Re: UpgradePrep alters serial port drivers?

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From: David N. Williams
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 21:32

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In article <1992Nov1.103524.1708@prim> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave  
Griffiths) writes:
> In article <1992Nov1.052415.16271@afit.af.mil> johair@afit.af.mil (John  
R. O'hair) writes:
> >I recently installed the upgrade prep software that comes with the 
> >3.0 so I could see what was on the CD-ROM. After looking and reading
> >what is going on with 3.0 from a users perspective, I decided not to
> >install 3.0 at this time, but apparently the 3.0 prep installation
> >altered something in my system's configuration.
> > ...

The problem I've had since installing the upgrade prep without
installing 3.0 is that attempts to read PC-formatted floppy files
cause a system panic.  This is a minor disaster!

David W.

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