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Article #16288Re: Some 2.1b Problems
From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:04
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:04
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In article <1993Jan26.061624.5448@mksol.dseg.ti.com> rloper@mksol.dseg.ti.com (robert l loper) writes: >I recently installed the 2.1 beta, and have had some unusual problems lately >(like tonight). >Anyway... >I tried to install some Windows 3.1 games seamlessly, and couldn't get >OS/2 to recognize them as Windows programs (I never could check WIN-OS/2 >settings). Then I found I couldn't even load my WIN-OS/2 full screen >session. I managed to patch (create a DOS full screen session for >WINOS2.COM), but I am wondering what happened. >Also, I have had several lock-ups, and C-A-D wouldn't allow me to reboot; >I had to reset. The lockups mostly occurred when exiting processes >(but not DOS...usually OS/2 icon views of directories) >And lastly, has anyone used the SIO comm drivers >with Procomm PLus for DOS and a ZOOM 14.4K FAXmodem? I just >installed them tonight, and while they seem to work ok, I am wondering >if anyone else has had problems with them. A lot of these problems sound similar to those experienced by people who did not reformat prior to installing the 2.1 beta. It is HIGHLY recommended you do so. -- Timothy F. Sipples | READ the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0i, available from sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP") of Chicago, 60637 | [Post to ONE newsgroup only AFTER reading the List.]
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!portal!lll-winken!fnnews.fnal.gov!unixhub!linac!uchinews!ellis!sip1 From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: Some 2.1b Problems Message-ID: <1993Jan26.170423.25713@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 26 Jan 93 17:04:23 GMT References: <1993Jan26.061624.5448@mksol.dseg.ti.com> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago Lines: 26