Technical information

Installing the Operating System
WIN
Microsoft Windows Version 3.11 or Later
Windows operates in a DOS environment. Install DOS Version 7.0
or later (see the DOS documentation); then install the ThinkPad
Features program for DOS (see page 181) before you install
Windows.
Do the following to install Windows Version 3.11 with Advanced
Power Management (APM) and to select the ThinkPad display
driver.
1 Install Windows Version 3.11 with the APM option as
follows:
Important
When the Windows Setup program asks you to select
Express Setup or Custom Setup , type C to select Custom
Setup .
a) Start the installation as specified in the Windows manual.
b) When the Windows Setup program asks you to select
Express Setup or Custom Setup , type C to select Custom
Setup.
If you have installed OS/2, the path to install Windows
might have been changed to: C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 (C
is the drive on which you installed OS/2). If so, change
the path to: C:\WINDOWS.
c) Continue installing Windows Version 3.11 until the
following screen appears:
Windows Setup
===============
Setup has determined that your system includes the following hardware
and software components. If your computer or network appears on the
Hardware Compatibility List with an asterisk, press F1 for Help.
Computer: MS-DOS System
Display: VGA
Mouse: Microsoft, or IBM PS/2
d) Using Up Arrow (↑ ), select MS-DOS System; then press
Enter.
e) Using Down Arrow (↓ ), select MS-DOS System with
APM; then press Enter.
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