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- Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Steve.Withers
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 Problems
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.023619.2814@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:36:19 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- References: <1992Jul26.210957.1499@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Keywords: Help
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- In article <1992Jul26.210957.1499@ccu.umanitoba.ca> uujanze@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Rob Janzen) writes:
- > Well, in an effort to try to get everything working correctly on my copy
- > of OS/2, I applied 3 patches today, os2krnl, os2ldr, and replacing comm.sys and
- > vcomm.sys.
- >
- > After doing so, and rebooting my system everything seemed to be working, until
- > I tried to start a DOS window. It responded with SYS3176 error, and booted me
- > back to the PM.
- >
- > I then replaced the original copy of os2ldr, and tried again.
- >
- > Same thing.
- >
- > Then I tried restoring the original of os2krnl, and the same thing happened.
- >
- > Now, I haven't restored the comm and vcomm, but I can't see that being the
- > problem... I will try that next, but I thought I would check if anyone had
- > an idea of what could be causing this problem.
-
- Nope. I had to re-install OS/2 last night because I had accidentally deleted
- an unknown file or files in the root directory of my C: drive - which
- prevented OS/2 from coming up again. I know exactly what I did wrong......now.
-
- More to the point with respect to the above, I re-installed completely and
- then applied all patches (VSVGAFX3, HPFS, Kernel, Commga, Blkico, gt16mb were
- the main ones) and everything works just fine.
-
- If anything.....I hadn't realized how many patches there are!!!
-
- But it runs better with every one, so keep up the good work!
-
- BTW - if you named them "comm.sys" and "vcomm.sys" then that may be your
- problem.....one too many "m"s in each case. S/B "com.sys and vcom.sys"
-
- Steve
-
- --
- Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | "But the glory kept shining
- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | and bright in my eyes,
- withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz | And the stars going round in
- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | my head." R. L. S.
-