Windows/WfWG 3.1x + DOS 6.xx
Tricks + Secrets

I will post here ALL New Win31/DOS6 ©Tricks [in chronological order] every time I'll also add them to MYTIPS31.TXT, SECRETS.TXT, EGGS.TXT or AOLTIPS.TXT, all part of my Updated Windows/WfWG 3.1x + DOS 6.xx ©Tricks + Secrets Files [W31-11D.ZIP], FREEware.

Jump to [99.99% Free(ware)] [separate pages]:
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Contents: [new ©tweaks added at the TOP]

• 5-5-10 Updated DOS Secret: FAT16 → FAT32 → exFAT
• 12-30-06 Win3.x/9x/NTx Updated ©Trick: HOSTS FILES, GUIDES + TOOLS
• 5-8-02 Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: EDIT BOOT FILES
• 11-7-01 3.1x/Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3D CONTROLS FOR 3D EFFECTS
• 10-20-01 DOS Secret: FDISK /X
• 10-20-01 DOS Secret: FDISK /ACTOK
• 10-20-01 DOS Secret: FDISK /CMBR x
• 10-20-01 DOS Secret: FDISK /PRMT
• 10-20-01 DOS Secret: FDISK /PRI:n (/PRIO:n) /EXT:n /LOG:n (/LOGO:n) [UPDATED 10-20-2001]
• 7-12-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE/NC ©Trick: PROXY AD BLOCKER
• 4-24-01 Win3.x/9x/ME ©Trick: COLORFUL HELP
• 1-31-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: URL PASSWORD
• 12-13-00 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: DEBUG BIOS PASSWORD
• 10-25-00 Win9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: REBOOT WITH DEBUG
• 9-26-00 Easter Egg: SKI FREE EASTER EGG
• 4-14-00 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: BACKUP MBR WITH DEBUG
• 4-6-00 Win3.1x/9x/ME AOL ©Trick: AOL.EXE SWITCHES
• 3-8-00 Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP AOL ©Trick: AOL ANTI-IDLE!
• 1-5-00 Easter Egg: JAVASCRIPT BROWSER RESIZER EASTER EGG
• 12-22-99 Easter Egg: MSD EASTER EGGS
• 11-18-99 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: REPLACE SYSTEM FONT
• 10-28-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Netscape ©Trick: CUSTOM NETSCAPE THROBBER
• 9-30-99 Win3.1x/9x/DOS ©Trick: DETECT WINDOWS
• 9-22-99 Win3.1x/9x/IE ©Trick: IE BLANK PAGE OFF
• 9-15-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3.1X/9X/2000/NT/ME/XP/2003 MULTIBOOT SWAP FILE
• 8-24-99 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: BYPASS SAVER PASSWORD
• 8-11-99 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: LOCK UP THE DOS BOX
• 8-11-99 Easter Egg: WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1X CLIPBOARD EASTER EGG
• 7-27-99 Win3.xx/9x/NT/2000/ME ©Trick: BLUE (OR ANY OTHER COLOR) SCREEN OF DEATH
• 5-26-99 Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS ©Trick: HIDDEN FOLDER
• 5-26-99 Easter Egg: NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGGS - PART DEUX
• 4-15-99 Easter Egg: NETSCAPE/MOZILLA EASTER EGG - PART 1
• 4-15-99 Easter Egg: ANOTHER MS IE EASTER EGG
• 2-23-99 Updated Win3.1x/9x/ME AOL ©Trick: AOL PROXY SERVER [UPDATED 2-23-1999]
• 2-9-99 Win3.1x/9x/ME AOL ©Trick: AOL PERSONAL FILE CABINET
• 12-1-98 DOS Secret: DEVICE=drive:\path\EMM386.EXE /NOTR
• 12-1-98 DOS Secret: DEVICE=drive:\path\HIMEM.SYS /Q
• 12-1-98 DOS Secret: WIN :
• 11-25-98 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/DOS ©Trick: MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE MADE EASY
• 11-4-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME AOL ©Trick: AOL INSTANT MESSAGES ON/OFF
• 8-27-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: BAD MEMORY?
• 7-30-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: RELEASE MY MODEM!
• 7-7-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME AOL ©Trick: AOL WEB BROWSING
• 6-15-98 Win98 ©Trick: WIN95/98/NT EASY MIGRATION
• 5-25-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: STUBBORN CONTROL PANEL APPLET - Part 2
• 5-17-98 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: INSTALL DOS 6
• 5-12-98 Easter Egg: WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1X EASTER EGG
• 4-29-98 Easter Egg: SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
• 4-29-98 Easter Egg: MINESWEEPER EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: COMMAND /D
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: COMMAND /F
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FDISK /MBR
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FDISK /Q
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FDISK /STATUS
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FORMAT drive: /AUTOTEST
