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[X] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[ ] WFW 3.11

Microsoft Network Client 3.0 / Network card driver:

• In DOS mode, change to the MSCLIENT directory and run SETUP.EXE.
• As the adapter, select "*Network adapter not shown on list below" and enter C:\INSTALL\AMDPCNET\DOS as the driver directory to install the drivers for the "Advanced Micro Devices PCNET Family" adapter.
• Configure other settings & protocols as you wish. There is a good step-by-step article at WindowsNetworking.com.
• The TCP/IP protocol, which is vital for connecting to the Internet, is not installed by default. If you want to use it, you must explicitly select it during installation.

[ ] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[ ] WFW 3.11

Activating the network in Windows 3.1:

• In Windows, open Windows Setup and go to Options > Change System settings > Network
• Select "Microsoft Network (or 100% Compatible)". "Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1" also works.

Important: The MS-DOS network drivers must be loaded for the network to function in Windows.

[ ] DOS
[ ] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

Network card driver:

• Requires that the Microsoft Network was installed when Windows was installed.
• In Windows, open Windows Setup and go to Options > Change Network Settings > Network Drivers > Drivers > Add Adapter > Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter
• Browse to the AMDPCNET\WFW311 directory to install the drivers for the "Advanced Micro Devices PCNET Family" adapter.

TCP/IP protocol driver:

• This protococol is vital for connecting to the Internet.
• In Windows, open Windows Setup and go to Options > Change Network Settings > Network Drivers > Drivers > Add Protocol > Unlisted or Updated Protocol
• Browse to the TCP32B directory
• If you only want to use the TCP/IP protocol, you can remove the other protocols like IPX/SPX or NetBEUI. If you want to keep other protocols, you might want to set the TCP/IP protocol as the default protocol.

[X] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

CD-ROM driver:

• In DOS mode, go into the CDROM directory and run INSTALL.EXE. You should use the "Easy Install" option unless you have problems.

MSCDEX:

• The installer of the CD-ROM driver sets up MSCDEX to launch automatically in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
• MS-DOS 6.0 and higher include MSCDEX. On these systems there is nothing more to do.
• For scenarios where MSCDEX is not installed as part of MS-DOS, copy MSCDEX.EXE from the MSCDEX directory into C:\DOS.

[X] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

Sound driver:

• The included drivers are for DOS and Windows.
• You may have to change a setting in the virtual machine config file first, to get the SB16. This is because some VMware products supply a different type of sound card per default. Power off the VM, open the configuration file (.vmx) in an editor, find the line starting with "sound.virtualDev" and change it to sound.virtualDev = "sb16". If the line is not present, just add it. After the change power on the VM again.
• In DOS mode, go to the SB16 directory and run INSTALL.EXE. You should accept the defaults unless you have problems.

[ ] DOS
[ ] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

Super VGA driver patch:

• This is a patch Ken Kato wrote to make Super VGA work under WFW 3.11 in a VMware environment. It might also work for Win 3.1, but I did not test that.
  Note: The web site linked to is no longer active. It has possibly moved to this page.
• The patch files are in the VGAPATCH directory, be sure to read the included documentation.
• To test the new graphics mode, I used a colorful LCARS image I found on the net as a wallpaper.

[X] DOS
[ ] Win 3.1
[ ] WFW 3.11

DOSidle tool (v2.10):

• MS-DOS does not idle the CPU when there's nothing to do. This does not affect the operating system, but when running in virtualized environments, it takes up all the processor power on the host.
• In DOS mode, start DOSIDLE.EXE from the DOSIDLE\V0210 directory to activate CPU idling.
• Put it into your AUTOEXEC.BAT to start it automatically when booting.

Alternative 1: DOSidle 2.0

• The DOSidle version 2.10 can conflict with EMM386 (at least in MS-DOS 7.1):

      You started your computer with a version of MS-DOS
      incompatible with this version of Windows. Insert a Startup diskette matching
      this version of Windows and then restart. The system has been halted. Press
      CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your computer.
  

• If you get the above error, you can use the older DOSidle version 2.0 instead, which does not have this problem. It is in the DOSIDLE\V0200 directory.

Alternative 2: Microsoft Power Manager (POWER)

• Use this if you cannot use DOSidle for any reason.
• In MS-DOS 6.0 and higher, POWER is part of the operating system.
• To install POWER with maximum power saving, add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:

      DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE ADV:MAX
  

  and reboot the system.

[ ] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

WQGHLT tool:

• Windows 3.x does not idle the CPU when there's nothing to do. This does not affect the operating system, but when running in virtualized environments, it takes up all the processor power on the host.
• To install WQGHLT, copy WQGHLT.386 from the WQGHLT directory to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM, add a line to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI's [386Enh] section, like this:

      [386Enh]
      ...
      device=WQGHLT.386
  

  and restart Windows.

[ ] DOS
[ ] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

Y2K Update for File Manager:

• The File Manager shows wrong dates for files changed in or after the year 2000. To fix this, go to the WFWY2KUP directory in DOS mode and run INSTALL.BAT with the name of your Windows directory as parameter, for example "INSTALL C:\WINDOWS".
• The update in the WFWY2KUP directory is for english Windows versions. If you have a german Windows version, you can use the update in the WFWY2KDE directory instead.

