From: Karl E. Peterson on
Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>> Seems the silly thing still
>> traps the cursor?
>
> Only if the additions are not installed, otherwise it's integrated.
> The addition work pretty well, especially for performance enhancements
> -- as long as you're running an OS with additions that is. Hardware
> Virtualization standard networking can help on those OS's that don't
> have additions.

Whoosh! Sorry, I'm still ramping up on this. I installed the DOS additions, I
believe. (I hesitate to affirm that, as the whole thing seems a lot hinkier than
when installing the VM additions in newer OS's.) But the VM window still traps the
cursor -- I have to press the right-Alt key to let it free -- and I get that warning
about this the first time I click in the window. Is this the correct behavior?

Config.sys:

C:\>type config.sys
DEVICE=C:\VMADD\VMADD386.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=100
LASTDRIVE=Z
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=C:\VMADD\CDROM.SYS /D:IDECD001 /L:E
LASTDRIVE=Z
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From: Steve Jain on
Or just download the VPC 2004 Additions from my site and save all the trouble
of extracting them.
http://vpc.essjae.com/VPC2004VMAdditions.zip


"Sylvain Lafontaine" wrote:

> If all you want is the ISO image for the additions, then you could install
> VPC 2004 in a virtual machine instead of a physical one. VPC 2004 won't
> work when it's itself inside a virtual machine but the installation will
> work and you will have access to the iso image and be able to copy it
> somewhere on your physical machine.
>
> --
> Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
> MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
> E-mail: sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)
>
>
> "Ubik3" <gattamelata2(a)katamail.com> wrote in message
> news:1178534175.933457.306300(a)w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> > On 7 Mag, 11:46, "Mark Rae" <m...(a)markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> If you need to use NT4 as a guest OS and want to install the Additions,
> >> you
> >> will first have to install VPC2004 and copy the Additions iso somewhere.
> >>
> >> Then you can uninstall VPC2004 and install VPC2007.
> >>
> >> Once you have a guest running NT4, you can mount the iso that you copied
> >> earlier and install the Additions...
> >>
> >> None of this is supported, though...
> >>
> >
> > ok, thanks, I'll try!
> >
>
>
>
From: Robert Comer on
DOS is an exception to pointer integration -- unfortunately it doesn't
do that function.

--
Bob Comer




On Mon, 7 May 2007 13:23:10 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)mvps.org>
wrote:

>Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Seems the silly thing still
>>> traps the cursor?
>>
>> Only if the additions are not installed, otherwise it's integrated.
>> The addition work pretty well, especially for performance enhancements
>> -- as long as you're running an OS with additions that is. Hardware
>> Virtualization standard networking can help on those OS's that don't
>> have additions.
>
>Whoosh! Sorry, I'm still ramping up on this. I installed the DOS additions, I
>believe. (I hesitate to affirm that, as the whole thing seems a lot hinkier than
>when installing the VM additions in newer OS's.) But the VM window still traps the
>cursor -- I have to press the right-Alt key to let it free -- and I get that warning
>about this the first time I click in the window. Is this the correct behavior?
>
>Config.sys:
>
>C:\>type config.sys
>DEVICE=C:\VMADD\VMADD386.SYS
>DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
>DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
>DOS=HIGH
>FILES=100
>LASTDRIVE=Z
>STACKS=9,256
>DEVICE=C:\VMADD\CDROM.SYS /D:IDECD001 /L:E
>LASTDRIVE=Z
From: Karl E. Peterson on
Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> DOS is an exception to pointer integration -- unfortunately it doesn't
> do that function.

"Bummer! Even when you're running Windows 3.1???" <gd&rvvvf...>

So, what do the additions really do in DOS then? I guess there's the CD emulation.
Anything else? (Should I start a new thread? What if the next question is how to
increase Win3 screen resolution? <bg>)

Thanks...
--
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http://vfred.mvps.org


From: Robert Comer on
>"Bummer! Even when you're running Windows 3.1???" <gd&rvvvf...>

Yep. (I run wfw instead of 3.1.)

>So, what do the additions really do in DOS then?

Shared folders, CDRom drivers, better idle handling, and I think, time
sync, though I haven't checked that. Steve Jain can answer that
better than I, as I usually don't even bother with the DOS additions.

>(Should I start a new thread? What if the next question is how to
>increase Win3 screen resolution? <bg>)

It might not be bad to tag it with DOS or Win3.1, but to answer your
question, you need to find an S3 Trio driver.

--
Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>




On Mon, 7 May 2007 18:10:48 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)mvps.org>
wrote:

>Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>> DOS is an exception to pointer integration -- unfortunately it doesn't
>> do that function.
>
>"Bummer! Even when you're running Windows 3.1???" <gd&rvvvf...>
>
>So, what do the additions really do in DOS then? I guess there's the CD emulation.
>Anything else? (Should I start a new thread? What if the next question is how to
>increase Win3 screen resolution? <bg>)
>
>Thanks...