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- From: rfs0838@zeus.tamu.edu (SCHAFFTER, RODNEY FRANK, JR)
- Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP ME w/RE-INSTALLATION!
- Message-ID: <23JUL199218375554@zeus.tamu.edu>
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- Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
- References: <1992Jul22.092536.1@acad2.alaska.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 23:37:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul22.092536.1@acad2.alaska.edu>, axpmw@acad2.alaska.edu writes...
- +>Ok, Call me a sucker for believing OS2 was worth it. Please help me
- +>change my mind, ...
-
- +>The problem:
-
- +>I had os2.0 installed on a 486/33mhz. DOS 5.0 was also installed. My
- +>sister started up FULL DOS SHELL (fullscreen) used pcwrite, exited the
- +>shell, and turned off the computer. She wasn't aware she had to
- +>SHUTDOWN the computer using the menu option. Next day, she turns it
- +>on and gets an error msg.
- *********Horror Story deleted**************
-
- Try booting from your installation disks and running CHKDSK (it is
- on Disk 3, I believe). Shutting down the computer without running shutdown
- can leave lots of open files, and lost extended attributes, which CHKDSK /F
- will fix.
-
- Also check out the FAQ list, which was just reposted today.
-
- Rod Schaffter
- Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding |Who cares if windows is or
- Texas A&M University Dept. of Chemistry |isn't an opperating system-
- Bitnet: SCHAFFTER@TAMLMSB |it barely operates at all!
- INTERNET: SCHAFFTER@LMSBVX.TAMU.EDU |
- "Standard Disclaimer, etc." |An OOPerating system, maybe?
-