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Q71123: Display Driver Version 1.06 for NEC Graphics Engine (DGIS)

Article: Q71123
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 02-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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To ensure proper operation of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and Windows applications,
verify that you are using version 1.06 or later of the NEC DGIS driver. To
verify the version number, select Setup from within the Windows Program Manager.
If you experience problems with a driver version earlier than 1.06, you should
obtain the latest version of the DGIS driver from NEC.

MORE INFORMATION
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The NEC DGIS driver for Windows 3.0 is a high-resolution display driver
supporting resolutions up to 1024 x 768. The latest version of the driver is
available from the NEC bulletin board in a single self-extracting file called
MGEWN30.EXE. According to the README.1ST file with version 1.06 (dated 2/25/91),
the following corrections have been made:

- Missing text in Excel 3.0 spreadsheet cells has been corrected.

- Reversal of dark and light gray colors has been corrected.

The MGEWN30.EXE self-extracting file creates the following files (their
respective sizes, dates, and times as well):

  MGEWN30  EXE    204800 03-07-91   8:44p
  DGIS3HI  DRV     86624 02-01-91   4:08p
  DEFAULT  PAL       162 08-30-90  11:35a
  DGIS3LO  DRV     84944 02-01-91   4:09p
  DGISVGA  GR3     14848 05-31-90  10:06a
  OEMSETUP INF      3750 02-01-91   3:56p
  DGIS     EXE     20874 08-27-90   9:34a
  DGIS     OUT     74708 08-27-90   1:57p
  OEMSETUP 720      3951 02-01-91   3:56p
  DGISCFG  EXE     21664 12-10-90   1:06p
  DGISCFG  HLP     18006 12-10-90   1:07p
  README   1ST     17074 02-25-91  11:48a

For more information, contact NEC technical support.

The NEC products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products'
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3rdparty windrvr

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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