Windows 3.1 on a New Laptop!

Yesterday I decided to try and install DOS/Windows 3.1 on the USB drive that I got. Well, I used VMware Workstation to do it. I got it all working fine in VMware, so I decided to try and boot my computer from the USB key. It worked to boot into DOS, but Windows would freeze before loading.

Well, today Bob and I were playing with it and Bob figured out how to make it work. If you add the /d:t parameter to win.com then it will run. Apparently, Windows 3.1 can't recognize that modern computers are 386 compatible. It freezes, not knowing what to do. Anyway, it works...

We got it running on Bob's laptop... see the screenshot: