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TITLE: 950131 WARP AND OS/2 2.1 SE FOR WINDOWS CANNOT INSTALL ON
APTIVA SYSTEMS WHICH ARE PRE-LOADED WITH DOS/WINDOWS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
During the installation of WARP and OS/2 2.1 SE for
Windows, the user is prompted for WINDOWS diskettes.
Aptiva systems which are delivered with DOS/WINDOWS
pre-installed have no diskettes with which to finish
the installation process. The WIN-OS/2 component is
unable to install.
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION:
Edit SETUP.INF
DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
Three Files are used during installation of Windows which
provide information necessary to properly install and
maintain the Windows platform. The key file which Windows
Setup uses to install the Windows system and it's
application files is SETUP.INF (the other two are
CONTROL.INF and APPS.INF).
SETUP.INF by default, has 13 sections, one of which needs
to be edited to enable the WIN-OS/2 component to install.
The "DISKS" section describe disks which might be
requested during installation and their characteristics.
This section needs to be edited as follows to enable
WIN-OS/2 support.
In the .Disks. section the following statements appear:
1 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",disk1
2 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #2",disk2
3 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #3",disk3
4 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #4",disk4
5 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #5",disk5
6 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #6",disk6
Edit these statements so they appear as follows
1 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",disk1
2 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #2",disk2
3 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #3",disk3
4 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #4",disk4
5 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #5",disk5
6 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #6",disk6
where X= the drive where Windows is installed.
This change should be in place before installation, but can be
made after to use with the SELECTIVE INSTALL feature