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Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:21:51 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: uninstall of RSJ

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OK, it's your choice. Certainly, Steven's way is bullet-proof in that it
will get your system back. The only problem is that you will be using
your first CONFIG.SYS, which will be muchly out of date. You will have
to bit-by-bit slowly restore your system, adding programs, etc., to
where get it where you had it just before installing RSJ. That will be
time consuming.

There's an easier way, I believe. Regardless, it is ESSENTIAL that the
next time, BEFORE you install anything you tuck away somewhere copies of
the following files:

C:\CONFIG.SYS
C:\OS2\OS2.INI
C:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI
C:\DESKTOP\*.* (all the files in the desktop folders)

(Above, I assume that your OS/2 boot partition is C:\; if it is not,
substitute what you have into what I wrote, above)

Finally, you should have a way of easily restoring these files, should
something go wrong on the reboot after an installation. Some people use
an OS/2 maintenance partition on their system. Some people boot from a
set of "OS/2 Utility Boot Diskettes". Whatever way works best for you.

Do all of the above, each time, and you will have hassle-free
installations!

Good luck!
HCM
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eyeleica@lvcm.com wrote:
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> After talking with StevenL on Scoug-help chat tonight, I came home intent
> in trying all that Steven told me to do. I started boot, hit alt-F1 at
> the right time and got a list of choices. Using the command prompt
> resulted again in scrolling pages full of c prompts. Upon alt-F1 a second
> time, I tried the #1 choice at the bottom of the page that indicated the
> use of the initial config.sys at boot time., which is essentially what
> Steven was going to have me do with the boot diskettes. Eureka, the
> system booted. Lots of stuff missing, but I know it must be somewhere.
> For tonight, I will quit while I am ahead.
> Now to restore programs and uninstall RSJ so I can install it properly. It
> aint easy being a dufuss, it takes an abundant amount of unconcentrated
> effort.
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