw217/statuses/116503898903742489https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/kw217/statuses/116503898903742489Sat, 02 May 2026 07:53:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I need to install DOS, windows 3.1, Print Shop Deluxe III, and a printer driver onto this Pentium II laptop. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:52:34 GMT]]>COMPUTERS ARE FUN
28 year old laptops even moreso

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116503894704370700https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/foone/statuses/116503894704370700Sat, 02 May 2026 07:52:34 GMT