MDGx FREE WinDOwS Drivers + Tools

FREE WinDOwS Drivers + Tools

ALL downloads featured here are on my •MUST HAVE• list, also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my ©Tricks + Secrets files, FREEware:

• Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + DOS 7.xx/8.00: W95-11D.EXE

• Windows/WfWG 3.1x + DOS 6.xx: W31-11D.ZIP

IMPORTANT:

ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST!
Some of these files are archived in ZIP, RAR or 7Z format. You need a file decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend:

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 users: one of these FREE(ware) 32-bit File Shrinkers.
Windows/WfWG 3.1x users: Info-ZIP WiZ 16-bit (free).
DOS users: one of these DOS ZIP/unZIP 16-bit tools [free(ware)].

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Most all software featured here is FREE(ware): Freeware Software + Free Software.
I do NOT recommend any shareware or retail programs, except the few essentials on my •MUST HAVE• list, and only if I could not find any FREE(ware) alternative.
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Enjoy.

CONTENTS:
FREE WinDOwS Mouse Drivers + Tools
FREE WinDOwS CD/DVD Drivers + Tools
FREE WinDOwS 3D/Video, Audio + Disk Drivers + Tools
FREE Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Modem Drivers + Tools
Jump to: [separate pages]
SOFTWARE ESSENTIALS: FREE UPGRADES + FIXES
1000+ Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 POWER TOYS + TWEAKING TOOLS
FREE 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 AOL 32-bit POWER TOYS
Windows/WfWG 3.1x POWER TOYS
SPEED-UP + BENCHMARK TOOLS
DISK PARTITIONING, FORMATTING, BACKUP + RECOVERY TOOLS
ESSENTIAL DOS 5.00 - 8.00 POWER TOYS
GET ANTI-VIRAL: Protect Yourself !
FREE WinDOwS GAMES
FREE WWW/FTP, HTML + GIF/JPG Publishing Tools
HOSTED + SPONSORED BINARIES
ßETA SOFTWARE
My DownLoads
FREEbies: FREE(ware) SOFTWARE SITES

FREE WinDOwS Mouse Drivers + Tools

Drivers + Tools | Links

Links: WinDOwS Mouse + Joystick Drivers + Tools on the Internet:
- Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 USB Mouse Overclock Driver [387 KB]
- Input-Drivers
- Metropoli Mouse Drivers
- LogiTech MouseWare Driver Upgrades FTP
- Microsoft IntelliPoint, IntelliType + Game Controllers Software
- Microsoft OEM IntelliPoint, IntelliType + Game Controllers Software
- Razer Mice Drivers
- Stickworks Utilities
- The Control Center Files
- MouseImp Pro Live! (free open source)
- LogiTech Wingman Gadgets
- Microsoft SideWinder Software for Windows 95/98/ME
- Microsoft Game Voice Share (GVS)
Unofficial XBox 360 Controller WDM Driver for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME:
X360C.EXE [150 KB, English, free].
More info (Japanese).
Microsoft XBox 360 Wireless + Wired Controller WDM Driver 32 + 64 bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 (English):
- XBox 360 Controller 64-bit Driver for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [18.2 MB].
- XBox 360 Controller 32-bit Driver for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [17.9 MB].
- OLD XBox 360 Controller 32-bit Driver for Windows 2000 [3.16 MB].
More info.
XBox 360 Controller WDM Driver Install Guide.
Unofficial XMouse360 Driver + Tool for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 (free).
Cool Mouse 97 v2.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME assigns frequently used key combos or window functions: double-click, roll-up, scroll, drag-and-drop etc to any mouse button, works with ANY 2/3 buttons mouse/trackball:
Direct download [233 KB, freeware].
XMouse2000 v1.3 32-bit improved Microsoft TweakUI XMouse replacement for Windows 98/2000/ME adds XMouse GUI functionality: Mouse Focus, AutoRaise and proper Delay [9 KB, freeware].
PS/2 Mouse Adjuster v1.2 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 tweaks: Sample Rate, Wheel Detection, Input Buffer Length + Fast Initialization:
Direct download [148 KB, freeware].
Mouse Rate Checker v1.1b 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [73 KB, freeware].
PS/2 Rate v0.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME PS/2 mouse rate changer:
Direct download [111 KB, freeware].
MouseHook v1.1.0-5 alpha 32-bit improved Microsoft IntelliPoint replacement for Windows XP/2003 fixes software bugs, allows certain mouse settings even if hardware locked:
Direct download [45 KB, freeware].
