Need help with windows 1.04 stack overflow

[Mike__]

Hi
I'm trying to run windows 1.04 using my old PC parts. I've managed to install DOS and windows, but I couldn't launch windows - it showed "stack overflow" error only. Somehow i've managed to run windows, but it freezes after few seconds or when launching any app. I suppose it might be CPU speed fault, it's probably running too fast and windows can't handle it (e.g. gets "divide by 0" operations). Is there a way to somehow fix this, or maybe slow down CPU speed (like 30 times)? I cannot find any help on this in the internet. I've also considered PS/2 mouse as a reason for all of this, I've copied drivers from Windows 2.0 as Windows 1.04 is not supporting PS/2.

Intel pentium 4, 2.4GHz
256 MB RAM
Integrated GPU
Phoenix 5.0 BIOS (Btw. I'd like to access more options, including advanced ones if anyone know how to do it)
85.2MB WD Caviar
3.5" FDD, 300W Power supply
PS/2 mouse and keyboard

[krebizfan]

One cause of a stack overflow would be if the version of DOS is later than 3.3. SETVER can correct for that.

I think overall that Windows 1.x is better served when run under a emulator like PCEM.

Could you describe the problem with the BIOS in more detail?

[Stone]

Is there a way to somehow fix this, or maybe slow down CPU speed (like 30 times)?

You could give slowdown.com a try:

http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthrea...iles&styleid=2

[NeXT]

Windows 1 simply cannot operate with that configuration. The system is running WAY too fast.

[Mike__]

Could you describe the problem with the BIOS in more detail?

I have access to some basic settings only and would like more advanced ones to be availible
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[Trixter]

Intel pentium 4, 2.4GHz

WAY too fast. Two decades and orders of magnitude too fast. If you don't have something period-appropriate, you should probably be trying to run Windows 1.x in an emulator.

[SomeGuy]

I've run Windows 1.x on Athlon XP machines without any apparent speed-related problems.

The big mistake most people make is that when running on DOS 5.0 or higher you MUST a line in the SETVER settings.

For Windows 1.x it needs the entry:

WIN100.BIN 3.40

And for Windows 2.x it needs the entry:

WIN200.BIN 3.40

(Why 3.4? I don't know, Windows 95 comes with the setver setting "WIN200.BIN 3.40" pre-programmed in so that is usually what I use).