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Date:	Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:12:41 PST8
From:	Tom Brown <thombrown@san.rr.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: eCS and Thinkpad

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Sandy Shapiro wrote:
> I have eCS 1.2R on my Thinkpad T42. Lately, when I add new software that
> doesn't work, and remove it -- I have trouble booting. The most recent was
> when I tried installing Ghostscript and it didn't install for some reason.
>
> Specifically, the boot process proceeds to the point where the desktop
> wallpaper shows, and there is a little clock icon in the center. At that
> point everything hangs (the desktop icons do not appear, and the clock
> icon does not change into a mouse pointer).
>
> Sometimes after several reboots, it will boot to completion. But often I
> end up restoring the boot partition from a backup.
>
> Is there a way to troubleshoot this so that I don't have to keep doing a
> complete restore?
>
> Thanks,
> Sandy

Have you tried Checkini or Cleanini? I'll bet there is a lot of garbage
in your ini files from those deleted programs!

--
Tom Brown, Catherder
thombrown at san dot rr dot com
Member SCOUG, V.O.I.C.E. & SDAA

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