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Re: .PVL file format

in Milliways
Creative only used INSTALIT for their earlier floppy drivers ~1993-94. Commercial installation programs aren't very well documented in general as most only usually know about the ubiquitous ones (Installshield, Wise Installer etc). It also doesn't help there's different unrelated "Install It" …

.PVL file format

in Milliways
Good afternoon all. I've been sorting through my driver collection, trying to put some order into it, and I stumbled on some files (creative labs drivers) that are present in .pvl format. A brief Google search didn't help me - it menstions an "Instalit" utility, but I couldn't find much info on it. …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Basically the Windows 3.0 driver is dumb enough to not look for alternate serial ports configuration. So my COM1 port was set at 3E8h when it should be 3F8h. Oh man! ^ This just saved me! Thanks and be well, fellow retro dude! To be helpful to others (maybe someday): 1. Don't forget to disable your …

Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Hello I’m new to this site and not even sure how to post a question so here it goes. I downloaded the software for the Sidewinder 3D pro joystick stick from VOGONSDrivers. When I try to run the setup it tells me I need to be an administrator but I am the administrator. Running windows xp 32 bit. …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Hello again! Thanks to a user from another retro forum, I finally got this problem solved. https://forum.winworldpc.com/discussion/13603/windows-3-0-mouse-issues Basically the Windows 3.0 driver is dumb enough to not look for alternate serial ports configuration. So my COM1 port was set at 3E8h when …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Maybe the current wiring on the mouse port is wrong, also. Often happens with 9 pin serial connectors, also. If the mouse port is external, attached to a metal bracket with a cable, maybe the plug was inserted the wrong way. I remember having that in the time when I used to work assembling …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Well, here the gist so far: - Tried with mouse.com in autoexec.bat - Tried with mouse.sys in config.sys - Tried with alternate driver mouse.com in autoexec.bat - Tried with alternate driver mouse.sys in config.sys - MSD (correctly) identifies the mouse as a serial mouse - Popped out the SD card with …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Guys, I didn't mean my plead for help to extend to a discussion. As someone said, "period correctness" depends on a person's view of that period. For me, when a computer was bought, it stayed with that configuration until the end - it was like buying a TV set or a microwave. I was a kid then, and …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

By all means, but that's rubbish. From a logical, technical point of view, I mean. 🤓 It's not about speed, it's about minimum requirements. Nostalgia, or not. 😔 From a logical, technical point of view I should just dump it in the recicling bin and use the Cyrix-100 next to it instead - or, better …

Re: Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-12-11, 04:57: Why just 1mb of ram? My 286/12 has 8mb and runs MS Windows 3.1.... Because the objective is not to have the fastest more 1337 machine - I want to have a time-period machine. My 486 at the time had 4Mb of RAM, so it's not logical to have 8Mb on this 386.

Getting mouse working on Windows 3.0

Good evening, lads and lasses. After some time off it, I finally went back to putting one of my 386s up and running. But, try as I might, I can't find the reason with the mouse isn't working inside windows. - It works fine in DOS (tried with EDIT and with Monkey Island) - It is configured in the …

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