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- From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
- Subject: Re: How To Install 32-bit Trident drivers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.201856.15648@networx.com>
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- References: <sf8IowW00iV1M4zHkw@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:18:56 GMT
- Lines: 44
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- Carl B Jabido (cj00+@andrew.cmu.edu) wrote:
- : Well, after a few hours of playing with the new 32-bit Trident drivers,
- : here's what I've found:
-
- [stuff deleted]
-
- : 2) Backup the following files:
- :
- : \os2\svga.exe
- : \os2\mdos\vsvga.sys
- : \os2\dll\bvhsvga.dll
- : \os2\dll\ibmdev32.dll
- : \os2\dll\ibmvga32.dll *** <-Note that this wasn't mentioned in the
- : install.txt directions
- : \os2\dll\*.fon
-
- FYI: I did not have a \OS2\DLL\IBMVGA32.DLL to backup.
-
- [more stuff deleted]
-
- : Install the Windows drivers just like it says in the readme file.
- : Note that the installation process doesn't even touch Display.dll. I
- : don't know if you can get rid of it or not, but I still have the
- : standard driver installed.
-
- When all was doen, I tried to delete it, but the system would not let me
- as the file was in use.
-
- [more stuff deleted]
-
- : This is what it took to get the drivers working on my system. It may be
- : different on your's, and I can't guarantee that it will work. Don't
- : flame me if you have to reinstall everything.
-
- [.sig deleted]
-
- Thank you for taking the trouble to help us all out with this.
-
- However, now that I've done all this, how can I tell if it really worked?
- My screen doesn't look or act any different than before. I believe
- Excel redraws are a little faster, but it's pretty tough to be sure.
- Can I attempt to copy/delete/move some file that would now be in use
- that was not in use before the 32bit drivers were installed? Is there
- a program I can run that tells me?
-