MDGx Windows/WfWG 3.1x FREE Upgrades + Toys

Windows/WfWG 3.1x
FREE Upgrades, Fixes + Power Toys
[99.99% FREE(ware)]

ALL downloads featured here are on my •MUST HAVE• list, also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my Windows/WfWG 3.1x + DOS 6.xx ©Tricks + Secrets files [W31-11D.ZIP], FREEware.

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)].

STAY SAFE: Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the Internet!
Operating System/software/hardware REQUIRED for installing upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers!
NEWEST at the top -> OLDEST at the bottom.
Installing Windows OS components/upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers/tools may require you logged on with Administrative/Power User privileges.
Please let me know if you discover any broken links. Thanks.
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.
Check back often for NEW tools + UPDATES.
Enjoy.

CONTENTS:
WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x ESSENTIAL FREE UPGRADES + FIXES
FREE WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x POWER TOYS
FREE WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x INTERNET ESSENTIALS
Jump to: [separate pages]
FREE WinDOwS MOUSE DRIVERS + TOOLS
FREE WinDOwS CD/DVD DRIVERS + TOOLS
FREE WinDOwS 3D/VIDEO, AUDIO + DISK DRIVERS + TOOLS
SPEED-UP + BENCHMARK TOOLS
ESSENTIAL DOS 5.00 - 8.00 POWER TOYS
DISK PARTITIONING, FORMATTING, BACKUP + RECOVERY TOOLS
FREE WinDOwS GAMES
GET ANTI-VIRAL: Protect Yourself !
FREE WWW/FTP, HTML + GIF/JPG Publishing Tools
HOSTED + SPONSORED BINARIES
My DownLoads
FREEbies: FREE(ware) SOFTWARE SITES

WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x
ESSENTIAL FREE UPGRADES + FIXES

