How To: Network Install of CGA Video Drivers for Windows 3.1

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Although the CGA video mode is not fully supported with Microsoft Windows 3.1, there is a workaround to allow an option for the CGA video driver during a network workstation installation (SETUP /N).

The CGA video driver files can be obtained either from the original Windows 3.0 disks or from the Windows Driver Library (WDL). Once the following steps have been completed, CGA video can be selected from the Other selection in the Display option during setup.

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STEPS FOR A CGA VIDEO OPTION WITH A NETWORK INSTALLATION

1. Create a directory named CGA in the shared Windows directory.

2. If the WDL files are being used, go to step number 6; otherwise, copy the SETUP.INF file from the Windows 3.0 Disk 1 to the CGA directory.

3. Rename SETUP.INF in the CGA subdirectory to OEMSETUP.INF.

4. Expand and copy the following Windows files to the CGA subdirectory. Note: The files are located on different disks for Windows 3.0 and 3.0a; check the file dates on your Windows disks and compare the file dates to those listed below.

   Windows 3.0a ============

       Filename          Size       Date      3.5-Inch   5.25-Inch
       -----------------------------------------------------------
   
       CGA40WOA  FON     6704     10-31-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       CGA80WOA  FON     4672     10-31-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       CGA       DRV    45680     10-31-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGASYS    FON     4368     10-31-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGAOEM    FON     4576     10-31-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGAFIX    FON     4208     10-31-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGA       GR2     2104     10-31-90     Disk 5     Disk 3
       CGA       GR3     9728     10-31-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       VDDCGA    386    15131     10-31-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
   
       Windows 3.0
       ===========
   
       Filename          Size       Date      3.5-Inch   5.25-Inch
       -----------------------------------------------------------
   
       CGA40WOA  FON     3278     05-01-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       CGA80WOA  FON     2780     05-01-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       CGA       DRV    26261     05-01-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGASYS    FON     2351     05-01-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGAOEM    FON     2783     05-01-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGAFIX    FON     2320     05-01-90     Disk 2     Disk 1
       CGA       GR2     1768     05-01-90     Disk 5     Disk 3
       CGA       GR3     5948     05-01-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
       VDDCGA    386     8914     05-01-90     Disk 5     Disk 4
   
   

5. After you have copied the files, go to step 7; step 6 is for people copying files from the WDL.

6. Copy CGA.EXE from the WDL into the CGA subdirectory and run it by typing "cga" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt. This automatically expands the necessary files.

7. Run the SETUP /N command from a workstation. When the System Information screen is displayed, choose Display using the arrow keys and press the ENTER key.

8. Choose Other and press the ENTER key.

9. When prompted for the location of the files for the driver, enter the path to the shared windows directory on the network and CGA subdirectory. For example:

   n:\programs\win31\cga

10. Select CGA from the list of video drivers. This installs CGA as the video driver on the workstation.

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