====================================================================== Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) PW1118: MICROSOFT WIN32S(R) UPGRADE ====================================================================== Revision Date: 10/95 3 Disks Included The following information applies to Microsoft Win32s, version 1.30A. --------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this Application Note. This Application Note may be copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1) All text must be copied without modification and all pages must be included; 2) If software is included, all files on the disk(s) must be copied without modification (the MS-DOS(R) utility diskcopy is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All components of this Application Note must be distributed together; and 4) This Application Note may not be distributed for profit. Copyright (C) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Win32, Win32s, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Win32s version 1.30A is the latest version of the software that allows you to run Win32-based applications on Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 and later. The "Microsoft Win32s Upgrade" includes OLE support. This Application Note contains the files necessary to successfully install or upgrade Win32s version 1.30A on your system, and a License.txt file, which has legal information regarding redistribution of Win32s files. The Win32s upgrade is intended as an end-user upgrade and is not intended for further redistribution. You can get this Application Note and the upgrade it contains by mail (including three disks) or by downloading it from the online services (download Pw1118.exe). Pw1118.exe also contains this Application Note as a Readme.txt file. INSTALLING WIN32S FROM DISKS ============================ The following instructions are for installing Win32s version 1.30A from the three-disk set included with this Application Note. 1. Place disk 1 in drive A. 2. On the Windows Program Manager File menu, click Run. 3. Type the following: a:\setup.exe Follow the setup instructions, changing disks as instructed. The setup program installs Win32s and restarts the system to update the system files. Win32s is now installed or upgraded on your system, and any obsolete Win32s files have been removed. INSTALLING WIN32S FROM PW1118.EXE ================================= The following are instructions for installing Win32s if you have a modem and have downloaded the Pw1118.exe file. The Win32s files are provided in a compressed state in the Pw1118.exe file, which is a self-extracting file. 1. Create a directory on your hard disk for the decompressed files. For example, you could create the directory "Install" by entering the following at the command prompt: mkdir install 2. Copy Pw1118.exe to the new Install directory, change directories to the Install directory, and type the following at the command prompt: pw1118 This decompresses the Win32s files into an installation layout (setup program) in the Install directory. To Install Win32s on Your System -------------------------------- 1. Run Windows and start the File Manager. 2. Open the Install directory (the directory created in step 1 of the setup instructions above). 3. Double-click Setup.exe. The setup program installs Win32s and restarts the system to update the system files. Win32s is now installed or upgraded on your system, and any obsolete Win32s files have been removed. 4. Delete the Install directory and its contents. Additional Information ---------------------- For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q106715 TITLE : Troubleshooting Win32s Installation Problems ARTICLE-ID: Q120486 TITLE : How to Remove Win32s ARTICLE-ID: Q117153 TITLE : Display Problems with Win32s and the S3 Driver.