How to install Windows 3.x (eXoWin3x 2.0) package

How to install Windows 3.x (eXoWin3x 2.0) package

1 / download eXoWin3x 2.0 (I did not provide a link for you to find on the web)

2 / launch and configure the “Setup.bat” file (This will decompress the archives in the eXoWin3x 2.0 root directory, then configure when asked : with or without adult games, Window or full screen mode, etc…)

3 / Move the 1138 games * .zip contained in “..\eXo\eXoWin3x\” in the “..\eXo\” directory (Where are the folders “dosbox“, “eXoWin3x“, “mt32“, etc … )   😉

4 / Add a new system to HyperSpin and RocketLauncher with the name: “Windows 3.x“

5 / For the Media files contained in “Windows 3.x (HyperSpin medias for eXoWin3x 2.0) .7z” proceed as follows: Download the media pack in the site menu: “Contents \ Windows 3.x \ Download” (2 parts) .Extract the archive with the “7zip” application then place the “Windows 3.x” directory in the Hyperspin media directory “..\HYPERSPIN\Media\“

6 / For the XML files contained in the “Windows 3.x (HyperSpin databases for eXoWin3x 2.0) .7z” pack, proceed as follows: Download the XML database in the site menu: “Contents \ Windows 3.x \ Download“. Extract the archive with the “7zip” application then place the “Windows 3.x” directory in the databases directory of hyperspin “..\HYPERSPIN\Databases\” and that of rocketlauncher “..\RocketLauncher\RocketLauncherUI\Databases\“

7 / For the RocketLauncher module, configure as follows: Download the new module and its files from the site in the site menu: “Contents \ Windows 3.x \ Download“. Extract the archive with the “7zip” application then replace the directory and its files : “..\RocketLauncher\Modules\DOSBox” directory with the new “DOsbox” .

8 / For RocketLauncherUI.exe, configure as follows: Select your “Windows 3.x” system, on “Settings” in “7z“: “enabled = true“, “attach system name = false“, in “extract path” leave “use_global” ,the extraction directory will be the one defined in the “Global” system, the extracted games will be placed in a secondary directory named “eXoWin3x“ ,  if you don’t want to keep them unzipped choose “Delete Temporary = True” , some games use a save file and will therefore be deleted with. Then always on “Settings” in “settings“: “Skip Checks = rom only“. In “Emulators“, in “rom Paths” add the folder containing all the games * .zip. (normally in “..\eXo\“) then in “current emulator list …” add: “Name = DosBox“, “path = .. \eXo\dosbox\DOSBox.exe“, “rom extensions = 7z|zip“, “Module = DOSBox(eXoDos 5.0 & eXoWin 2.0).ahk” (the version is still 2.0.8 but slightly modified to be compatible), then save. Finally, in “Default Emulator” select “DosBox”

9 / Phew it’s over! You can finally play 1138 Windows 3.x games 🙂

? / To recover space on the hard disk, delete unnecessary files as follows: Open an “explorer” window then go to the “..eXo \ eXoWin3x \” directory in the window at the top right there is “search” type “Extras” and valid (without the quotes). When all the “Extras” folders are displayed: delete them all as well as their content (they are not necessary for operation in HyperSpin and this will save you around 600 Mo) . In the root directory (Where the directory is located “.. \ eXo \” and “setup.bat” You can delete everything except the “.. \ eXo \” directory (the rest is not necessary for operation in HyperSpin). That’s it, if you want to gain even more space , convert all the games * .zip to * .7z  with the “Hyper7z” application available in the site menu:” Applications \ Hyper7Z \ Download “is a long time, but the space saving is significant : I went from 342 GB to 280.5 GB !   🙂

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