Wine Guide 1.0: Problems Installing S3 Video Drivers (129172)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Wine Guide for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q129172

SYMPTOMS

After you install the S3-based video drivers, as outlined in the Microsoft Wine Guide 1.0 README.TXT file, the Wine Guide Introduction screen is not displayed correctly.

CAUSE

Although the Windows Setup screen indicates that the newer S3 video drivers (version 2.41) are installed, the actual S3 driver file S3FLAT.DRV did not get copied to the <drive>:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory (where <drive> is the letter of the hard disk drive that contains the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory).

RESOLUTION

Use either of the following methods to rename the S3FLAT.DRV file located in the <drive>:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (where <drive> is the letter of the hard disk drive that contains the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory).

Method 1

  1. At the MS-DOS command prompt, switch to the WINDOWS subdirectory on your hard disk drive, and type setup.
  2. From the Display field, select the S3 2.41 video driver with a resolution of at least 256 colors.
  3. Press the ENTER key twice.
  4. The next screen indicates that you already have the S3 2.41 video driver installed on the system. Press the ESC key to replace the current driver.
  5. Enter the Microsoft Wine Guide 1.0 path where the S3 video drivers were copied to the hard disk and press the ENTER key. For example, if a subdirectory called C:\VIDEO was created and used for the location of the S3 video driver, then the path would be as follows:

    C:\VIDEO

Method 2

  1. Double-click the Windows Setup icon located in the Main group.
  2. From the Options menu, choose Change System Settings.
  3. Click the Display box arrow and from the list of video drivers select "Other Display (Requires Disk From OEM)" and choose OK.
  4. Type the path to which you copied the video drivers from the Microsoft Wine Guide 1.0 disk. For example, if a subdirectory called C:\VIDEO was created and used for the location of the S3 video driver, then the path would be as follows:

    C:\VIDEO

  5. When the display box indicates that you already have the driver on your system, choose the New button (not the Current button).
  6. Choose Restart Windows.
For more information about how to perform this task in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Wine Guide 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The file date for the S3 video driver version 2.41 located on the Microsoft Wine Guide CD-ROM is 4/5/95.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/11/1999
Keywords:KB129172
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