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- From: ejdeal@terri.austin.ibm.com
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Running only CMD.EXE and not the WPS?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.201750.376@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 20:17:50 GMT
- References: <12324@coxm>
- Sender: news@awdprime.austin.ibm.com (USENET News)
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- Organization: IBM Advanced Workstation Division
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- In article <12324@coxm>, coxm@Software.Mitel.COM (Michael Cox) writes:
- >
- > Can OS/2 2.0 be booted without the WPS (WorkPlace Shell) and run only
- > CMD.EXE?
- >
- > If YES then . . .
- > 1) what are the files/commands/parameters to be changed to do this, and
- > 2) does dual boot affect 1)?
- >
- > We're hoping to use OS/2 2.0 as a server but we're not in need of a graphical
- > interface (actually, for speed, memory, disk, cost reasons we can't afford to
- > have it running).
- >
-
- You can achieve this by changing a couple of lines in the
- CONFIG.SYS. First, change RUNWORKPLACE=CMD.EXE. This
- tells OS/2 to use the command interpreter for the interface
- rather than WPS. You can, however, still run PM apps
- becase PMSHELL is still loaded. To do this, start a
- program from the command line.
-
- If you do not wish to run any PM apps (run full-screen only),
- you can also change the PMSHELL line to CMD.EXE.
-
- You should be able to start several tasks and switch between
- them using the ALT-TAB key (CTRL-ESC is a WPS function).
-
- Hope this works
-
- Eric Deal
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-