Re: Some 2.1b Problems

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From: Keith Scidmore
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:04

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In article <1993Jan26.170423.25713@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>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
...
>
>Timothy F. Sipples      | READ the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0i, available from
>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.

I suggest reformatting the ENTIRE DISK, not just the install partition.  This
solved my install problem.  Several others have commented about this.  This
should be a 2.1b FAQ.

Keith R. Scidmore

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Subject: Re: Some 2.1b Problems
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Date: 28 Jan 93 16:04:41 CST
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