Virtual machine additions won't install
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From: DevilsPGD on 8 May 2007 04:49 In message <adkv33l4ju7u5ht3kfgufn8n1pdb9k3bc4(a)4ax.com> Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >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. Shared folders, I can see. CDROM drivers, you should be able to use anything of the FreeDOS ones, or any DOS bootdisk you have kicking around. The idle handling is nice, but unfortunately (although understandably) only at the command prompt. -- EARTH FIRST! We'll strip-mine the other planets later.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 8 May 2007 13:58 Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >> "Bummer! Even when you're running Windows 3.1???" <gd&rvvvf...> > > Yep. (I run wfw instead of 3.1.) I think my disks for that were of the "upgrade" variety, so I installed 3.1 first thinking I'd come back to update it. Definitely where I probably going. >> 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. That's starting to sound sensible. >> (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. I've seen that said in a dozen threads here -- "you need to find" -- is this something one just downloads somewhere? I'd think it'd be on one of these FAQ lists. Thanks... Karl -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 8 May 2007 14:01 DevilsPGD <spam_narf_spam(a)crazyhat.net> wrote: > In message <O1mxDkNkHHA.2552(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> "Karl E. Peterson" > <karl(a)mvps.org> wrote: > >> And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for >> nostalgia' sake. > > I did it, spent several hours getting everything up and running, even > got some rudimentary networking ability, although I can't seem to get it > to join my AD domain for some reason, maybe it doesn't support the > latest NTLM version. > > It was rather aniclimatic as I couldn't really think of anything to do > with it after all that effort. Yeah, I wonder too, at times. Could be a nice way to show the kids just how far we've come since they were born. They'd probably get a kick out of it. Then, there are times when I'd like to pull out my old Windows 1.0 disks, too, but I'm not sure I still have a functional 5.25 drive. Ah well... Sometimes nostalgia's better left as a mental exercise, huh? :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Steve Jain on 8 May 2007 19:17 On Tue, 8 May 2007 10:58:50 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)mvps.org> wrote: >Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >>> "Bummer! Even when you're running Windows 3.1???" <gd&rvvvf...> >> >> Yep. (I run wfw instead of 3.1.) > >I think my disks for that were of the "upgrade" variety, so I installed 3.1 first >thinking I'd come back to update it. Definitely where I probably going. > >>> 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. No time sync with DOS additions. > >That's starting to sound sensible. > >>> (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. > >I've seen that said in a dozen threads here -- "you need to find" -- is this >something one just downloads somewhere? I'd think it'd be on one of these FAQ >lists. The S3 Trio driver for Win3.x is available on my site...been there for years ;-) They are also available again directly from S3graphics. http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2007/04/24/s3-trio-drivers-back-up-on-s3graphics-com.aspx ----------- ---- --- -- - - - - Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/
From: Karl E. Peterson on 8 May 2007 19:52
Steve Jain <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: >>> 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. > > No time sync with DOS additions. As in "net time"? This'll sound ignorant, but does that ever really matter? >>> 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. >> >> I've seen that said in a dozen threads here -- "you need to find" -- is this >> something one just downloads somewhere? I'd think it'd be on one of these FAQ >> lists. > > The S3 Trio driver for Win3.x is available on my site...been there for > years ;-) > > They are also available again directly from S3graphics. > http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2007/04/24/s3-trio-drivers-back-up-on-s3graphics-com.aspx "Google is your friend...", "Google is your friend...", "Google is your friend..." Thanks! :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org |