FREE WinDOwS Drivers + ToolsALL downloads featured here are on my •MUST HAVE• list,
also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my ©Tricks + Secrets files, FREEware:
IMPORTANT:- ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST !
- Some of these files are archived in ZIP format. You need a file
decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend one of these "FREE
32-bit FILE SHRINKERS" (Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista users), Info-ZIP WiZ
(Windows/WfWG 3.1x users, free) or PK(UN)ZIP (DOS users, no
nag shareware).
- STAY SAFE: Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the
Internet!
- ORIGINAL Operating System/software/hardware REQUIRED for installing ANY drivers/upgrades/patches/fixes!
- You
MUST log on as Administrator/Power User to install Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista drivers/upgrades/patches/fixes!
- Please let me know if you discover any broken links.
- Almost ALL software featured here is
FREE(ware), unless specified otherwise.
- 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 UPDATES.
- Enjoy.
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FREE WinDOwS MOUSE DRIVERS + TOOLSDrivers + Tools | Links
- Links: WinDOwS Mouse + Joystick Drivers + Tools on the Internet:
- Unofficial XBox 360 Controller WDM Driver for Windows 98/98
SP1/98 SE/ME:
X360C.EXE [102 KB, free].
More
info (Japanese). - 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 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):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/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 + MS-DOS 6/7/8 (English):Windows 95/98/ME have their own built-in DOS box/session
mouse driver!
Alternative Mouse Pointers for Windows
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct
download [90 KB]. - LogiTech MouseWare (all Mice) + SetPoint
(Laser, Laser Cordless Mice + Cordless Keyboards only) Mouse Drivers, Tools + WebWheel for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista + MS-DOS 6/7/8 (English):MouseWare 9.7x/9.8x Advanced
Settings Utility 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):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 v1.31 32-bit for Windows
98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows using mouse wheel to adjust sound volume, highly customizable:
Direct download [77 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].BACK 2 CONTENTS
FREE WinDOwS CD/DVD DRIVERS + TOOLS
Drivers + Tools | Links
- Links: CD/DVD + Multi-Boot Drivers, Boot Disks, Tools + Guides on the
Internet:
- 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):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):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 + Hardware Info (HWINFO.EXE) 16-bit for DOS detect + display CD/DVD drives and CPU, BIOS,
RAM + motherboard chipset information + speed (freeware):
- DeepBurner Free v1.9 32-bit CD/DVD burning tool for Windows
98/2000/ME/XP/2003 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 burning tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista creates/erases/(re)writesto CD-R(W) drives, extracts to/writes from ISO CD images, supports
ISO-9660 + Joliet standards, Burn-Proof technology, multi-session disks/data tracks, burns audio CDs from WAV files only,
rips CDs to MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, highly customizable (freeware):Requires:CDBurnerXP
FAQ.
- ImgBurn v2.4.1.0 32-bit CD/DVD burning tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 creates/erases/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W)/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drives, creates/extracts
to/writes from ISO CD/DVD 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 [1.86 MB, freeware]. - InfraRecorder v0.44.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
creates/erases/(re)writes to CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W) drives, creates/extracts to/writes from ISO CD/DVD dual-layer images, supports
all popular standards and most CD/DVD drives, saves audio tracks to WAV, WMA, OGG + MP3, highly customizable (free GPL):
- CDex v1.70 Beta 2 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista 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):
- IsoBuster Pro v2.3 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
reads/extracts CD-I, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, MPEG, CD 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]. - XCDROM.SYS v2.2 16-bit Universal
DOS mode IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME:
Direct download [39 KB,
free GPL].
Works with most IDE/ATAPI 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\XCDROM.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 v2.14 16-bit Acer Universal DOS mode
IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME:
Direct download [177 KB, free].
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) 2.24 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 - SHCDX33C.COM v3.03C
16-bit DOS mode CD/DVD EXtensions Driver for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1/9x/ME [39 KB, free open source] replaces
successfully Microsoft MSCDEX.EXE.
Older SHSUCDX versions.
Based on original SHSUCDX.
Run SHCDX33C 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\SHCDX33C /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].BACK 2 CONTENTS
FREE
WinDOwS 3D/VIDEO, AUDIO + DISK DRIVERS + TOOLS
Drivers + Tools | Links
- Links: Drivers + Tools on the Internet:
- 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 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Application Accelerator (IAA):
Faster Boot via Accelerated OS Load Time, Accelerated Disk I/O, Performance Enhancing Data Prefetcher + Hard Drives > 137
GB Support for all 8XX Pentium III/IV chipsets.
IAA Windows
2000/XP/2003 RAID Edition for all 865/875 Pentium IV chipsets + Serial ATA (SATA) controllers/drives + RAID. - Intel Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Matrix Storage Manager
(IMSM) 32 + 64 bit for Intel 9XX chipsets with Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Serial ATA RAID Hard Drives
controllers.
IMSM. - UIDE + XMGR
native DOS Device Drivers 16-bit [discontinued :(] for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8, may or may not work with Windows
3.x/9x/ME [153 KB, free open source, unsupported]:
- UIDE.SYS
PIO/U(ltra)ATA/U(ltra)DMA/S(erial)ATA 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.
Examples:
DEVICE=C:\DRIVERS\XMGR.SYS /B
/N128
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\UIDE.SYS /S5 /D:MYCDROM - USB Driver Disk v1.8 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 [699 KB, free, right-click to save!]. - 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].
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].
- DivX Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista MPEG/DivX/DVD Video + Audio Playback Codecs + Tools 32-bit
(freeware with adware):DivX Labs Beta Codecs, Filters + Tools.
- ffdshow v2007-12-24 beta 4a 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
DirectShow, MPEG-4 + VFW codecs encode/decode most video + audio multimedia formats, DivX, XviD etc:
Direct download [3.82 MB,
free GPL]. - AC3Filter DirectShow AC3 Decoder filter v1.46 32-bit for AC3
AVI/MPEG/DVD/DivX playback with multichannel and S/PDIF support for Windows 98/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [2.28 MB, free
GPL].
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]!
Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE require 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 + 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.
- 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.
- RivaTuner v2.09 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista is the BEST ATI + NVidia 3D/DirectX/OpenGL/video drivers tweaking tool, highly customizable:
Direct download [2.13 MB, freeware]. - GPU-Z v0.1.8 32-bit for 32 + 64 bit Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista detects/displays
detailed ATI + NVidia video processors, chipsets, bus, memory, 3D, frequency + overclocking info:
Direct download [408 KB, freeware].
- Official + Unofficial 3dfx, 3Dlabs, ATI, Intel, Matrox + NVidia, SiS + XGI Windows
3.xx/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista + DOS Video Drivers + Tools:
- Tweaked Unofficial NVIDIA Display
Driver 82.69 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME:
NV8269.EXE [14.5 MB,
multilingual].
Supports all PCI, AGP + PCIe GeForce + Quadro 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx + 8xxx series and most widescreen
monitors resolutions + refresh rates. - 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 v1.30 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 [701 KB].
- 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
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
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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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