CD/DVD + Multi-Boot Drivers, Boot Disks, Tools + Guides on the Internet:
- 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
- Windows 3.1x Drivers
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x Core Files Updates:
- WfWG 3.11 Update [445 KB].
- Windows 3.10 Upgrade to Windows 3.11 [585 KB].
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x File Manager (FM = WINFILE.EXE) Year 2000 (Y2K) Updates:
- FM for WfWG 3.11 [105 KB, English].
- FM for Windows 3.1x [80 KB, English].
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x OLE Libraries (DLLs) v2.03 Update:
OLE 2.03 [847 KB].
Microsoft Win32s 32-bit Extensions Add-on v1.30c for Windows/WfWG 3.1x enables running 32-bit (Win32) programs/games supporting this implementation:
Win32s 1.30c [2.41 MB].
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x VSHARE.386 v3.11.0.402 Driver Update:
VSHARE.386 [22 KB].
Microsoft WfWG 3.1x SERIAL.386 Driver Update [23 KB].
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x CALC.EXE v3.10 Update:
CALC.EXE [41 KB].
Microsoft Windows 3.1x WIN87EM.DLL Fix for Intel 80387 FPUs [24 KB].
Microsoft WfWG 3.1x RMM.D32 (Real Mode Mapper) 32-bit File Access Driver Update:
RMM.D32 [22 KB].
Microsoft WfWG 3.11 DLC, TCP/IP + TCP/IP-32 v3.11b Updates:
- TCP/IP [399 KB].
- TCP/IP-32 [674 KB].
- DLC [143 KB].
Microsoft WfWG 3.11 Point To Point (PTP) Server + RAS Update:
Direct download [337 KB].
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) Runtime Libraries (DLLs) 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x applications + games written in VB (English):
- Visual Basic 4.0 (VB4) 16-bit VB40016.DLL 4.0.2422 [1.41 MB].
  More info.
- Visual Basic 3.0 (VB3) 16-bit VBRUN300.DLL 3.0.0538 [243 KB].
  More info.
- Visual Basic 2.0 (VB2) 16-bit VBRUN200.DLL 2.0.0908 [215 KB].
  More info.
- Visual Basic 1.0 (VB1) 16-bit VBRUN100.DLL [168 KB].
IMPORTANT: VB1, VB2 + VB3 DLLs do NOT install automatically:
Run their self extracting archives (*.EXE) above.
Move VBRUN100.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL + VBRUN300.DLL to %windir%\SYSTEM.
Delete ALL VBRUN*.DLL files from ALL other locations (if any)!
Microsoft Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 WinG v1.0 16-bit GDI Graphics/Video Acceleration Runtime Libraries (DLLs) for older 16-bit (Win16) applications + games:
WinG 1.0 [836 KB, English].
Microsoft Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP 3D Control Libraries (DLLs) v2.31 for 3D effects: CTL3D.DLL, CTL3D32.DLL, CTL3D32S.DLL + CTL3DV2.DLL [51 KB].
See "3D CONTROLS FOR 3D EFFECTS", also in MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP), for complete details!
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x MCI CD Audio Driver 16-bit MCICDA.DRV [24 KB].
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), and "SPEAKER CHALLENGE" in MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP) for more info.
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.xx Accessibility Pack (ACCP.EXE) 16-bit for Individuals with Disabilities (English):
ACCP.EXE [196 KB].
More info:
- Customizing Windows 3.0 for Individuals with Disabilities [27 KB, RTF format].
- Customizing Windows 3.1 for Individuals with Disabilities [29 KB, RTF format].
- Customizing WfWG 3.1 for Individuals with Disabilities [29 KB, RTF format].
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x Euro Currency Symbol Update and Replacement Core Fonts:
Direct download [758 KB].
Fast Disk Access (FBDA) 32-bit drivers for Windows/WfWG 3.1x add support for (E)IDE/(Ultra)ATA Hard Disks larger than 528 MB (with more than 1024 cylinders) ONLY up to 8 GB with ONLY up to 2 GB per logical (FAT16 ONLY!) partition [1 MB]:
32FBDA.ZIP contents:
- HLP, HTM, PDF + TXT Guides + FAQs and
- Windows/WfWG 3.1x + MS-DOS Hard Disk tools + drivers:
  - EZDRIVE9.EXE = EZ-Drive v9.06W
  - EIDE32.EXE = IBM/Toshiba EIDE32 [42 KB].
  - WIN32BIT.EXE = Micro House MH32BIT.386 v3.10 [75 KB].
  - 32PACK.EXE = Western Digital WDCDRV.386 v2.6 [122 KB].
  - ONTRK386.EXE = OnTrack ONTRACKW.386 v1.03 [43 KB].
  - S32B0697.EXE = Seagate SEG32BIT.386 v840240 [72 KB].
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REQUIREMENTS:
Motherboard chipset + BIOS/CMOS MUST support Hard Disk LBA (Logical Block Addressing) + ECHS (Enhanced Cylinder/Head/Sector) standards!
(E)IDE Hard Disk(s) MUST be connected to motherboard built-in (E)IDE/(Ultra)ATA interface(s), NOT to 3rd party/add-on/proprietary HD controller(s)!
More info.
MUST READ: See "SWAP FILE" in MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP) for more info!
Microsoft Video for Windows (VfW) v1.1e 16-bit Runtime Drivers/Codecs for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [1.35 MB].
Microsoft Media Player2 (WMP) v5.2 Beta 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [5.42 MB].
Plays NetShow (ASF), Video (MPEG, AVI), Audio (WAV), Music (MID, RMI), CD (CDA) etc.
Apple QuickTime Movie (QTM), Video + Audio Playback Drivers, Codecs + Tools v2.1.2 for Windows/WfWG 3.1x:
- QTM 32-bit [2.5 MB].
  Requires Microsoft Win32s 32-bit Extensions Add-on v1.30c [2.41 MB, free]!
- QTM 16-bit [2.32 MB].
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.
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.
Aureal 3D Vortex (A3D) sound card series Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Sound Drivers + Tools.
NVidia RIVA 128/TNT/TNT2 AGP/PCI series Official Windows/WfWG 3.1x Video Drivers v1.55 [660 KB].
NVidia RIVA 128/128ZX PCI series Official Windows/WfWG 3.1x Video Drivers v1.27 [666 KB].
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 Zone 3dfx tweaked Video Drivers.
- KoolSmoky 3dfx tweaked Video Drivers.
CyberCom v1.1.0.0P high speed Modem Driver for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [7 KB].
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.
Microsoft Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio + Outlook Converters + Viewers.
MS Office Viewer & Converter Packs.
Microsoft Windows 3.1x/NT 3.x Word Viewer 97/2000 (WORDVIEW.EXE) 16-bit [2.21 MB, English].
MS Word Viewer may NOT work with DOCuments created by MS Office XP or newer!
MS Office + MS Word users do NOT need MS Word Viewer!
Word 5.5 for DOS [3.33 MB].
More info.
Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x Resource Kits (RK) contain tons of techno details and extra tweaking/monitoring tools:
- Windows 3.10 RK [3.4 MB].
- WfWG 3.10 RK [594 KB].
A MUST for all Windows/WfWG 3.1x afficionados.

