Win 95 vs DOS/Win 3.11: Which one's faster to install on a 386?

So it's contest time: Windows 95 goes against MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 for an install race on this dated 386 system.

It's a clear answer, which one looses out.
But let's do it anyway, and put them side-by-side.

00:00 Intro
00:44 Readying the Software
00:58 Getting the Hardware into Shape
01:52 How the Setup Competition is approached
02:36 Let's roll: Windows 95 vs. MS-DOS & Windows for Workgroups
12:37 Actual Startup Time measured
13:07 Post-install HW configuration finishing
14:31 Conclusion
15:07 Outro / Next on TPC


Links:

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Software:
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