Are the disks in Windows 3.11 for Workgroups supposed to be 8 bytes each?

Question

I have an Visual Studio subscription, and im trying to put windows 3.11 for workgroups on a vm for educational purposes, I need disks, but i dont know if they are supposed to be 8 bytes each.

Answer 1

Hello,

1. Windows 3.11 requires MS-DOS 6.22 to be installed first: https://archive.org/details/ms-dos-6.22-with-cd-rom-driver.ver.6.22.english
2. Virtual Machine Configuration: leave the RAM at default settings and set the hard drive to 1GB
3. Boot MS-DOS: Ensure MS-DOS is fully installed and running before starting the Windows setup
4. Insert Disk 1: Mount the first floppy disk image, type A: followed by setup, and press Enter
5. Express Setup: Choose the "Express Setup" option for the quickest installation
6. Disk Swapping: Follow the on-screen prompts to swap through Disk 2, Disk 3, Disk 4, and Disk 5 as requested
   (Note: You can skip Disk 6 if you cancel the printer installation and skip the tutorial)
7. Remove the floppy disk images and reboot the virtual machine
8. Once the machine reboots into the MS-DOS command prompt, simply type win and press Enter to launch the Windows 3.11 Program Manager

Microsoft Windows 3.11 (OEM) (3.5): https://winworldpc.com/download/20c3b6c3-a26c-e280-b90d-11c3a4c2ac5a