USB MouseRate Switcher v1.1 Beta for Windows 2000/XP USB port rate changer patches USBPORT.SYS, supports Logitech MX, Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer + Razer Viper series USB mice:
Direct download [31 KB, freeware, English].
KatMouse v1.04 32-bit Mouse Wheel Enhancement for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 adds scrolling function + wheel button functionality, supports all wheel mice:
Direct download [335 KB, freeware].
Cute Mouse (CTMOUSE.EXE) 16-bit DOS Mouse Drivers TSRs for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x [also part of FreeDOS] work with all Microsoft, LogiTech, Mouse Systems and compatible serial + PS/2 mice/trackballs (free GPL):
- CTMOUSE.EXE 2.1 beta 4 with BIOS + hardware support [270 KB].
- OLD CTMOUSE.EXE 1.9.1 with BIOS support [245 KB].
Uses 3.3 KB of upper DOS RAM (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).
Windows 95/98/ME have their own built-in DOS box/session mouse driver!
Alps GlidePoint (AMOUSE.COM) 9.10 16-bit DOS Mouse Driver TSR for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x works with most Microsoft, LogiTech and compatible serial + PS/2 mice/trackballs [62 KB, free].
Uses 5 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).
Windows 95/98/ME have their own built-in DOS box/session mouse driver!
Microsoft Windows XP SP1/XP SP2/XP MCE/2003 Xinput Driver 1.0 32-bit for Microsoft Common Game Controller:
Direct download [644 KB, English].
Microsoft IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers, Tools + Wheel 32 + 64 bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 + MS-DOS 6/7/8 (English):
- IntelliPoint 7.00 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [14.4 MB].
- IntelliPoint 7.00 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [12.9 MB].
- OLD IntelliPoint 6.31 32-bit for Windows 2000 [12.7 MB].
- OLD IntelliPoint 4.12 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/ME [9.68 MB].
- OLD IntelliPoint 4.01 32-bit for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 + MS-DOS 6/7/8 [7 MB].
All Windows 32 + 64 bit OSes have their own built-in DOS box/session/console mouse driver!
Alternative Mouse Pointers for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [90 KB].
Microsoft IntelliType Keyboard Drivers + Tools 32 + 64 bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 (English):
- IntelliType 7.00 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [14.8 MB].
- IntelliType 7.00 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [13.4 MB].
- OLD IntelliType 6.30 32-bit for Windows 2000 [15.2 MB].
- OLD IntelliType 2.22 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/ME [9.78 MB].
LogiTech MouseWare (all Mice) + SetPoint (Laser, Laser Cordless Mice + Cordless Keyboards only) Mouse Drivers, Tools + WebWheel for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 + MS-DOS 6/7/8 (English):
- G9 + G9x Laser Mice ONLY SetPoint 5.10 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [17.4 MB].
- G9 + G9x Laser Mice ONLY SetPoint 5.10 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [18.4 MB].
- SetPoint 4.70 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [51.2 MB].
- SetPoint 4.70 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [52.9 MB].
- OLD SetPoint 3.15 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 [39.2 MB].
- OLD SetPoint 2.60 32-bit for Windows 98 SE/ME [45.4 MB].
- OLD SetPoint 2.40 32-bit for Windows 98 [34.7 MB].
  Enable all options on all buttons in SetPoint.
- OLD MouseWare 9.80 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [3.87 MB].
- OLD MouseWare 9.73 32 + 16 bit for Windows 3.1x/95/OSR1/OSR2 + MS-DOS 6/7/8 [4.96 MB].
MouseWare 9.7x/9.8x Advanced Settings Utility 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [140 KB].
Windows 95/98/ME have their own built-in DOS box/session mouse driver!
LogiTech/Helix MouseWare Cloaked DOS Mouse Driver (MOUSE.EXE) 16-bit TSR for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x works with most LogiTech, Microsoft and compatible serial + PS/2 mice/trackballs (free):
- MOUSE.EXE 8.50 [200 KB], also part of LogiTech MouseWare 9.73 [4.96 MB].
- CLOAKING.EXE 1.02 [200 KB].
Uses 1 KB of upper DOS RAM and 54 KB of extended RAM ONLY IF CLOAKING.EXE loads FIRST with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
LH C:\HELIX\CLOAKING
LH C:\HELIX\MOUSE AHIGH S04
Windows 95/98/ME have their own built-in DOS box/session mouse driver!
