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From: altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Is there an ftp site for upgrade win 3.0a?
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.170748.25606@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 17:07:48 GMT
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In article <1991Mar6.203143.19202@rodan.acs.syr.edu> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
>In article <23628@hydra.gatech.EDU> ar12@prism.gatech.EDU (REGISTER,ANDREW H) writes:
>>
>>I just got off the phone with microsoft windows tech support and they are mailing
>>me an upgrade for win 3.0 to make it win 3.0a.  Adobe claims this will fix some
>>of the UAE problems between Designer and Word4Win. Estimated arrival time is
>>2 to 3 weeks. (ugh!)
>>
>Will the upgrade be sent out to everyone? Or does one have to
>specifically request it?
>--Gerry
>ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
>

No, the upgrade is NOT available via Genie or Cserve.  And NO, it will not
be sent to everyone.  3.0a is a bug fix which addresses 4 specific problems
related to standard mode on 286s on Novell or NetBIOS compatible networks 
with 1 meg of RAM.

In order to get the upgrade, call MS Tech Support(206) 454-2030 and 
try to convince them that you need it.  Either that or refuse to get off
 the phone until they send it.

The update consists of a completely new set of Windows diskettes.  The dates
on all of the files have been changed but only 4-6 of the files are actually
new.  The Supplement Driver Library drivers are more recent than the drivers
on the 3.0a disks.  Changes have been made to ProgMan and FileMan to reflect
the new version number.  



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- Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)