The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
SUMMARY
This article describes how reconfigure your Windows 3.11 installation to
run Windows 3.10 using your original Windows 3.10 disks. If you do not have
these disks available, contact Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) and
order Application Note WW1007, "Installing Windows 3.10 Files over Windows
3.11."
MORE INFORMATION
To install Windows 3.10 files over a local installation of Windows 3.11:
- Quit Microsoft Windows.
- Create a backup directory. For example, to create a backup directory off
the root of drive C, type "md c:\backup" (without the quotation marks)
at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
- Copy the files listed below from your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory to
the backup directory or a floppy disk.
COMMDLG.DLL
GDI.EXE
KRNL386.EXE
PSCRIPT.DRV
SHELL.DLL
UNIDRV.DLL
USER.EXE
To do this, use the following syntax
copy <drive>:\<windir>\system\<filename> <drive>:\<backdir>
where <drive> is your hard disk drive, <windir> is your Windows
directory, <filename> is the file you are copying, and <backdir> is your
backup directory.
For example, if your hard disk drive is C, your Windows directory is
named WINDOWS, you are copying COMMDLG.DLL, and your backup directory is
named C:\BACKUP, type the following:
copy c:\windows\system\commdlg.dll c:\backup
Repeat this command for the remaining files.
- Using the table at the end of this article, insert the appropriate
disks, one by one, and expand the following files to your Windows SYSTEM
subdirectory.
COMMDLG.DL_
GDI.EX_
KRNL386.EX_
PSCRIPT.DR_
UNIDRV.DL_
SHELL.DL_
USER.EX_
For example, insert Disk 4 of the 3.5 inch, 1.44-megabyte (MB) disk set
and type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:
expand a:\commdlg.dl_ c:\windows\system\commdlg.dll
PSCRIPT.DR_ should be expanded to PSCRIPT.DRV, .DL_ files should
be expanded to .DLL, and .EX_ files should be expanded to .EXE.
NOTE: After you copy the new USER.EXE file to your Windows SYSTEM
subdirectory, your registered user and company name will be blank.
- If you use Novell NetWare connectivity, do the following:
a. Use a text editor (such as Windows Notepad) to open your
SYSTEM.INI file, which is located in your Windows directory.
b. In the [386Enh] section, change DEVICE=VTDA.386 to DEVICE=*VTD.
c. Save the file and quit the text editor.
To install Windows 3.10 files over a network installation of Windows 3.11:
- Determine the location of your SYSTEM.INI file and the network share
that contains your shared Windows files. For example, if the network
drive containing your Windows program files is Q, the location of
your shared Windows files may be Q:\WINSHARE and your user directory
may be Q:\USER\YOURNAME (or your user directory may be located on
your local hard disk drive).
- Quit Microsoft Windows.
- Create a backup directory. For example, to create a backup directory off
the root of drive C, type MD C:\BACKUP at the MS-DOS command prompt and
then press ENTER.
- Copy the following files from the network share to the backup directory
on your hard disk drive using the following syntax at the MS-DOS command
prompt and then press ENTER.
copy <netdrive>:\<netshare>\<filename> <harddrive>:\<backdir>
where <netdrive> is the network drive, <netshare> is the network share
containing your SYSTEM.INI file, <filename> is the file you are copying,
<harddrive> is your hard disk drive, and <backdir> is your backup
directory.
For example, if your network drive is Q, the network share is WINSHARE,
the file you want to copy is COMMDLG.DLL, your hard disk drive is C, and
your backup directory is named C:\BACKUP, type the following:
copy q:\winshare\commdlg.dll c:\backup
Repeat this command for the remaining files:
COMMDLG.DLL
GDI.EXE
KRNL386.EXE
PSCRIPT.DRV
UNIDRV.DLL
SHELL.DLL
USER.EXE
- Remove the read-only file attributes on the shared Windows files using
the MS-DOS ATTRIB command.
- Using the table at the end of this article, insert the appropriate
disks, one by one, and expand the following files to the network drive
and share that contains your Windows files:
COMMDLG.DL_
GDI.EX_
KRNL386.EX_
PSCRIPT.DR_
UNIDRV.DL_
SHELL.DL_
USER.EX_
For example, insert Disk 4 of the 5.25-inch, 1.2-MB disk set and
type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:
expand a:\commdlg.dl_ q:\winshare\commdlg.dll
PSCRIPT.DR_ should be expanded to PSCRIPT.DRV, .DL_ files should
be expanded to .DLL, and .EX_ files should be expanded to .EXE.
NOTE: After you copy the new USER.EXE file to your Windows SYSTEM
subdirectory, your registered user and company name will be blank.
- Reset the read-only file attributes on the shared Windows files using
the MS-DOS ATTRIB command.
- If you use Novell NetWare connectivity, do the following:
a. Use a text editor (such as Windows Notepad) to open your SYSTEM.INI
file.
b. In the [386Enh] section, change DEVICE=VTDA.386 to DEVICE=*VTD.
c. Save the file and quit the text editor.
DISK LOCATION OF FILES TO EXPAND
Disk Number
Filename 5.25-inch, 1.2-MB 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB 3.5-inch, 720K
COMMDLG.DL_ 4 4 10
GDI.EX_ 1 1 3
KRNL386.EX_ 2 2 4
PSCRIPT.DR_ 7 6 11
SHELL.DL_ 5 4 8
UNIDRV.DL_ 7 6 12
USER.EX_ 3 2 2
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