[ ] DOS
[X] Win 3.1
[X] WFW 3.11

Euro support:

• This updates the keyboard drivers and fonts to include the Euro (€) symbol.
• In DOS mode, go into EURO_DEU directory and run W31_EURO.BAT with the name of your Windows directory as parameter, for example "W31_EURO C:\WINDOWS". Note that this install batch is german.
• The last output of that script should read "Fertig", meaning "Done".
• Then copy the additional Euro fonts from the EUROFONT directory to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.

The HD Audio sound card is available in VMware Workstation 8.0 and higher.

Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 support requires VMware Workstation 7.0 or higher.

Sound Blaster PCI (WDM) Drivers V 5.12.01.5017 (SBPCI_WebDrvsV5_12_01.exe)

4 Megabyte Waveset for SB PCI 16/64/128 (eapci4m.zip)

8 Megabyte Waveset for SB PCI 16/64/128 (eapci8m.ecw)

The wavesets are optional since a 2 MB waveset is already included with the driver. Using a larger waveset means better MIDI sound quality, but requires more memory. Use the Device Manager to add new wavesets (*.ecw) to the "SB PCI(WDM)" driver.

Sound Blaster PCI 128 driver for Windows 9x (SBPCI128Setupus_w9x.exe)

Beginning with VMware Workstation 6.0, installing this driver causes new Windows 95 and 98 VMs to crash (blue screen) at driver installation. Additionally, Windows 95 VMs where the crash occurred become unbootable and the operating system halts with a Windows Protection Error. Windows 95 and 98 VMs that have been created with previous Workstation versions that have this driver installed crash after upgrading the virtual hardware to Workstation 6.0 or higher.

Workarounds:

• For new Windows 95 VMs, use Workstation 5 hardware or a SB16 sound card.
• For new Windows 98 (first edition) VMs use a SB16 sound card.
• For new Windows 98 SE VMs, use the WDM driver instead of this driver, it does not have this issue.
• For existing Windows 9x VMs with this driver, don't upgrade beyond Workstation 5 hardware.

Driver is provided by the guest operating system.

Graphics settings for Half-Life 2: Episode Two:

Warning message when launching Half-Life 2: Episode Two about video hardware not meeting the minimum requirements:

The link points to this page.

• Updated the 31pack to version 1.1:
  • Added DOSidle 2.0 for the cases where DOSidle 2.10 conflicts with EMM386 (thanks to The MAN).
  • Added MSCDEX for scenarios where MSCDEX is not installed as part of MS-DOS (thanks to Jonathan Bandelier).
  • Listed Microsoft Power Manager (POWER) as an alternative to DOSidle (thanks to Al Leween).
• Updated the sound driver article:
  • Added the information that the SB16 sound card can also be used in Windows 95 and 98 (thanks to ClassicGameVault and Thomas Aitken).
  • Added the information that in VMware Workstation 10 (and maybe in some earlier versions), creating a new MS-DOS or Windows 3.1 VM sets the SB16 sound card as the default (thanks to Kristian Whittick).
  • Added a sound driver for Windows NT 4.0.
  • Updated all driver download links to adapt to the changed structure on the Creative web site.
  • Added information about the HD Audio sound card.
  • Added information about default sound cards in VMware Workstation depending on the program version and guest operating system.
• Added information about features in VMware Workstation that are similar to what VMRemote provides.

• The 31pack is now also available as an ISO image, ready for mounting in a virtual machine. Enclosed in the ISO image download is also a floppy disk image that contains only the CD-ROM driver.
• Changed links to Ken Kato's original "VM Back" web site, which is long gone, to a new address, which looks like a replacement for the old site. I'm not 100% sure though whether this isn't just one more of the unofficial mirrors that exist.

• Added a clarification that the 31pack replaces the older DOS / Win 3.1 and WFW 3.11 driver packages. Re-added also the old anchors for other web pages that still link to the old drivers.

• Added a new driver package for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 systems, called the 31pack. This replaces the former two MS-DOS and WFW 3.11 driver packages. A new software in this package that was not in one of the old packages, is the WQGHLT tool. It idles the CPU when Windows is running and there is nothing to do, similar to what DOSidle does under DOS.
• Added an x64 version of the shell extension for VMware DiskMount (thanks to Batwings21).

• Updated info about Windows 9x sound drivers
• Changed all outgoing links to open in a new window
• Added SVGA patch to WFW311 driver package
• Fixed a number of HTML errors
• Fixed link to Microsoft Network Client tutorial

• Updated sound driver article:
  • Added info about VMware Workstation 6.5 driver problems
  • Changed driver links to link to the one download instead of the product support pages
  • Added new SB WDM driver

• Added more guest OSs to the list of OSs that are supported by the VMware VMaudio driver
• Added experiences with virtual Direct3D support to the virtual gaming article.

• Added VMware VMaudio to sound driver article
• Edited a few articles for clarity
• Added screenshots to the DOS/Win driver package documentation
• Updated shell extension for VMware DiskMount.

• Renamed title of the sound driver article to a more appropriate one
• Added clarification about 32-bit systems
• Added clarification about ES1371 sound card name.

• Added info about games in virtual machines.

• Updated info about getting sound to work:
  • Windows 95 MS-DOS mode drivers
  • Windows Vista info
  • Updated links to sound drivers
  • Added VMX file entries.
• Updated entry for the shell extension for VMware DiskMount.

• Added info about sound drivers
• Changed some texts
• Included sound driver in MS-DOS package again.

• Updated VMRemote to version 1.2

• Added MS-DOS / Windows 3.1 driver package

• Updated VMRemote to version 1.1

• Initial release