Win4Lin User's Guide

Installing Windows/X driver for Windows 95

The Win4Lin Windows/X driver displays a Windows session as a true X client in its own window on your Desktop. To install this driver, you need to change the adapter and monitor type using the Windows 95 Control Panel.

Start a Windows 95 session from a Desktop if you are not already running it and follow these steps:

  1. Open the Control Panel window by clicking on the Start button and selecting Settings from the menu.

  2. Double-click on the Display icon.

  3. In the Display Properties window click on the Settings tab.

  4. Click on the Change Display Type button.

  5. You need to change both, the adapter and the monitor type settings. First, click on the Change... button next to the adapter type.

  6. In the Select Device window, you will see two choices: Full Screen VGA (640x480) and Merge Windows/X (win95 version). Select the Merge Windows/X (win95 version) adapter type and click on the OK button.

  7. Next, click on the Change button next to the monitor type.

  8. Only one selection is available - Generic Merge Compatible Monitor. Click on the OK button to select it.

  9. Exit by clicking on the Close button in the Change Display Type window, and then again in the main Display Properties window.

  10. You will now see a message that your computer needs to be restarted in order for the new settings to take effect. Click on the Yes button.

  11. The Windows 95 session will be shut down.
The next time you start a Windows 95 session, it will come up in an X window on your Desktop.

If you want to switch back to the VGA display driver at some point, you can go through the display configuration again and choose the Full Screen VGA adapter as your display type.


Note: You can use the sliding bar in the Desktop area of the Settings tab to change the size of your Windows window as it will appear on your Unix Desktop.