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- From: frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Help with apparent OS/2 bugs and limitations
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <715953283snx@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <18f20eINN23o@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 11:54:43 GMT
- Organization: Private System
- Lines: 25
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- dmillar@ocf.berkeley.edu writes in article <18f20eINN23o@agate.berkeley.edu>:
- [editted]
- > 7. How do I copy over files which are in use by OS/2? I ran into this
- > problem when trying to install the patch for black icons. I know
- > it's possible, because the kernel patch did it, but how?
-
- In general you can't copy over a file which is open by the operating system.
-
- The fact that you can replace the kernel implies that the kernel is not kept
- open while running. Presumably it is not pageable & so doesn't bother to
- keep a handle for itself.
-
- I've found the best way to install patches (.DLL files) is to create a new directory,
- and *copy* all the replacement modules into it. Make that directory the first entry
- in CONFIG.SYS' "SET LIBPATH=" statement, shutdown, and reboot. Then
- copy the patches to their final place, remove the dummy directory from LIBPATH
- and reboot. Empty & delete the new directory.
-
- An alternate method is to boot from a floppy & do the copies directly to their final
- resting place.
-
-
- --
- Bruce Clement (frey@alfheim.welly.gen.nz Waffle 1.64,
- frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz SNEWS/2, UUPC 1.11q)
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