Microsoft release new Virtual Timing Driver for Windows 3.1

Following on the release of the new VIPX.386 by Novell to cure DOS box hanging problems (see IPB 2147 for details), Microsoft have just released a replacement for the Windows 3.1 Virtual Timing Driver (VTD) that is built in to the product.

WW0863.EXE, 24004 bytes, contains the following files.....

VTDA.386	11532 bytes	07/04/93 13:27
README.TXT	6586 bytes	21/09/93 11:03

The new driver is to help with systems that get hanging DOS boxes when within Windows where the screen stays black with a flashing cursor in the top left corner (Novell describe this as the 'black screen of death'!). The README.TXT file contains a series of recommendations for Windows system tuning to try and eliminate the problem, with the new VTDA.386 driver as the last suggested fix.

The file WW0863.EXE is available from file area 6 of Apricot Insight BBS. It can also be obtained from Microsoft's Online service.

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