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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Windows 3.x Driver and Utility Collection for VMWare and Virtualbox

This disc image is a collection of drivers and utilities needed for MS-DOS and Windows 3.x formerly called 31pack.iso

https://archive.org/details/31pack-v-1.1-iso

File Manifest:

C:.
├───AMDPCNET
│ ├───DOS
│ │ License.txt
│ │ oemsetup.inf
│ │ pcntnd.dos
│ │
│ └───WFW311
│ License.txt
│ oemsetup.inf
│ pcntn3.386
│ pcntnd.dos
│ pcntnd.nif
│ protocol.ini
│
├───CDROM
│ CDROM.SYS
│ INSTALL.EXE
│ README.TXT
│
├───DOSIDLE
│ ├───V0200
│ │ DOSIDLE.EXE
│ │ DOSIDLE.TXT
│ │ FILE_ID.DIZ
│ │ WHATSNEW.TXT
│ │
│ └───V0210
│ DOSIDLE.ASM
│ DOSIDLE.EXE
│ DOSIDLE.TXT
│ FILE_ID.DIZ
│ WHATSNEW.TXT
│
├───EUROFONT
│ 8514FIX.FON
│ 8514SYS.FON
│ COURE.FON
│ COURF.FON
│ SERIFE.FON
│ SERIFF.FON
│ SMALLE.FON
│ SMALLF.FON
│ VGAFIX.FON
│ VGASYS.FON
│
├───EURO_DEU
│ ARIAL.TTF
│ ARIALBD.TTF
│ ARIALBI.TTF
│ ARIALI.TTF
│ COUR.TTF
│ COURBD.TTF
│ COURBI.TTF
│ COURI.TTF
│ EURO_GDI.EXE
│ IS_DOS.EXE
│ KBDBE.DLL
│ KBDDA.DLL
│ KBDFI.DLL
│ KBDFR.DLL
│ KBDGR.DLL
│ KBDIC.DLL
│ KBDIT.DLL
│ KBDNE.DLL
│ KBDNO.DLL
│ KBDPO.DLL
│ KBDSF.DLL
│ KBDSG.DLL
│ KBDSP.DLL
│ KBDSW.DLL
│ KBDUK.DLL
│ LICENSE.TXT
│ README.TXT
│ README.WRI
│ SSERIFE.FON
│ SSERIFF.FON
│ TIMES.TTF
│ TIMESBD.TTF
│ TIMESBI.TTF
│ TIMESI.TTF
│ W31_EURO.BAT
│
├───MSCDEX
│ MSCDEX.EXE
│ README.TXT
│
├───MSCLIENT
│ ADDNAME.EX_
│ AM2100.DO_
│ AVEXTRA.TXT
│ COMDEV.IN_
│ DEPCA.DO_
│ DNR.EX_
│ E20ND.DO_
│ E21ND.DO_
│ ELNK.DO_
│ ELNK16.DO_
│ ELNK3.DO_
│ ELNKII.DO_
│ ELNKMC.DO_
│ ELNKPL.DO_
│ EMSBFR.EX_
│ EXP16.DO_
│ EXPAND.EXE
│ HOSTS
│ I82593.DO_
│ IBMTOK.DO_
│ IFSHLP.SY_
│ IPCONFIG.EX_
│ LICENSE.TXT
│ LM21DRV.UP_
│ LMHOSTS
│ MSDLC.EX_
│ NDIS39XR.DO_
│ NDISHLP.SY_
│ NE1000.DO_
│ NE2000.DO_
│ NEMM.DO_
│ NET.EX_
│ NET.MS_
│ NETBIND.COM
│ NETH.MS_
│ NETWORKS
│ NI6510.DO_
│ NMTSR.EX_
│ NWLINK.EXE
│ OEMDLC.INF
│ OEMODI.IN_
│ OEMRAS.IN_
│ OEMTCPIP.INF
│ OLITOK.DO_
│ PE2NDIS.DO_
│ PENDIS.DO_
│ PING.EX_
│ PRO4.DO_
│ PRORAPM.DW_
│ PROTMAN.DO_
│ PROTMAN.EX_
│ PROTOCOL
│ RASCOPY.BA_
│ README.TXT
│ SERVICES
│ SETUP.EXE
│ SMCMAC.DO_
│ SMC_ARC.DO_
│ SOCKETS.EX_
│ STRN.DO_
│ TCPDRV.DO_
│ TCPTSR.EX_
│ TCPUTILS.INI
│ TINYRFC.EX_
│ TLNK.DO_
│ UMB.CO_
│ VBAPI.386
│ VSOCKETS.386
│ WCNET.INF
│ WCSETUP.INF
│ WCSYS.INI
│ WINSOCK.DL_
│ WIN_SOCK.DL_
│ WORKGRP.SY_
│ WSAHDAPP.EX_
│ WSOCKETS.DL_
│
├───SB16
│ AWEDRV.PVL
│ CSP.PVL
│ CT3DSE.PVL
│ DISK.ID
│ DRIVER.PVL
│ FILE_ID.DIZ
│ INSTALL.EXE
│ INSTALL.PVL
│ LICENSE.TXT
│ PROGRAM.PVL
│ README.COM
│ README.TXT
│ SB16DRV.PVL
│ WINAPPL.PVL
│ WINDRV.PVL
│
├───TCP32B
│ ARP.EXE
│ FTP.EXE
│ HOSTS.SAM
│ IPCONFIG.EXE
│ LICENSE.TXT
│ LMHOSTS.SAM
│ MSTCP32.DEF
│ MTCPIP32.HLP
│ NBTSTAT.EXE
│ NETSTAT.EXE
│ NETWORKS
│ OEMSETUP.INF
│ PING.EXE
│ PROTOCOL
│ README.TXT
│ ROUTE.EXE
│ SERVICES
│ TCP32UI.DLL
│ TELNET.EXE
│ TELNET.HLP
│ TRACERT.EXE
│ VDHCP.386
│ VIP.386
│ VNBT.386
│ VTCP.386
│ VTDI.386
│ VUDP.386
│ WINSOCK.DLL
│ WSASRV.EXE
│ WSOCK.386
│ WSTCP.386
│
├───VGAPATCH
│ vgapatch.com
│ vgapatch.txt
│ vgapatchj.txt
│
├───WFWY2KDE
│ INSTALL.BAT
│ README.TXT
│ WINFILE.Y2K
│
├───WFWY2KUP
│ INSTALL.BAT
│ README.TXT
│ WINFILE.Y2K
│
└───WQGHLT
 GPL.TXT
 README.TXT
 WQGHLT
 WQGHLT.386
 WQGHLT.ASM
 WQGHLT.DEF
 WQGHLT.LNK
 WQGHLT.MAP
 WQGHLT.OBJ
 WQGHLT.SYM

