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Re: 2.1b can't create DOS environment

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From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:25
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In article <6551@balrog.ctron.com> mikec@cardinals.ctron.com () writes:
>Has anyone seen this with OS/2 2.1 Beta:
>Upon boot up, the message:
>	SYS1200:  The system cannot create the DOS environment.  The error
>		  code is 0002.
>Basically, something is looking for a file somewhere and it can't find it.
>I have no idea what's missing.  I have compared my directory trees between
>2.1b and GA and have found no *major* differences. I have also installed
>2.1b on three different machines and got this same error message.
>How can one run WINOS231 without at DOS environment?

Are you installing OS/2 2.1 beta over an existing version of OS/2?  It
is not recommended -- do reformat and reinstall.

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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
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Subject: Re: 2.1b can't create DOS environment
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