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FREE WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x POWER TOYS

Windows/WfWG 3.1x Software on the Internet:
- Maxim's Windows programs
- Maxim's Patches for Windows programs
- Tucows Windows 3x Software (some freeware)
- Calmira Free Windows 3.1x Downloads
- Windows 3.1x Software
- DX21 Windows 3.1 Software (freeware)
- Involved Windows/WfWG 3.1 Downloads (mostly freeware)
- Windows 3.1/9x/NT4 Abandonware + Freeware
- The Freeware Site Windows 3.1 + DOS Programs
- PowerLoad Windows 3.x Resources
- Lightspeed Win 3.x + DOS Downloads + Support
- Windows/WfWG 3.1x Downloads
- Utilities for Windows 3.x and WFWG
- Freaked Windows 3.1x Links
- WinSite Windows 3x Files (some freeware)
- Freeware for Windows 3x
- The 386 Experience Downloads
- Freeware for Windows 3x
- WinVision MS-DOS & Windows 3.1x Downloads
- Garbo Windows 3.1 Archives (some freeware)
WinBar v1.2 16-bit taskbar and shell replacement for Windows/WfWG 3.1x, the Windows 95/98/ME style, highly customizable, works also with Windows 9x/ME [179 KB, free].
Calmira II v3.3 16-bit enhanced user interface (UI) shell replacement for Windows/WfWG 3.1x Program Manager adds many Windows 9x/ME Desktop features: Taskbar, Start Menu, System Tray, Desktop shortcuts, aliases, icon windows, Explorer, right-click menus, Task Manager replacement etc (free GPL):
- Direct download [870 KB].
- Calmira II v3.31 Update [363 KB].
Calmira XP v4.0 adds Windows XP GUI look + feel:
Direct download [1.52 MB].
DOS Bar v1.43 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x adds Windows 9x/ME functionality to the DOS session Menu bar [25 KB, freeware].
FTaskman v1.24 16-bit Windows/WfWG 3.1x Task Manager replacement [51 KB, freeware].
More Control v1.1 16-bit Control Panel applet for Windows/WfWG 3.1x/9x/ME tweaks hidden settings in SYSTEM.INI + WIN.INI: help engine colors, drop down menu alignment, icon spacing, icon title font etc:
Direct download [21 KB, public domain].
WinColor v1.3 16-bit improved color control tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [46 KB, free].
Clean System Directory v1.7 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/ME scans for all DLL references in C:\Windows\System and moves away orphan DLLs:
Direct download [70 KB, freeware].
QuickClick v1.00 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 assigns each of the 4 screen corners (by right-clicking once) to any program, screen saver or to the Windows exit (Win3.1x/9x/ME only) function [128 KB, no nag shareware].
Long File Names (LFNs) v4.02 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/95/OSR1/OSR2 adds full LFNs support to Windows GUI + applications [695 KB, shareware abandonware].
Dialog Killer v1.2 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x automatically pushes buttons in any Windows application or dialog box [116 KB, freeware].
Icon Master v1.2d 16-bit 32x32 pixels 16 colors icon creator/editor/extractor/viewer for Windows 3.1x/9x/ME [115 KB, nag shareware], supports all popular Windows icon formats: DLL, EXE, ICL, ICO.
BSOD Properties v1.0a 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/ME allows changing Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) background + foreground colors from a neat graphic interface:
Direct download [230 KB, freeware].
Programmer's File Editor (PFE) v1.01 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x Notepad replacement: opens ANY number of ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, OLE2/DDE/MDI compliant, highly customizable:
Direct download [545 KB, freeware].
More info.
HINT: BACKUP your original NOTEPAD.EXE, rename PFE.EXE to NOTEPAD.EXE, and then move the new NOTEPAD.EXE and PFE.HLP files to your Windows/WfWG directory, to have ALL your text files open with the NEW Notepad.
EditPad Classic v3.4.3 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files of ANY size on separate tabs, supports UNIX/Mac text, highly customizable:
Direct download [268 KB, freeware].
Prolix v2.1 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x Notepad replacement: opens multiple large ASCII/text/HTML files up to 16 MB, supports DOS/Unix/Mac text, OLE2/DDE/MDI capable, highly customizable:
Direct download [254 KB, freeware].
WinVi16 v2.94 16-bit for Windows Windows/WfWG 3.1x Notepad replacement: opens ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, ASCII/DOS/Hex modes, highly customizable:
Direct download [121 KB, free GPL].
Info-ZIP WiZ v4.01 16-bit is the the best FREE Windows/WfWG 3.1x ZIPping/unZIPping tool:
Direct download [322 KB].
WinZip v6.3 SR1 16-bit ZIPping/unZIPping tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x supports popular compression formats: ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZ, UUE, BIN + MIM, also ARC, ARJ + LHA via external programs, highly customizable:
Direct download [614 KB, shareware, free trial].
Aladdin Expander v1.0 16-bit decompression tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x supports MacOS formats: HQX, SEA + SIT, also ZIP, ARC, ARJ, GZ, LHA, TAR + UUE [346 KB, freeware].
XNview v1.50 32-bit Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x supports most popular formats: GIF, CUT, PIC, DIB, JPG, PCD, PSP, PNG, RAS, TGA, TIF, BMP, RLE, CUR, ICO, WPG, PCX etc:
Direct download [771 KB, freeware].
Windows/WfWG 3.1x require Microsoft Win32s 32-bit Extensions Add-on v1.30c [2.41 MB, free].
Paint Shop Pro v3.0 16-bit Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x/NT3 [1.8 MB, shareware, free evaluation].
LView Pro v1.D2 32-bit Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows/WfWG 3.1x/NT3 [461 KB, shareware, free evaluation].
Windows/WfWG 3.1x require Microsoft Win32s 32-bit Extensions Add-on v1.30c [2.41 MB, free].

