Zamba's VMware page

[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.

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

Sound driver:

• The included drivers are for DOS and Windows.
• First you have to change a setting in the virtual machine config file, to get the SB16. This is because 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". The line may not be present, in this case you have to 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:

• 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 directory to activate CPU idling.
• Put it into your AUTOEXEC.BAT to start it automatically when booting.

[ ] 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.

Sound Blaster PCI (WDM) Drivers V 5.12.01.5017 (SBPCI_WebDrvsV5_12_01.exe) + 8 MB Waveset (eapci8m.ecw)

A 2 MB waveset is already included with the driver. A larger waveset means better sound quality. To install the waveset, copy the file into the Windows system directory and use the Device Manager to add the waveset to the SB PCI(WDM) driver. Reboot after adding the waveset.

READ THE NOTES BEFORE USING THIS DRIVER!
Sound Blaster PCI 128 driver for Windows 9x (SBPCI128Setupus_w9x.exe)

This driver causes new Windows 95 and 98 VMs created under VMware Workstation 6.0 and 6.5 to crash (blue screen) at driver installation. Also Windows 95 and 98 VMs that have been created with previous Workstation versions that have this driver installed crash after upgrading of the virtual hardware to Workstation 6.0 or 6.5.

Workarounds:

• For new Windows 95 VMs use Workstation 5 hardware.
• For new Windows 98 SE VMs use the WDM driver instead of this driver, it does not have this issue.
• For new Windows 98 first edition VMs there is no known workaround because it is not supported by the WDM driver.
• For existing Windows 9x VMs with this driver don't upgrade beyond Workstation 5 hardware.

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.

• 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