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- Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1Beta: Windows ATM doesn't
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.120856.1@vax1.umkc.edu>
- From: ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu
- Date: 23 Jan 93 12:08:56 CST
- Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
- NNTP-Posting-Host: vax1.umkc.edu
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- >>After applying the 2.1 beta, ATM for windows didn't work any more.
- >>The ATM control program shows state ON, but the revision bar at the top
- >>of the window shows "ATM inactive". I checked system.ini, atm.ini but
- >>couldn't find any problems in there. At Windows initialization time the
- >>ATM icon didn't show up at all.
- >
- >Well, it certainly works for me - Win/os2 is happily using ATM and TT fonts
- >side by side. Maybe a stupid question, but have you installed any ATM fonts
- >under Win/os2 - ATM is inactive until you actually install at least one
- >font through the ATM control box.
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- That doesn't help, either.
-
- > If this is not your problem, then I suggest that you reinstall WinOS/2,
- >which will propably solve your problem. BTW your problems might be due
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- Reinstall doesn't help, either.
-
- >to you installing the beta on top of GA+SP, which is generally not a good
- >idea.
-
- That IS the case. But OS/2 2.1 beta allows you to install on top of GA+SP.
- (My case was Aug/92 beta + SP.)
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- Conclusion: if you install OS/2 2.1 beta over GA+SP, you will lose WinOS2 ATM;
- reinstallation doesn't help.
-
- My solution: reformat and clean install of the 2.1 beta.
-
- Guohuan H. Dai/2
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- GHDai@VAX1.UMKC.Edu |** Happy user of only OS/2 !!! / HPFS on 2 entire HD's **|
- |* OS/2 2.1beta includes MMPM/2, Fax/PM, Win3.1 enhanced mode, TT fonts, etc.*|
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