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FORMAT drive: /BACKUP
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FORMAT drive: /SELECT
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FORMAT drive: /U
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: FORMAT drive: /SELECT /U
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: MEM /A
• 4-28-98 DOS Secret: VER /R
• 4-24-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: SERIAL KILLER! [UPDATED 4-24-1998]
• 4-14-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: CD-ROM NAME
• 4-8-98 Easter Egg: FREECELL EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
• 3-10-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: DOUBLE BUFFER
• 3-3-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: CD-ROM DRIVERS 4 DOS
• 3-2-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: TEMP FILES, BE GONE!
• 2-14-98 Win9x/ME/DOS6 ©Trick: POWERFUL XCOPY(32)
• 2-14-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: %WINDIR% VARIABLE [UPDATED 2-14-1998]
• 2-9-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 Original ©Trick: HARD DRIVE THRASHING
• 2-4-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: SHELL ENVIRONMENT SIZE
• 1-27-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: OUTSMART SMARTDRIVE
• 1-21-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: LOAD/RUN
• 11-21-97 Updated Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: ORDER, PLEASE!
• 11-15-97 Win3.1x/9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: COMMAND.COM
• 11-11-97 Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: BOOTUP FLOPPY
• 9-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original Registry ©Trick: BLINK... NOT!
• 9-3-97 Win9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: GOOD OL' UNDELETE
• 8-26-97 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: FAST, FAST, FAST
• 8-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/DOS6 Original ©Trick: FIND FAST
• 7-7-96 Win9x Original ©Trick: 16-BIT VIDEO FIX
• 6-12-96 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: NOTEPAD DATE/TIME STAMP
• 6-2-96 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: WIN.COM SWITCHES
• 5-11-96 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: SYSTEM DLLS
• 4-20-96 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: FIXED SWAP FILE
• 1-11-96 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: CLOSE THAT BATCH!
• 1-7-96 Win9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: SWITCHES
• 12-12-95 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: WRONG PATH
• 9-18-95 Win3.1x/9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: LASTDRIVE
• 9-15-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: DATE/TIME FUN
• 9-11-95 Win3.1x/9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: SET TEMP
• 9-11-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: PC SPEAKER
• 9-4-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: DOS MULTITASKING
• 9-4-95 Win3.x/9x/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003 ©Trick: HELP!
• 8-28-95 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: LOCALLOADHIGH
• 8-25-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: SYSTEM.INI TWEAKS
    • And if you thought nobody is using Windows 3.1 anymore... think again. :)
  Windows/WfWG 3.1x Tips + Info on the Internet:

• Microsoft Windows 1.0 - 3.11 Version History
• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.10 - 3.11 Version History
• MS TechNet Windows for Workgroups Archive
• Open Directory: Windows 3.x
• Windows 3.x Resources
• Windows 3.1x tuning page
• How to dual-boot Win3.1x and Win98
• About.com Windows 3.x Resources
• Freaked Windows 3.1x Links
• Windows 3.1 Tips
• Logical Sky Windows 3.1 FAQ
• Windows 3.x 16-bit OS
• WinVision Windows 3.1x Help
• WINDOWS 32-BIT FILE ACCESS FAQ
• Fix GPFs in Windows 3.1
• PAI YILI'S WINDOWS HELP PAGES
• Denken Tips for Windows 3.1/3.11
• Computer Hope Information about Windows 3.x
• Centreline 2000 Windows 3.1 Tips
• Windows 3.1 Support
• PowerLoad Windows 3.x Resources
• Lightspeed Win 3.x + DOS Downloads + Support
• Win31.de Windows 3.1x Downloads, Links, Tips
• Networking WfWG 3.11
• Networking Windows 3.1
• Three Point One
• Connect Windows + DOS
• The Superiority and Mechanics of Windows 3.11

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