====================================================================== Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WW0981: WINDOWS(TM) 3.11 REFRESH FILES ====================================================================== Revision Date: 2/94 1 Disk Included The following information applies to the version Windows 3.11 update for Windows 3.10 users. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY | | ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application | | Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER | | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED | | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR | | PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and | | the use of this Application Note. 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All Rights Reserved. | | Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a | | trademark of Microsoft Corporation. | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| ADDENDUM TO THE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ==================================================== FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION 3.10 =================================================== The files provided in this Application Note are intended to replace the corresponding files provided with Microsoft Windows 3.10. Upon installation, these files become a part of the Windows operating system and are subject to the same license terms and conditions as the Windows 3.10 product you previously acquired from Microsoft Corporation. Any other use of these files is prohibited. MICROSOFT WINDOWS VERSION 3.11 FILES ==================================== This Application Note includes updated versions of eight core Windows 3.10 files. To update these files to version 3.11, follow the procedure below that is appropriate to your configuration. To update a local installation of Windows 3.10 to Windows 3.11 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Quit Microsoft Windows. 2. Create a backup directory. For example, to create a backup directory off the root of drive C, type MD C:\BACKUP at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER. 3. Copy the files listed below from your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory to the backup directory or a floppy disk. COMMDLG.DLL GDI.EXE KRNL386.EXE PSCRIPT.DRV UNIDRV.DLL SHELL.DLL USER.EXE To do this, use the following syntax copy :\\system\ :\ where is your hard disk drive, is your Windows directory, is the file you are copying, and is your backup directory. For example, if your hard disk drive is C, your Windows directory is named WINDOWS, and you are copying COMMDLG.DLL, type the following: copy c:\windows\system\commdlg.dll c:\backup Repeat this command for the remaining files. 4. Insert the enclosed WW0981 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and then press ENTER copy :\*.* where is your floppy disk drive and is your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. For example: copy a:\*.* c:\windows\system 5. If you use Novell NetWare connectivity, do the following: a. Use a text editor (such as Windows Notepad) to open your SYSTEM.INI file, which is located in your Windows directory. b. In the [386Enh] section, change DEVICE=*VTD to DEVICE=VTDA.386. c. Save the file and quit the text editor. To update a network installation of Windows 3.10 to Windows 3.11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Determine the location of your SYSTEM.INI file and the network share that contains your shared Windows files. For example, if the network drive containing your Windows program files is Q, the location of your shared Windows files may be Q:\WINSHARE and your user directory may be Q:\USER\ (or your user directory may be located on your local hard disk drive). 2. Quit Microsoft Windows. 3. Create a backup directory. For example, to create a backup directory off the root of drive C, type MD C:\BACKUP at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER. 4. Copy the following files from the network share to the backup directory on your hard disk drive using the following syntax at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER copy :\\ :\ where is the network drive, is the network share containing your SYSTEM.INI file, is the file you are copying, is your hard disk drive, and is your backup directory. For example, if your network drive is Q, the network share is WINSHARE, the file you want to copy is COMMDLG.DLL, your hard disk drive is C, and your backup directory is called BACKUP, type the following: copy q:\winshare\commdlg.dll c:\backup Repeat this command for the remaining files: COMMDLG.DLL GDI.EXE KRNL386.EXE PSCRIPT.DRV UNIDRV.DLL SHELL.DLL USER.EXE 5. Remove the read-only file attributes on the shared Windows files using the MS-DOS ATTRIB command. 6. Insert the enclosed WW0981 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and then press ENTER copy :\*.* where is your floppy disk drive and is the network drive and share. For example: copy a:\*.* q:\winshare 7. Reset the read-only file attributes on the shared Windows files using the MS-DOS ATTRIB command. 8. If you use Novell NetWare connectivity, do the following: a. Use a text editor (such as Windows Notepad) to open your SYSTEM.INI file. b. In the [386Enh] section, change DEVICE=*VTD to DEVICE=VTDA.386. c. Save the file and quit the text editor.