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 format. You need a file decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend PKUNZIP (DOS users, no nag shareware) or Info-ZIP WiZ (Windows/WfWG 3.1x users, free).
- STAY SAFE: Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the Internet!
- ORIGINAL Operating System/software/hardware
REQUIRED for installing ANY upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers!
- 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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WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x
ESSENTIAL
FREE UPGRADES + FIXES- CD/DVD + Multi-Boot Drivers, Boot Disks, Tools +
Guides on the Internet:
- Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x Core Files
Updates:
- Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x File Manager (FM = WINFILE.EXE)
Year 2000 (Y2K) Updates:
- 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:
- 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):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: - 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:
Similar
tools.
More info.
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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:
- 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.
- 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 + DOS Video Drivers + Tools:
- 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 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! - Microsoft
Windows/WfWG 3.1x Resource Kits (RK) contain tons of techno details and extra tweaking/monitoring tools: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:
- PC Magazine 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):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]. - PC Magazine 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]. - WinVi16 v2.94 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 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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