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Date:	Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:46:54 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Basic Help

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Steven,

Because of all this back and forth conversation, I am starting to
remember a few things now. I remember that when I got my new (Windos)
computer 2 years ago, I had to reinstall OS/2 from scratch, using the 3
diskettes and CD-ROM. My BackAgain backup would not work, because the
hardware and BIOS setup was sufficiently different. Only 2 things did
not work right the first time around:

1. I could not use the IBM IDE driver on the diskette

2. My sound and modem cards did not work

Randall Flint of Sundial Systems emailed me the new copy of the IBM
driver with instructions on how to edit the CONFIG.SYS on Diskette 1

During a help desk session at Chapman University, you helped me with the
sound card and modem. I needed a newer version of the COM.SYS driver,
one that allowed sharing of IRQ resources.

I say all this to state that, if Butch uses the newer IDE driver (either
IBM's or Dani's), he will be able to install from his diskettes and
CD-ROM without a problem.

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Steven Levine wrote:
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> In <001b01c22092$920dd7d0$6401a8c0@eyeleicailxtzi>, on 06/30/02
> at 04:03 PM, "Butch Langel" said:
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> >So, this manuever will allow larger installation partitions? Dumb
> >question, but I've gotten very confused.
>
> Not quite. The drivers on the diskette will allow larger installation
> partitions. The COPYFROMFLOPPY request tells the installer to replace the
> drivers that would normally be installed from the CD with the drivers from
> the diskettes. This ensures that you will be boot to the partition after
> the install is complete.
>
> >Do I need to make config sys file change like above with diskette #2
> >replacement ?
>
> No, there is only 1 config.sys.
>
> >Is it recommended to make the boot manager startable primary partition 7
> >mb, the bootable primary partition C: 801 mb,
> >and several other partitions of 5 gigs each ?
>
> That's fine. It's really a matter of personal preference.
>
> >Now I edited the #1 replacement diskette using Notepad in Windows 2000.
>
> Notepad is OK for this kind of ending.
>
> >Now, should installation with replacement floppies be possible? What else
> >must I do as in terms of fixpacks and updates?
>
> My current suggestion for list of this sort are:
>
> http://www.warpupdates.mynetcologne.de/english/site_contents.html
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> Another suggestion is to purchase the WarpUp CD from Prism Dataworks. It
> will walk you though all the possible updates.
>
> Steven
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