Microsoft KB Archive/129185

Changes Made By Setup to the SYSTEM.INI

PSS ID Number: Q129185 Article last modified on 10-27-1995

1.00

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

The following lines are edited or added to the Windows SYSTEM.INI file during Bob setup.

[386Enh] DEVICE=DVA.386 DEVICE=VSHARE.386

NOTE: DEVICE=VSHARE.386 is added to the [386Enh] section if it doesn’t exist. If Windows 95 is the operating system, *vshare will be placed in the [386enh] section.

Setup checks the SYSTEM.INI file’s DISPLAY.DRV= line for either:

  256_1280.DRV -or-   64K_1024.DRV 

If either of the files is in use, and the version in use is less than 1.43, you are asked if you want Setup to replace the video driver. If you choose “Yes,” Setup backs up the files to


 * 256_1280.BOB
 * 64K_1024.BOB

then copies the 1.43 version of each file to the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. Choosing “No” retains the old drivers.

NOTE: Windows 95 uses a different driver than the 256_1280.drv or the 64K_1024.drv. Therefore, the check of the display.drv= line in the SYSTEM.INI file will not find the older drivers.

= MORE INFORMATION =

DVA (Direct Video Access) is used to bypass the Windows GDI (Graphical Device Interface).

KBCategory: kbsetup kbref KBSubcategory: b_shell

= Additional reference words: w_bob D.V.A. G.D.I. 1.00 =

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