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Install OS2 WARP V.3 with DOS CONFIG.BAK 10/26/94
10/26/94
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INSTALLING OS/2 WARP VERSION 3 WITH A DOS CONFIG.BAK FILE
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You will experience a problem when you start Windows**
applications if you install OS/2* Warp Version 3 into a
partition that has:
- DOS
- Microsoft** Windows**
- A backup copy of the DOS CONFIG.SYS file named
CONFIG.BAK and/or AUTOEXEC.BAK
Symptoms include:
- One or more of the following error messages appearing
during OS/2 installation:
SYS1195 The statement "STACKS" on line 79 of the
CONFIG.SYS file is not recognized. Line 79
is ignored. Press ENTER to continue.
SYS3170 A program in this session encountered a
problem and cannot continue.
SYS3176 A program in this session encountered a
problem and cannot continue.
- A DOS or Windows application that stops before it
opens while its icon displays diagonal "hash marks."
To correct the problem, use one of the following proce-
dures.
- If you have not yet installed OS/2 Warp Version 3
into the DOS partition:
1. Start the computer using the DOS partition.
2. Rename the CONFIG.BAK file to any other name.
Also, rename the AUTOEXEC.BAK file to any other name.
For example:
RENAME CONFIG.BAK CONFIG$.BAK
RENAME AUTOEXEC.BAK AUTOEXE$.BAK
3. Insert the OS/2 Warp Version 3 Installation
Diskette into drive A.
4. Restart the system.
- If you have already installed OS/2 Warp Version 3:
1. Rename C:\CONFIG.BAK and C:\AUTOEXEC.BAK
2. Restart the system.
3. Press Alt+F1 when the "{white rectangle} OS/2"
recovery prompt appears in the upper left
corner of the screen.
4. Select "M" from the recovery panel choices.
5. The Selective Install application is displayed.
The problem is corrected when installation is
completed.