I backed all of my files before I reinstalled Win 3.1.

I have a SVGA driver disk and would like to know how to reinstall SVGA on my 365.
A: install gives a error
A; setup puts me back into windows setup
C> a: install gives an error message

Can anyone give me any idea how to install this?

I know I may regret asking, but what do you mean by 'a SVGA driver disk'?

If your goal is to employ higher resolutions in Win31:

first, the card must have sufficient video RAM, 512K or more.

second, you'd need to use the correct driver, one that works with that particular card or chipset.

It sounds like you're typing random commands in the hope that you'll get lucky (probably won't)

Yes, you can install a driver from Windows DOS Setup by following the prompts OR by running Windows Setup from Windows itself

So... is this driver disk compatible with your display adapter, and does your adapter have more than 256K Video RAM??

(answering 'no' to either means you need to rethink)

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if you are using Windows 3.1 and you wish to use the SVGA.EXE driver from W3.11 then when you expand the package it must be installed as per the 'display.txt' readme

#Installing a Display Driver
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Follow the instructions given in "Installing a
Device Driver Not Supplied with Windows Version
3.1," in Chapter 15, "Maintaining Windows with
Setup," in the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."
When requested to insert a disk, insert the disk
you made during the downloading procedure, or
type the path of the directory where you
downloaded the driver.#

http://oldfiles.org.uk/powerload/wi...

Obviously you have checked it supports your Graphics card ?

... if it's that one, it'll include a list of supported adapters. It's a self-extracting archive (iirc) - running it will expand it.

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Alright, to clarify thngs, before i ran into the phdisk problem I backed up everything on my system from the video driver to the system on floppies. I reinstalled Win 3.1 on top of PCdos
and reinstalled the video floppy, and there is a SVGA back up floppie (256).

I managed to reinstall that (Calmira/start=run=a:setup and the disk installed itself, then it instructed me to go to the win directory and type "setup" and that supposedly would install the newer svga options.

So where is win directory on win 3.1? I already installed lightspeed's "win 3.11 update for win 3.1" so is this even neccesary?

... I've no idea what you're trying to say - seriously

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I am saying that I backed up everything from my IBM before I formatted it and ran into the phdisk problem.

Now that I have the phdisk thing fixed, I am reinstalling all of the backup disks. I ahve already reinstalled the "video" disk, and now I want to install the "svga" disk.

I managed to reinstall it by opening calmira, going to the "run" command and typing "a:setup". I chose the "windows " option, and followed the instructions to the "end" command.

The machine prompted me with the message "go to win dir and type setup" to install the program when I exited the "a:setup" process.

To clarify, the "svga" disk came from the disks that I made before I formatted. So the floppy came from the system. This isn't a third party program, it is a back up disk that I made pre fdisk back in Jan......

Obviously what you backed up was the not the installation runtime......

If you're restoring from backups, then... what's the problem?? You shouldn't be installing anything, just restoring

"So where is win directory on win 3.1?"

You tell me - it's your machine, and your backups - default is c:\windows (surprisingly)

"To clarify, the "svga" disk came from the disks that I made before I formatted. So the floppy came from the system."

I suspect some of these words have a different meaning for you than for others (like 'back up' and 'clarify')

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The current problem is the "phoenix save to disk" program has virtually taken over the system. ( a sequay).

So even if I wanted to go to file mgr, the system shuts down and the Phoenix prgm"saves to disk" then turns the whole laptop off.

I tried to use a boot disk, then use scandisk, even then the phoenix prgm saves to disk and turns off. It does a memory check, then turns itself off.

I went to computer hope, and looked at there 3.1 page and changed the virtual memory settings to "permanent" (as the page said to do) and the IBM hasn't been the same since. (see above runs memory test, then turns off).

Any ideas how to stop that program from running? Maybe go to Bios and change a setting? I tried to lift the keyboard, (that normally puts it into the bios) and the memory test ran anyway.

Is the IBM dead or corrupted irretrievably?

Disregard if you please, I am sick of messing with this IBM. So i bought on Ebay a solo 2100 with 56mb/1gb no OS laptop.

So WFW will be installed on it, and hopefully i can fidn the posts with the differences between ramdrive and extended memory configurations.

In fairness that poor IBM must have been formatted 10 or more times in the last year.

Thanks to all (even you jboy LOL)

I can't tell you how much that means to me.

You need to work on your communication skills - maybe start by developing some. Then perhaps pick up some actual computer terminology (instead of 'andyspeak'), to ensure that others may begin to understand just what the heck you're talking about.

Not like this excellent example

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