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Re: Selective Install: another hanging

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From: Keith Bennett
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 16:37
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In article <3hd4ik$1eg@cpcug.org>, Keith Bennett <kbennett@cpcug.org> wrote:
>I have been having (new) problems with Selective Install.  I'm trying to
>change my video driver from plain VGA back to the Cirrus Logic driver.
>Before I can change it my system completely hangs and I have to do a cold
>boot.
>
>Here's my hardware:
>
>486-66 w/20 MB RAM
>Drive C: 340 MB IDE
>Drive D: 2 GB SCSI
>On the SCSI:
>	CD-ROM
>	External DAT tape drive
>Artisoft AE-2 Ethernet card (set to 0x320, not 0x300)
>
>The problem has been reported to IBM but they have not gotten back to me
>with a fix yet (I just called them yesterday, but I thought you guys
>might have an answer.)
>
>I also tried copying config.sys and autoexec.bat to D:\.   That
>witchcraft did not work.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>- Keith
>
>--
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Keith Bennett                            Bennett Business Solutions, Inc.
>C++/C Software Development               1852 Middlebridge Drive
>kbennett@cpcug.org                       Silver Spring, MD USA 20906


I found a workaround (this is me answering myself here).  If I REM out
all Lantastic and IAK TCP/IP statements from CONFIG.SYS, I can do the
Selective Install without any problems whatsoever.  So it just requires
rebooting a couple of times.  (I wish I didn't have to do that though.)

- Keith
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Keith Bennett                            Bennett Business Solutions, Inc.
C++/C Software Development               1852 Middlebridge Drive
kbennett@cpcug.org                       Silver Spring, MD USA 20906
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Subject: Re: Selective Install: another hanging
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