Why did the Windows 95 setup use Windows 3.1?

If MS-DOS could play Doom, surely a battleship gray button was a possibility? Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has responded to suggestions that the Windows 95 setup was overly complicated. People wanted to know: Why not just do that whole thing in MS-DOS?…

Feb 17, 2025 - 20:01
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Why did the Windows 95 setup use Windows 3.1?

If MS-DOS could play Doom, surely a battleship gray button was a possibility?

Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has responded to suggestions that the Windows 95 setup was overly complicated. People wanted to know: Why not just do that whole thing in MS-DOS?…