Changes to Windows Driver Library - Displays [W_Win3] 3.10 WINDOWS ENDUSER | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary: Below is a summary of the changes to the display drivers in the Microsoft Windows Driver Library (WDL). The WDL offers support for many printers, displays, and sound cards not provided with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1. To see WDL.TXT, which contains a complete listing of the WDL's contents and instructions for obtaining the WDL, query on "Q82006" (without the quotation marks) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. WINDOWS DRIVER LIBRARY CHANGE LOG ================================= ********************************************************************** * DISPLAYS * ********************************************************************** Appian RGDI and Compatible (RGDI.EXE) ------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to RGDI.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). ATI DRIVERS (ATI.EXE) --------------------- 06/19/92 - New file. Replaced ATIULT.EXE. Contains updated drivers for the ATI 8514 Ultra, ATI Graphics Vantage and the ATI Graphics Ultra. These updated drivers offer improved performance and quality. Also included in ATI.EXE are drivers for the ATI VGA Wonder cards. ATI 8514/Ultra (ATIULT.EXE) --------------------------- 06/25/92 - The ATIULT.EXE file has been replaced with ATI.EXE. The new ATI.EXE file contains updated ATI Ultra drivers, as well as support for the ATI VGA Wonder cards. 06/15/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - Removed support for the ATI Ultra (800 by 600) adapters. Windows would not load when this driver was used. An update will be put on the WDL as soon as it is received and tested. WIN.CNF was added to ATIULT.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). CGA Driver (CGA.EXE) -------------------- 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to CGA.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Chips & Technology Display Drivers (CHIPS.EXE) ---------------------------------------------- 10/27/92 - CHIPS.EXE is new to the WDL. This file provides drivers for display adapters based on Chips & Technology 655XX chips. See WDL.TXT for specific information on which resolutions and color capabilities are supported in this file. DGIS 3.0 and Compatible (DGIS30.EXE) ------------------------------------ 10/08/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The DGIS.TXT file was added. It discusses firmware updates needed to take advantage of these drivers. Information is included on how to obtain the firmware updates. 06/15/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to DGIS30.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Palletized VGA, VGA Gray and MCGA Drivers (MMDISP.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------ 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. S3 and Compatible (S3.EXE) -------------------------- 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to S3.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Tseng ET4000 - 16-Color Drivers (TSENG1.EXE) -------------------------------------------- 06/25/92 - The TSENG1.EXE file has been replaced by TSEN1A.EXE, TSEN1B.EXE, TSEN1C.EXE, and TSEN1D.EXE. These new files are smaller and are broken down by resolution. See WDL.TXT for the contents of each of these new files. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to TSENG1.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Tseng ET4000 16-Color 640-by-480 Drivers (TSEN1A.EXE) ----------------------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG1.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 16-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 16-Color 800-by-600 Drivers (TSEN1B.EXE) ----------------------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG1.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 16-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 16-Color 1024-by-768 Drivers (TSEN1C.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------ 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG1.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 16-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 16-Color 1280-by-1024 Drivers (TSEN1D.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG1.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 16-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 - 256-Color Drivers (TSENG2.EXE) --------------------------------------------- 06/25/92 - The TSENG2.EXE file has been replaced by TSEN2A.EXE, TSEN2B.EXE, and TSEN2C.EXE. These new files are smaller and are broken down by resolution. See WDL.TXT for the contents of each of these new files. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to TSENG2.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Tseng ET4000 256-Color 640-by-480 Drivers (TSEN2A.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------ 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG2.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 256-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 256-Color 800-by-600 Drivers (TSEN2B.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------ 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG2.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 256-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 256-Color 1024-by-768 Drivers (TSEN2C.EXE) ------------------------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - New file. These drivers used to be included in TSENG2.EXE. THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The 256-color drivers have been split, by resolution, into smaller .EXE files in response to customer requests. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. Tseng ET4000 - 32K Color (TSENG3.EXE) ------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to TSENG3.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Tseng ET4000 - 64K Color (TSENG4.EXE) ------------------------------------- 06/19/92 - THE DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. All the compressed files have been renamed using the .XX_ convention. A message that displays when the .EXE file is run was also added. These changes are designed to reduce the problems that occur when the .EXE file is run from the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the LICENSE.TXT file was replaced with the current revision. 05/28/92 - Corrected an internal ID string in the OEMSETUP.INF file for the ET4000 640-by-480 64K entry. The problem showed up when you selected ET4000 800-by-600 64K small fonts. You ended up with the 640-by-480 driver (because they had the same internal description string). When you try to reinstall the driver, it installs properly. No driver fixes are included in the new TSENG4.EXE file. 05/06/92 - No change was made to the driver or supporting files. WIN.CNF was added to TSENG4.EXE to work around a maintenance mode setup problem (users may be prompted for a Windows disk to access WIN.CNF). Additional reference words: 3.10 win31 wdl fixlist getwdl windrvr