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OS2UNPAC - USING THE UNPACK COMMAND
10/19/94
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USING THE UNPACK COMMAND
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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You need to upload a file to your hard disk and get the error
message that a file is missing:
- The UNPACK command must reside on your hard disk
- The UNPACK command is located on Diskette 2:
BLUE colored labels for OS/2 UNPACK.EXE
SALMON colored labels for OS/2 UNPACK2.EXE
GREEN colored labels for OS/2 for Windows UNPACK2.EXE
- If you have OS2 installed and you get a missing file
you can find the location in the INSTALL.LOG:
1. Type: CD\OS2\INSTALL and press Enter
2. Type: E INSTALL.LOG and press Enter
3. Select OPTIONS
4. Select FIND
5. Type the name of the missing file
TO PUT THE UNPACK ON YOUR HARD DISK:
Insert OS/2 Diskette 2 in the drive A:
Type: UNPACK A:(Filename of bundled file) X:\(path) /N:
EXAMPLE: UNPACK A:\BUNDLE C:\OS2 /N:HPFS.IFS
To copy a file using the CD-ROM, go to a command prompt:
1. Perform SHUTDOWN. If you are unable to SHUTDOWN, turn the
system off for 30 seconds.
2. Insert Installation Diskette in drive A:
3. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart system if you SHUTDOWN.
Turn the computer on if you turned it off.
4. When prompted, remove Installation Diskette and insert
Diskette 1.
5. Press Enter.
6. When the Welcome Screen appears, press Esc, to display the
A: prompt.
If you installed from CD, the command prompt stops at CD
drive in DISK_1 subdirectory, change to DISK_2 subdir.
X:\OS2SE21\DISK_2
X: is the CD-ROM drive
NOTE: DISK_2 (where 2 is will become the number of diskette
needed, such as UNPACK or CHKDSK is on diskette 2)
UNPACK with CD-ROM:
It is recommended to make a diskette from the images on CD-ROM.
Instructions are in the README.INS on the image of diskette 3
and can be view and printed in DOS and OS/2.
If you installed from CD-ROM, it is recommended you create the
diskette. Type:
<cd>:\DISKIMGS\LOADDSKF
<cd>:\DISKIMGS\OS2\<size>\DISP1.DSK A:
Where <cd> is the letter of your CD-ROM drive
<size> is the size of diskette
(35 for 3.5" disks, 525 for 5.25" disks).
If you are using CD-ROM and you need to unpack OS2CDROM.DMD.
This file is located in a bundled file called CDROMREQ on
the following diskette:
:font facename='System Monospaced' size=12x12.
BLUE labels for OS/2 Diskette #10
SALMON labels for OS/2 Diskette #12
GREEN labels for Os/2 for Windows Diskette # 5
:font facename=default.
The UNPACK command is on Diskette 2 and must be on the
hard disk.
EXAMPLE: UNPACK A:\CDROMREQ C:\OS2 /N:OS2CDROM.DMD
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