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Re: DeScribe 5 install - Help

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From: Baden Kudrenecky
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:19

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Hi Andrew:

   It should work, but you could try moving the
directory onto your hard drive.  Better yet, get a
later OS/2 version (5.0.6) at:

ftp://24.2.168.186/pub/os2/apps/descb506.zip

baden

In <lIMw8fdxdE1w-pn2-dxCJVxyg07tP@localhost>, hoodtoo@iprimus.com.au writes:
>Hello all,
>
>I recently purchased a copy of Describe 5.0 and am trying to install 
>it on my computer.  It installed OK under win98 but it is refudsing to
>install under os/2.  It keeps giving me a message that :
>This installation can only be run from the DeScribe CD-ROM and the CD 
>drive must be a local drive on your workstation.
>
>I'm running a P2 400 with 192 mb RAM and os/2 warp4 with fp14 
>installed.  The CD drive (G:) is a generic 40x which is set up as 
>slave to the secondary HD.
>
>CAn anyone give me any clues as to why this is happening and what 
>cures I might be able to effect?
>
>TIA
>
>Andrew Hood

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