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Re: Some Internet advice requested
Galmr writes:
> I believe your comments are slightly misleading Corun. What you are refering
> is the Win32s upgrade, not the Win 3.11 update. What Win32s does is allow
> users with Win 3.1 to run certain applications that are actually compiled
> for 32bit Windows (WinNT or Windows 95). Mosaic for Windows is one such
and then:
> The Win 3.11 update (a totally different animal) is also availible on
> Microsoft's server. Here is what they say about that (copied from
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/windows/public/readme.txt):
and then:
> >This text file summarizes the changes in Windows 3.11.
> >
> >Windows 3.11 is a file and driver refresh; it contains no new
> >functionality. It includes revised drivers and changes intended
> >to fix specific problems with six core files (see Updated Core
> >Files, below). It also contains Novell NetWare support files.
> >
> >If you do not need the new drivers or Novell files, or if you
> >are not experiencing the problems described below with the core
> >files listed, you do not need this refresh.
THanks for keeping me straight on this. Of course you're right. It was so
long ago that I got these files, and got them all at the same time, that
I forgot the 3.11 and Win32 stuff were separate.
In service,
Corun
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