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- From: stets@stets.novalis.public.sub.org (Thomas Stets)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Nowhere directory?
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <712346856snx@stets.novalis.public.sub.org>
- References: <agriffin.712256693@tsfsrv>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 18:07:36 GMT
- Organization: Just me.
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- agriffin@mitre.org writes in article <agriffin.712256693@tsfsrv>:
- >
- > The nowhere directory that is created as part of the OS/2 2.0
- > installation process is used to hold in its extended attributes
- > information about printer objects. This includes plotters as well. The
- > actual driver code is kept in other directories.
- >
- > One can show this relationship by deleting a printer object or by just
- > begining the delete process. Note: if the "delete conformation" option
- > has been turned off, then selecting the DELETE function from the printer
- > objects' pop-up menu will remove the object without affording the
- > opportunity to read in the delete conformation dialog box that the
- > object about to be deleted is "in" the nowhere directory.
- >
-
- Well, I followed you instructions, and the dialog box said the object
- was "in" the OS/2 Desktop.
-
- > Hope this help, Tom. Have a better day!
-
- Sorry, didn't help.
-
- MfG Thomas Stets
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