Obtaining the Microsoft Win32s Upgrade for Windows 3.x
To install and use the File-Maker Pro Lit-Link database in Windows 3.x you need to install the Microsoft Win32s 1.30c upgrade. This will allow you to run Win32-based applications on Windows version 3.x.
This upgrade is available free;
- from the Microsoft Softlib via Ftp. PW1118.EXE (size: 2.41mb)
- or via the MS web site. PW1118.EXE
Installing the Win32s Upgrade
1. Create an empty directory on your hard drive.
2. Download the file to that directory using your browser or ftp program.
3. Use DOS (windowed DOS session, or from a DOS boot) to move to that directory and at the command prompt, type the following and press ENTER to decompress the files there;
4. Run Windows and start the File Manager.
5. Open the Install directory (the directory created in step 1 of the setup instructions above).
6. Double-click Setup.exe. The setup program installs Win32s and restarts the system to update the system files. Win32s is now installed (or upgraded if previously installed) on your system, and any obsolete Win32s files have been removed.
4. Delete the Install directory and its contents.
Keep a copy of the installer file (PW1118.EXE) if possible in case
you need it again.
5. Optional: To verify that the upgrade was successful try running the included Win32 application Freecell.
For additional information about Win32s, visit the Microsoft web site and use their local Search item to search "The entire Microsoft site" for "win32" and you should see a document listed called;
(You will have to have your browser configured to accept 'cookies' to properly access the MS site.)