Mouse Emulator v2.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows using numeric keypad (NumLock must be turned ON) as mouse, highly customizable:
Direct download [14 KB, freeware, right-click to save!].
Volumouse v1.71 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 allows using mouse wheel to adjust sound volume, highly customizable:
Direct download [116 KB, freeware].
Mousotron v4.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects and displays mouse clicks, movements + keystrokes, highly customizable:
Direct download [698 KB, freeware].
Joymouse v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows using properly installed + calibrated joystick/gamepad as mouse, highly customizable:
Direct download [109 KB, free GPL].
JoystickMouseTool (JMT) v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows using properly installed + calibrated joystick/gamepad as mouse, highly customizable:
Direct download [9.4 KB, freeware].
Works ONLY with FIRST joystick/gamepad if more than one!
JoystickCursorTool (JCT) v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows using properly installed + calibrated joystick/gamepad as keyboard, can simulate up to 20 keys, highly customizable:
Direct download [20 KB, freeware].
Works ONLY with FIRST joystick/gamepad if more than one!
MouseStick v1.0.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME allows using properly installed + calibrated joystick/gamepad as mouse:
Direct download [18 KB, freeware].
Works ONLY with FIRST joystick/gamepad if more than one!
Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 5 (VB5) Runtime Libraries [1.2 MB, free].
RB-Joy v8.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 simulates key presses or mouse events using properly installed + calibrated joystick/gamepad, highly customizable:
Direct download [865 KB, charityware].
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FREE WinDOwS CD/DVD Drivers + Tools
Drivers + Tools | Links
Links: CD/DVD + Multi-Boot Drivers, Boot Disks, Tools + Guides on the Internet:
- PLoP Boot Manager with USB Mass Storage support
- The Perfect Rescue Tool
- BootDisk Project
- BootDisk
- All Boot Disks
- Bart's Boot Disks
- Ultimate Boot CD
- Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
- Unofficial Windows 98 SE Unattended Boot CD (UBCD98)
- Universal Multiboot Disk (Russian)
- Bootable CD Wizard + Bootable CD Loader also here (mirror)
- Ultimate Boot CD
- Add DOS to preInstalled Windows
- 911 Rescue CD + Boot Disks
- TechW0rm Boot Disk
- Windows Multi-Boot CDs/DVDs Guides
- Emergency Boot CD (EBCD)
- Hiren's BootCD
- MS-DOS 7.1 Boot Disk
- Booting from an USB Drive
- Unstoppable Copier recovers files from damaged disks (freeware)
- Metropoli CD-ROM Drivers
- CD-ROM Drivers
- Driver Guide (requires free subscription)
- Driver Files (requires free subscription)
- MSKB: How to Create an El Torito Bootable CD-ROM
- MSKB: How to Create a Windows 98 Boot Disk
- Bootable CD-ROMs
- Bootable CD FAQs
- Bootable CD Page
- CD-Recordable FAQ
- Windows 98 on CD
- Bootable Windows/DOS CDs
- Bart's Windows 2000/XP/2003 PE Builder
- Hiren's Bootable CD
- Hiren's Useful DOS tools
- The REAL Multi-Boot
- Booting Windows From CD-ROM
- CD Media World: CD/DVD Utilities (most are freeware)
- CDR Info
- CD Freaks
- DVD InfoMatrix
- DVD FAQ
- DVD Firmware
- DVD Backup Resource
- DVD Decrypter
- CDRTFE
- Care and Handling of CDs + DVDs Guide
Adaptec Standard ASPI Layer 32-bit Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Drivers for (E)IDE/ATAPI/SCSI CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/DVD-RAM drives (free, English):
- ASPI v4.71.2 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
  Direct download [510 KB].
  If using Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 you MUST apply the "GET BACK YOUR CD/DVD" ASPI Fix, also in TIPSXP.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE)!
- ASPI v4.60 for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2:
  Direct download [282 KB].
Bart's ASPI Guide.
Radified ASPI Guide.
Force ASPI.
IF using Windows 9x/NT4/ME MUST install EITHER Adaptec/Roxio OR Ahead/Nero ASPI drivers, NOT BOTH!
Ahead Nero Standard ASPI Layer 32-bit Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Drivers for (E)IDE/ATAPI/SCSI CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/DVD-RAM drives (free, English):
- WNASPI32.DLL ASPI Driver for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 [161 KB, right-click to save!].
- WNASPI32.DLL + NEROAPIX.VXD ASPI Drivers for Windows 9x/ME [96 KB].
