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Re: Problem with WIN-OS2

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From: radams
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 00:00
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In <Pine.SOL.3.93.960621150635.12368A-100000@venice.rp.CSIRO.AU>, Matt Hyne <mhyne@rp.csiro.au> writes:
>I have installed WIN-OS2 and OS/2 for windows and have the following
>problems
>
>1. WIN-OS2 Word will see all my truetype fonts in Windows but I cannot see
>any in WIN/OS2. Excel and Powerpoint can see them in both windows.
>I have migrated both win.ini files (so all the fonts are defined) and
>placed the winword.ini file into the C:\os2\mdos\winos2 directory.
>
>In WIN-OS2 I cannot see my comms port.  I can see them from OS/2 and
>normal windows.
>
>2. in the Windows from OS/2 4 Windows I cannot see any of my LPT ports -
>windows/OS2 keeps telling me they are not installed. They work fine under
>normal windows.
>  
>Matt
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Matthew Hyne - Radio Systems Engineer
>Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
>Division of Radiophysics
>
>Cnr Vimera & Pembroke Roads, Marsfield NSW, Australia
>
>Tel : (02) 372 4175        Fax : (02) 372 4490
>Pag : 132222 # 50489       Email : mhyne@rp.csiro.au
>
>WWW : http://www.rp.csiro.au/~mhyne/
>------------------------------------------------------------

Matthew,
	Not sure about your Word problem, but in order for Win-OS2 to see your 
comm ports, make sure that you are loading DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS in 
your CONFIG.SYS.

Rob Adams
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From: radams@postoffice.ptd.net
Subject: Re: Problem with WIN-OS2
Date: 1996/06/26
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