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FREE WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x INTERNET ESSENTIALS

Free(ware) Browsers, Tools + Tips on the Internet:
AOL software on the Internet:
- AOL Client 4.0 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [6.7 MB, English].
- AOL Email Guide using a web browser
- AOL Email Sign In using a web browser
- AOL FAQs, Tips + Software
Netscape web browsers Public Edition 16-bit 128-bit SSL encryption for Windows/WfWG 3.1x based on original Mozaic code (English):
- Communicator 4.08 complete install [17 MB].
- Navigator 4.08 stand alone [8.5 MB].
- Navigator 3.04 Gold [3 MB].
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) web browsers 16-bit 56-bit SSL encryption for Windows/WfWG 3.1x (English):
- IE 5.01 [8.84 MB].
- IE 4.0 [10.1 MB].
Microsoft Internet Font Packs for Windows 3.1x/95/NT.
Netscape browser Plug-ins (most are freeware).
Shockwave 6.0 + Flash 3.0 Web Players 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x + Plug-ins for Microsoft + Netscape 16-bit browsers [1.02 MB, free].
Require 2-4 MB of disk space depending on selected components.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0.1 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x + Plug-in for Microsoft + Netscape 16-bit browsers views + prints Portable Document Format (PDF) files:
Direct download [4.79 MB, freeware, English].

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