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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Some 2.1b Problems
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.170423.25713@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:04:23 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.061624.5448@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
- Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- Lines: 26
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- In article <1993Jan26.061624.5448@mksol.dseg.ti.com> rloper@mksol.dseg.ti.com (robert l loper) writes:
- >I recently installed the 2.1 beta, and have had some unusual problems lately
- >(like tonight).
- >Anyway...
- >I tried to install some Windows 3.1 games seamlessly, and couldn't get
- >OS/2 to recognize them as Windows programs (I never could check WIN-OS/2
- >settings). Then I found I couldn't even load my WIN-OS/2 full screen
- >session. I managed to patch (create a DOS full screen session for
- >WINOS2.COM), but I am wondering what happened.
- >Also, I have had several lock-ups, and C-A-D wouldn't allow me to reboot;
- >I had to reset. The lockups mostly occurred when exiting processes
- >(but not DOS...usually OS/2 icon views of directories)
- >And lastly, has anyone used the SIO comm drivers
- >with Procomm PLus for DOS and a ZOOM 14.4K FAXmodem? I just
- >installed them tonight, and while they seem to work ok, I am wondering
- >if anyone else has had problems with them.
-
- A lot of these problems sound similar to those experienced by people
- who did not reformat prior to installing the 2.1 beta. It is HIGHLY
- recommended you do so.
-
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