Installing Windows 3.0 on a Head Start LX-CD Computer

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q67261

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

To run Windows version 3.0 on a Head Start LX-CD 8088, you must install for one of the following video drivers:

   CGA
   Hercules Monochrome
   EGA Black and White
   EGA Monochrome

Note that the EGA Black and White and EGA Monochrome options appear only in Windows Setup on an 8088, 8086, and 286.

MORE INFORMATION

This computer is equipped with a VGA adapter; however, according to the Phillips Service Company, Windows 3.0 does not install properly when this driver is selected.

If you have further questions, please contact Phillips Service Company technical support.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbsetup kbdisplay kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3rdparty 3.0 3.0a 3.00 3.00a win30
headstart

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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