IF using Windows 9x/NT4/ME MUST install EITHER Adaptec/Roxio OR Ahead/Nero ASPI drivers, NOT BOTH!
Nero InfoTool (INFOTOOL.EXE) 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 + Hardware Info (HWINFO.EXE) 16-bit for DOS detect + display CD/DVD drives and CPU, BIOS, RAM + motherboard chipset information + speed (freeware):
- InfoTool 5.3.3 for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [1.65 MB].
- InfoTool 4.03 for Windows 9x/NT4/ME + Hardware Info for DOS [353 KB].
DeepBurner Free v1.9 32-bit CD/DVD burning tool for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 creates/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/DVD-RAM drives, extracts to/writes from ISO images, supports all popular CD/DVD standards, Burn-Proof technology and most internal, external, USB + FireWire drives, burns/rips audio CDs/DVDs, highly customizable:
Direct download [2.67 MB, crippled freeware].
CDBurnerXP 32-bit CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray burning tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 creates/erases/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, extracts to/writes from ISO CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray images, supports ISO-9660 + Joliet standards, Burn-Proof technology, multi-session disks/data tracks, burns audio CDs from WAV files only, rips CDs/DVDs to MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, highly customizable (freeware):
- CDBurnerXP 4.2.5 for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [3.1 MB].
- CDBurnerXP Pro 3.0 for Windows 9x/NT4/ME [10.7 MB].
Requires (free):
Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 SP2.
Microsoft Windows Media Format 9.0 (WMF9) Update [3.86 MB].
Microsoft Installer (MSI) for Windows 9x/ME [1.62 MB] or NT4/2000 [1.73 MB].
Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries.
CDBurnerXP FAQ.
ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 32-bit CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray burning tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 creates/erases/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, creates/extracts to/writes from ISO CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray images, supports all popular standards and most CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, includes command line parameters for unattended burn from batch files, highly customizable:
Direct download [2.06 MB, freeware].
InfraRecorder 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 creates/erases/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, creates/extracts to/writes from ISO CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray dual-layer images, supports all popular standards and most CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, saves audio tracks to WAV, WMA, OGG + MP3, highly customizable (free GPL):
- InfraRecorder 0.46.2 Unicode for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [3.23 MB].
- InfraRecorder 0.45 ANSI for Windows 9x/ME [2.95 MB].
CDex v1.70 Beta 2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 reads, extracts, rips, records, encodes, converts, compresses + plays back audio CDs, saves audio tracks to APE, MP2, MP3, OGG, VQF, WMA + WAV, supports CDDB database, CD Text, ID3V1 + ID3V2 tags, multilingual support, highly customizable (free GPL):
- CDex Unicode for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [2.32 MB].
- CDex ANSI for Windows 9x/ME [2.14 MB].
IsoBuster Pro v2.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 reads/extracts CD-I, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, MPEG, CD, CDA, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray image files in most popular formats: ISO, TAO, DAO, BIN, IMG, CIF, FCD, NRG, GCD, P01, C2D etc, multilanguage support, highly customizable:
Direct download [2.62 MB, crippled freeware].
WinCDEmu v2.3 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 tool mounts CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray image (ISO) files as virtual CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives on the hard drive:
Direct download [865 KB, free GPL].
Virtual CloneDrive v5.4.3.2 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 tool mounts CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray image (ISO) files as virtual CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives on the hard drive:
Direct download [1.47 MB, freeware].
Daemon Tools Lite v4.30.4 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 tool mounts CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray image (ISO) files as virtual CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives on the hard drive:
Direct download [7.3 MB, crippled freeware only for personal use].
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel v2.0.1.1 tool mounts CD image (ISO) files as virtual CD-ROM drives on the hard drive:
Direct download [60 KB, free].
How to use Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel in Windows Vista/2008/7.
Virtual Floppy Drive (VFD) v2.1 32-bit for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 mounts floppy image (IMA) files as virtual floppy drives on the hard drive:
VFD [141 KB, free GPL].
XGCDROM.SYS (a.k.a. XCDROM or GCDROM or ODDCDROM) v2.4 v2.4 16-bit Universal DOS mode IDE/ATAPI/SATA CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME (free GPL):
Direct download [27 KB].
GCDROM (General purpose CD/DVD Driver).
ODDCDROM (Optical Disk Drive CD/DVD Driver).
Works with most IDE/ATAPI/SATA compliant internal CD/DVD drives of ANY speed.
Takes 2.5 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\XGCDROM.SYS /D:MYCDROM
See "CD-ROM DRIVERS 4 DOS", also in MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) and MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP), for details.
VIDE-CDD.SYS v2.15 16-bit Acer Universal DOS mode IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME (free):
- VIDE-CDD.SYS 2.15, also here without documentation or support files [11 KB].
- OLD VIDE-CDD.SYS 2.14 with documentation + support files [177 KB].
- Both VIDE-CDD.SYS 2.15 + VIDE-CDD.SYS 2.14 with documentation + support files [344 KB].
Works with most IDE/ATAPI compliant internal CD/DVD drives of ANY speed.
Takes 5 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MYCDROM
See "CD-ROM DRIVERS 4 DOS", also in MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) and MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP), for details.
TEAC_CDI.SYS v1.27Q 16-bit Teac Universal DOS mode IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME:
Direct download [37 KB, free].
Works with most IDE/ATAPI compliant internal CD/DVD drives of ANY speed.
Takes 9-13 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\TEAC_CDI.SYS /D:MYCDROM
See "CD-ROM DRIVERS 4 DOS", also in MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) and MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP), for details.
Unofficial MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME Panasonic native DOS USB driver USBASPI.EXE (USBASPI.SYS) 2.28 Fix:
Direct download [21 KB, free].
More info.
More info.
Run USBASPI /? from any DOS prompt to learn its command line parameters. Then add a line for it to your CONFIG.SYS. Reboot.
Example:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\USB\USBASPI.EXE /w /w
Uses upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).
USB_CD.SYS v1.04 16-bit IBM Universal DOS mode USB CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME:
Direct download [35 KB, free, right-click to save!].
Works with most USB compliant internal/external CD/DVD drives of ANY speed.
Takes 12 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\USB_CD.SYS /D:MYCDROM
SHCDX33E.COM v3.03E 16-bit DOS mode CD/DVD EXtensions Driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME replaces successfully Microsoft MSCDEX.EXE:
Direct download [37 KB, free open source].
OLD SHSUCDX versions.
Based on original SHSUCDX.
Loads into memory/unloads from memory from native DOS prompt, AUTOEXEC.BAT or even CONFIG.SYS (MS-DOS 7/8 only).
Supports up to 10 CD/DVD drives.
Run it from any DOS prompt to learn its command line parameters. Then add a line for it to AUTOEXEC.BAT (BEFORE the SMARTDRV line) and REMark your MSCDEX line (if any). Reboot.
Takes 6.5 KB of upper DOS RAM (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS) on systems with 1 CD/DVD drive (each additional CD/DVD drive requires 2 KB of RAM). Example:
C:\CDROM\SHCDX33E /D:MYCDROM,G,0,1 /D:MYCDROM,I,1,3 /Q+
Your CD/DVD drive name (MYCDROM above) MUST match EXACTLY the one on your CD/DVD driver line in CONFIG.SYS!
NWCDEX.EXE v2.81 16-bit DOS mode CD/DVD EXtensions Driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME [200 KB], also part of Lineo (formerly Caldera) DR-DOS v7.03 [6 MB, free trial], replaces successfully Microsoft MSCDEX.EXE.
Run NWCDEX /? from any DOS prompt to learn its command line parameters. Then add a line for it to AUTOEXEC.BAT (BEFORE the SMARTDRV line) and REMark your MSCDEX line (if any). Reboot.
Takes 1 KB of upper and 40-60 KB (depending on the number of /M:XX buffers) of expanded RAM. Example:
LH C:\CDROM\NWCDEX /D:MYCDROM /M:20 /E /F:80
Your CD/DVD drive name (MYCDROM above) MUST match EXACTLY the one on your CD/DVD driver line in CONFIG.SYS!
An expanded memory manager (i.e. Microsoft HIMEM.SYS + EMM386.EXE with the RAM switch enabled) in CONFIG.SYS is required to load NWCDEX in expanded memory with the /E switch.
MSCDEX.EXE v2.23 Helix Cloaked DOS mode CD/DVD EXtensions Driver 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME [200 KB, free] replaces successfully Microsoft MSCDEX.EXE.
Takes 1 KB of upper and 16-48 KB of extended RAM (depending on the number of /M:XX buffers) if CLOAKING.EXE loads FIRST with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Example:
LH C:\HELIX\CLOAKING
LH C:\HELIX\MSCDEX /D:MYCDROM /M:20 /B
Your CD/DVD drive name (MYCDROM above) MUST match EXACTLY the one on your CD/DVD driver line in CONFIG.SYS!
SAPUCDEX.EXE v1.0.0.5 CD/DVD EXtensions Driver MSCDEXNT.EXE replacement for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003:
Direct download [8 KB, free].
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FREE WinDOwS 3D/Video, Audio + Disk Drivers + Tools
Drivers + Tools | Links
Links: Drivers + Tools on the Internet:
- Drivers HeadQuarters
- Driver Zone
- MR Tech News
- Station Drivers (French)
- TechSpot Drivers
- DriverPacks
- Video Codec Formats Explained
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  More info
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- Windows 98/ME USB Mass Storage Driver [11 KB]
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- 48-bit LBA and Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME
- EnableBigLba Registry Setting in Windows 2000/XP
- Windows 98 SE/ME IO.SYS LBA Patch
- Universal ATA driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
- Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition (HD) Audio driver for Windows 2000/XP/2003
- Microsoft UAA HD
- DriverMax Drivers management tool for Windows XP (freeware)
- MS FTP: Microsoft WHQL Drivers for Windows 95/NT4/98/ME
XStore Pro Windows 9x/ME standard (E)IDE Hard Disk (Ultra)DMA + (E)IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD Accelerator Drivers + Tools v1.20 for most PCI motherboards + x86 chipsets [978 KB].
NOT for 3rd party/add-on/proprietary (E)IDE/(U)ATA/UDMA/RAID/SCSI drive controllers!
Intel Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Graphics/INF/Bus Master/Ultra ATA Driver Updates for all 4XX/8XX/9XX Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV chipsets.
Intel Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003 (E)IDE/Ultra ATA Driver INF Updates for all 4XX/8XX Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV chipsets.
More info.
Intel Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 (E)IDE/Ultra ATA Driver INF Updates for all 4XX Pentium/Pro/II/III chipsets:
Direct download [1.49 MB].
Intel Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Ultra ATA Driver for all 8XX Pentium III/IV chipsets.
Intel Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 Bus Master (BM) Driver v3.02 for all 4XX Pentium/Pro/II/III chipsets [593 KB].
Do NOT install BM Driver 3.02 on portable computers!
Unofficial Intel Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 CPU/Chipset/Graphics/IDE/BIOS/USB Driver Updates (French).
Intel Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Matrix/Rapid Storage Manager/Technology (IMSM/IRST) Drivers (IASTOR) 32 + 64 bit for Intel chipsets with Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Serial ATA (SATA) RAID/non-RAID Hard Drives controllers:
IRST.
IMSM.
More info.
UIDE, XMGR + RDISK native DOS Device Drivers 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8, may or may not work with Windows 3.x/9x/ME:
- UIDE.SYS PIO/U(ltra)ATA/U(ltra)DMA/S(erial)ATA Universal Unified Hard Disk, CD/DVD Driver + Disk/Sector Cache Driver allows up to 32 UATA/UDMA/SATA Hard Disks + PIO/UATA/UDMA/SATA CD/DVD Drives to run at full speed in native DOS;
- XMGR.SYS Extended (XMS) DOS memory manager, maps + handles up to 4 GB of XMS RAM, abides by XMS 3.0 standard, compatible with EMM386.EXE, UMBPCI.SYS, DR-DOS etc;
- RDISK.COM RAM Disk Driver creates a fake FAT16 disk drive in extended (XMS) memory (much faster than actual hard disks) using from 2 MB up to 2 GB of RAM, loads from CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT or DOS command line:
Direct download [133 KB, free open source, unsupported].
Examples of CONFIG.SYS lines:
DEVICE=C:\DRIVERS\XMGR.SYS /B /N128
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\UIDE.SYS /S5 /D:MYCDROM
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\RDISK.COM /S100
DOS USB Drivers Pack 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + FreeDOS allow using most USB (UHCI compliant only) devices in native DOS:
Direct download [533 KB, free open source].
Using ANY native DOS USB Drivers with Windows 95/98/ME may attract conflicts/errors/lockups!
USB Driver Disk v1.9 16-bit DOS USB Drivers + tools collection for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + FreeDOS allow using most USB storage devices in native DOS:
Direct download [887 KB, free, right-click to save!].
Using ANY native DOS USB Drivers with Windows 95/98/ME may attract conflicts/errors/lockups!
Intel Windows 9x/NT4/ME Indeo Video 2.55, 5.03 + 1.20 32-bit Movie + Video Playback Drivers/Codecs:
Direct download [1.77 MB].
Similar Intel + Indeo Drivers Installer [856 KB].
MUST install these OLDer Drivers/Codecs BEFORE installing NEWer ones below!
Intel Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Indeo Video 5.11, 4.2 + 3.2 and Indeo Audio 2.5 32-bit Movie, Video + Audio Playback Drivers/Codecs:
Direct download [1.97 MB].
MUST install these NEWer Drivers/Codecs AFTER installing OLDer ones above!
DivX Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 MPEG/DivX/DVD/HD Video + Audio Playback Codecs + Tools 32-bit (crippled freeware + nag shareware):
- DivX Plus 8.0.0 includes DivX Codec Pack, DivX Player, DivX Web Player, DivX DXVA hardware acceleration + DivX Converter for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [1.1 MB, Setup only].
- OLD DivX Bundle includes DivX Codec Decoder 5.2.1 + DivX Player 2.5.5 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [6.04 MB].
- OLD DivX Media Filters for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [2.29 MB].
- OLD DivX Web Player + Plug-in 1.0.0 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Microsoft + Opera 32-bit web browsers [894 KB].
DivX Labs Beta Codecs, Filters + Tools.
ffdshow 32-bit Codecs for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 DirectShow, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, VFW + H.264 (HD) encode/decode most popular video + audio multimedia formats (free GPL):
- ffdshow 2009-07-10 Unicode for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [4.08 MB].
- OLD ffdshow 2008-11-14 ANSI for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [4.06 MB].
Xvid v1.2.2 32-bit Codecs for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 DirectShow, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, VFW + H.264 (HD) encode/decode most popular video + audio multimedia formats:
Direct download [638 KB, free GPL].
AC3Filter AC3 Audio Decoder filter v1.61b 32-bit for AC3 DirectShow AVI/MPEG/WMV/DVD/DivX Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Digital/DTS/Dolby Digital-Ex/Dolby Digital Live/Dolby TrueHD playback with multichannel and digital/optical S/PDIF support for Windows 98/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 (free GPL):
- AC3Filter 1.61b 32 + 64 bit Unicode for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [2.55 MB].
- AC3Filter 1.61b 32-bit ANSI for Windows 98/NT4 SP6a/ME [2.1 MB].
Requires Microsoft DirectX 7/8/9, DirectShow + WMP 7/8/9/10/11 installed!
Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE require WDM/USB Audio Driver Fix [374 KB, English]!
AC3Filter Guides.
AC3Filter Tools.
RAD Video Tools 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 include Bink + Smacker Video Codecs + Player:
Direct download [1.4 MB, freeware].
Miles Sound System Tools 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 include Miles Sound Studio Codecs, Miles Sound Player + MIDIEcho:
Direct download [516 KB, freeware].
AudioFilter v1.0 Beta 8 32-bit DirectShow real time audio processing ActiveX Control for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks audio settings, includes DirectShow Filter Graph, works with any DirectSound compliant program like Windows Media Player (WMP):
Direct download [310 KB, freeware].
Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE/PCI/Live!/Audigy/Extigy/X-Fi + Video/3D Blaster series Official Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 + DOS Sound/Video Drivers + Tools.
kX Project Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live!/Audigy/Audigy2 series Unofficial Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 ASIO + S/PDIF enabled Sound Drivers + Tools.
Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE/PCI/Live!/Audigy series Windows/WfWG 3.1x/95/98/ME + native MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 Audio Drivers, Patches + Tools.
All files listed above are detailed in this forum.
Unofficial Sound Blaster Audigy2 series audio cards native MS-DOS mode Patch for MS-DOS 6/7/8:
Direct download [2.29 MB, free].
Unofficial Sound Blaster audio cards Drivers for Windows 9x/ME + MS-DOS 6/7/8.
Unofficial Sound Blaster Live!/Audigy/Audigy2 series audio cards Turbo Distorsions/Crackles Patch v0.10 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [16 KB, freeware, right-click to save!].
Aureal 3D Vortex (A3D) sound card series Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Sound Drivers + Tools.
nHancer v2.4.2 64 + 32 bit for 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 NVidia graphics cards Control Panel enhancer + tweaking tool: extra + enhanced settings, supports all newer GeForce series cards, all newer Forceware series drivers, SLI + DirectX 10.x, multilanguage support, highly customizable (freeware):
- nHancer 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008 64-bit (x64) [1.68 MB].
- nHancer 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 32-bit (x86) [1.68 MB].
Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 (free)!
nHancer Online Manual.
RivaTuner 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ATI + NVidia 3D/DirectX/OpenGL/video drivers tweaking tool, highly customizable (freeware):
- RivaTuner 2.24c for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [2.7 MB].
- OLD RivaTuner 1.54 for Windows 98/ME + OLDer NVidia + ATI drivers [1.22 MB].
GPU-Z v0.3.8 32-bit for 32 + 64 bit Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 detects/displays detailed ATI + NVidia video processors, chipsets, bus, memory, 3D, frequency + overclocking info:
Direct download [450 KB, freeware].
Official + Unofficial 3dfx, 3Dlabs, ATI, Intel, Matrox + NVidia, SiS + XGI Windows 3.xx/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 + DOS Video Drivers + Tools:
- 3Dlabs Video Drivers.
- ATI Video Drivers.
- Intel Video Drivers.
- Matrox Video Drivers.
- NVidia Video Drivers.
- nZone NVidia Video Drivers.
- SiS Video Drivers.
- XGI Video Drivers.
- VolariGamers XGI Volari Video Drivers.
- Station NVidia Video Drivers (French).
- Guru 3D 3dfx, ATI + NVidia Video Drivers.
- Omega 3dfx, ATI + NVidia tweaked Video Drivers.
- DNA ATI + NVidia tweaked Video Drivers.
- NGO ATI + NVidia tweaked Video Drivers.
- 3dfx Video Drivers, Tools + Resources.
Tweaked Unofficial NVIDIA Display Driver 82.69 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME (multilingual):
- Automated installer executable [14.5 MB, EXE].
- Manual installer archive [16.6 MB, ZIP].
Supports theoretically most PCI, AGP + PCIe/PCIx (PCI express) GeForce + Quadro 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx, 8xxx + 9xxx series and widescreen + large screen monitors resolutions + refresh rates.
More info.
3dfx Voodoo2 series Tweaked Unofficial Glide/Direct3D/OpenGL + SLI enabled Video Drivers for Windows 95/98/ME based on Original 3dfx Drivers 3.02.02 [1.33 MB].
3dfx MiniGL v1.47, v1.48 + v1.49 Drivers [293 KB].
3dfx Voodoo + Voodoo2 Environment Variables.
dgVoodoo Glide Wrapper v1.50 Beta 2 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 uses Direct3D 7.0 to implement 3dfx Glide 2.4 APIs, supports Windows + DOS based 3dfx Voodoo/2/3/4/5 apps/games, runs on all ATI Radeon, NVidia GeForce, XGI Volari and newer 3D video controllers:
Direct download [351 KB, free].
Microsoft Windows 95/95a OSR1 OpenGL 3D Video Drivers v1.1 + 3D Screen Savers 32-bit:
Direct download [696 KB].
Compatible (3D accelerated recommended) video controller required!
Place GLU32.DLL + OPENGL32.DLL into %windir%\SYSTEM [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS]..
Windows 95B/95C OSR 2.x, NT4, 98, 2000, ME, XP + 2003 include MS OpenGL drivers!
Organic Art Microsoft Edition v1.20.04 DirectX 3D Screen Savers 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [5.1 MB].
Requires Microsoft DirectX APIs 5.0 or newer!
Compatible (3D accelerated recommended) video controller required!
Microsoft Windows 3.1x/9x/ME PC Speaker Driver 16-bit SPEAKER.DRV enables basic audio on computers without sound cards:
SPEAKER.DRV [21 KB].
See "PC SPEAKER", also in TIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more info.
See "Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Media Players + Recorders" for more 32-bit FREE Audio/Video Drivers/Codecs/Players.
See "WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x ESSENTIAL UPDATES" for more 16-bit FREE Audio/Video Drivers/Codecs/Players.
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FREE Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Modem Drivers + Tools
56K/xDSL/Cable Modems reference links.
RASPPPOE: PPP over Ethernet xDSL Modem Drivers for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003.
Linksys (Cisco) Modems, Routers, Switches + Hubs Drivers + Firmware upgrades for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003.
Motorola Modems Drivers + Firmware upgrades for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003.
3COM Modem Drivers + INF files for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003.
US Robotics Modem Drivers + INF files for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003.
Serial High Speed Mode (SHSMOD) driver patchers/enablers for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME, Linux and OS/2.
CyberCom v1.1.0.0P high speed Modem Driver for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [7 KB].

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