Monday, August 8, 2022

Fixing Windows Update for Windows Vista 2022 Updated Method

Fixing Windows Update for Windows Vista

2022 Updated Method

Important!

Restart the computer after completing every step.
Stop the "Windows Update" service from running before completing steps #5 through #19.
If you choose not to update Internet Explorer from 7 to 9, you can skip steps #11 through #14.

1. Do a clean install of Windows Vista SP2 64-bit.

2. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6

(Note: This is installed early in the process because one or more device drivers may need it)

3. Install the necessary device drivers.

4. Establish an internet connection, then activate the operating system.

5. Install Windows Update Agent

(Note: This will update wuaueng.dll from 7.6.7600.256 to 7.6.7600.320)

6. Install Root Certificate

7. Install KB3205638

8. Install KB4012583

9. Install KB4015380

10. Install KB4019204

11. Install KB971512

12. Install KB2117917

13. Install Internet Explorer 9

(Note: This will update Internet Explorer from 7.0.6002.18005 to 9.0.8112.16421)

14. Install KB4018271

15. Install KB4493730

16. Install KB4474419

17. Obtain the Vista_SHA2_WUC.7z tool and extract its contents into its own folder
https://download.ru/files/cpOqT8bz

18. Run the Install_WUC.cmd command, then press "y" to continue.
(Note: This will update wuaueng.dll from 7.6.7600.320 to 7.7.6003.20555)

19. Run the Patch_WUC.cmd command, then select option #1.
(Note: This will allow the updates for the operating system to be obtained)

20. Load Windows Update, then select:
"Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"
"Include recommended updates when downloading, installing, or notifying me about updates"
After you click OK, the checking for updates process will begin (which may take several minutes).

21. When the list of about 200 important/recommended updates appear, download and install them.

22. After that's done (which may take an hour or longer), restart the computer.

23. Load Windows Update again, then do another check for updates.

24. When any remaining important/recommended updates appear, download and install them.

25. Repeat steps #23 and #24 until Windows Update advises there are no important/recommended updates remaining to download and install.
The operating system should now be up-to-date to its April 2017 official "end of life" date.

(This update guide applies only to the 64-bit version of this operating system.
It was successfully tested on August 6, 2022