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- From: roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: After OS2/2 Reinstallation, SYS005 Errors
- Keywords: reinstall
- Message-ID: <roelle.714229251@uars_mag>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 13:00:51 GMT
- Article-I.D.: uars_mag.roelle.714229251
- References: <roelle.714160655@uars_mag> <1992Aug18.221104.28756@njitgw.njit.edu> <18AUG199219103653@rigel.tamu.edu>
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- Organization: Johns Hopkins University
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- wjb5106@rigel.tamu.edu (Walter Barnett) writes:
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- >In article <1992Aug18.221104.28756@njitgw.njit.edu>, dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes...
- >>In article <roelle.714160655@uars_mag> roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle) writes:
- >>>2. Deleting hidden files: "EA DATA. SF", "WP ROOT. SF", "OS2BOOT",
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
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- >>Big mistake! You deleted all the extended attributes, but you didn't
- >>clear the FAT flags that OS/2 uses to indicate the presence of EA's.
- >>So, OS/2 thinks the file has EAs, but it can't load them. Your only
- >>solution now is to reformat the partition.
- >>
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- >That sounds a bit extreme. Why not try booting the OS/2 installation
- >disks, hitting ESCape at the opening screen and running chkdsk (from
- >the second floppy) to repair the drive?
-
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- This solution worked. I tried using CHKDSK from Disk 2 following instructions
- for recovering from disk error found in the OS/2 Installation Manual (pp.
- 76-77). I am now able to run DOS and the familiar warm fuzzy Windows Icons
- are once again tucked into their proper folders. Thanks for the help.
-
- Thanks also to Noah Lermer and Chris Waters for your input.
-
- C. Roelle
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