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Re: FP22 Breaks WinOS/2 !!! Any fixes, suggestions?

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From: mblock
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 00:00
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In <derekm.1080.00211789@tbsa.com.au>, derekm@tbsa.com.au (Derek Morton) writes:
>I had to install fp22 twice to get mine to work, after that all is well
>
>pentium 66, 32mb, 730mb scsi, 2.1gb scsi, scsi cd, scsi zip drive
>win/os2.
>
>Derek
>
>In article <5114v4$2h50@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> igonzal@ibm.net writes:
>>From: igonzal@ibm.net
>>Subject: FP22 Breaks WinOS/2 !!! Any fixes, suggestions?
>>Date: 9 Sep 1996 13:09:56 GMT
>
>>I posted 4 weeks ago about installing WordPro beta (which required intall of 
>>FP20 or 21), amongst a few other programs. After this my desktop was totally
>>screwed up with icons not executing (just throwing up a "setting" option).
>
>>It seemed so bad that I decided:
>>(i) to totally reformat c: drive and reinstall OS/2 Warp Connect from CD.
>>(ii) (since my previous level of FPack had been 17 and it was no longer
>>available
>>     from the IBM Sydney BBS, I took on FP22)  and Installed FP22.
>
>>After which my desktop objects linked to WinOS/2 don't work. I was also told 
>>that IBM does not support Fixpacks.
>
>>Does this mean I have to re-install, or back out a Fixpack to vanilla (since 17
>>isn't available) or just go Win'95??  What the hell, if I have to re-install,
>>why
>>not try Win'95 ??? 
>
>>Does anyone have any suggestions for rescuing Warp? Can they guarantee Merlin
>>will not be the same? 
>
have you tried reinstalling Winos2 thru selective install?

Regards

Michael Block---------------------------------->i email therefore I am
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Subject: Re: FP22 Breaks WinOS/2 !!! Any fixes, suggestions?
Date: 1996/09/15
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