Microsoft KB Archive/90050

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{| 3.10 3.11 WINDOWS kbnetwork kbdisplay kbusage kbsetup The information in this article applies to:
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 * 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.

STEPS FOR A CGA VIDEO OPTION WITH A NETWORK INSTALLATION
 Create a directory named CGA in the shared Windows directory. 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. Rename SETUP.INF in the CGA subdirectory to OEMSETUP.INF.  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  After you have copied the files, go to step 7; step 6 is for people copying files from the WDL. Copy CGA.EXE from the WDL into the CGA subdirectory and run it by typing &quot;cga&quot; (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt. This automatically expands the necessary files. 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. Choose Other and press the ENTER key.</li>  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 </li> Select CGA from the list of video drivers. This installs CGA as the video driver on the workstation.</li></ol>

For more information on the Windows Driver Library (WDL) and using CGA with Windows 3.1, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: wdl and cga and windows and 3.1
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Last reviewed: August 19, 1997

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