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- From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Kenneth A. Kahn)
- Message-ID: <19930102.150329.107@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 18:03:27 EST
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: How to disable WPS
- Organization: Staff of IBM Fellow - IBM Personal/370
- Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
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- X-X-From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Ken Kahn)
- References: <19921229.004822.251@almaden.ibm.com>
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- In <1993Jan2.182434.20906@midway.uchicago.edu> Timothy F. Sipples writes:
- >In article <19921229.004822.251@almaden.ibm.com> HHSIAO@TAIVM1.vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >>Is there any way to disable the OS/2 WPS when booting OS/2?
- >
- >Yes. In your CONFIG.SYS, change the SET RUNWORKPLACE line in your
- >CONFIG.SYS to read:
- >
- >SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE
- >
- >changing the drive letter, if necessary.
- >
- >See the OS/2 FAQ List for details. At IBM you may obtain it
- >internally -- contact cnadler@vnet.ibm.com if you need instructions.
- >
-
- Tim,
-
- Technically speaking, this does not disable the WPS, it is still running the
- Desktop. All the DLLs that support the WPS are still active. If the need is
- to totally disable the WPS, you need to use PROTSHELL=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE; of
- course this will not support any PM applications.
-