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- From: jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo)
- Subject: Re: Booting with WIN-OS/2 fullscreen in Startup Folder
- Message-ID: <jdecarlo.494.724448253@mitre.org>
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- Organization: MITRE Corporation, McLean VA
- References: <1992Dec15.140927.43472@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:37:33 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec15.140927.43472@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- lbv2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (BRIAN PAUL VAN LIEU) writes:
-
- > I have been struggling to have WIN-OS/2 start up after booting. I placed a
- > shadow in the startup folder, but when I boot the system appears to hang
- > on a blank screen after initiating the DOS-WINDOWS run sequence. A quick
- > CTRL-ESC nad I get a task list that says WIN-OS2 is running.
- >
- > Next, a double click on the tack list, and Win-OS2 now loads. Not exactly
- > what you would call an object that runs on boot.
-
- Patience? I get essentially the same behavior, but if I boot and go away
- for half an hour, WINOS2 has completely finished loading. I forget, maybe
- it takes longer <grin>. Anyway, since you only really need to boot OS/2
- every few weeks or when you change CONFIG.SYS or add a new version of a
- driver, why worry?
-
- John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
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