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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: corrupted OS2.INI
Message-ID: <400.280f7f4a@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 20 Apr 91 03:37:46 GMT
References: <9756@star.cs.vu.nl>
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In article <9756@star.cs.vu.nl>, mabdoor@cs.vu.nl (Doorn van MAB) writes:
> I use OS/2 EE 1.3.
> 
> I have a serious problem with the OS2.INI file.
> 
> Somehow the OS2.INI file got corrupted (I installed a 1.2 program ?? )
> 
> When I try to boot OS/2 the screen turns gray (as normal), but then the
> system hangs... (no Desktop Manager, no DOS box icon, no mouse pointer)
> 
> I solved this by renaming the OS2.INI file, and created a new OS2.INI
> with MAKEINI OS2.INI INI.RC (I booted with the Install-diskette)
> 
> Now I can work with OS/2 normally, but all my group information, PM colors,
> window position information has gone...
> 
> Question: How can I restore the info of the original OS2.INI ?
> 
> Note: I can't use INIEDIT, because this program can only edit OS2.INI, and
> not a copy of it (e.g. OS2INI.OLD). So I can't boot with the clean OS2.INI
> and then fix the old OS2.INI
> 
> Neither is it possible to boot with the corrupted OS2.INI and fix it, simply
> because I CAN'T BOOT with the corrupted OS2.INI...
> 
> It isn't possible to copy OS2INI.OLD to OS2.INI, because OS2.INI "is in use".
> 
> It isn't possible to use INIEDIT after a boot with the Install diskette,
> because INIEDIT requires the Presentation Manager !!! :-)

For what it's worth, the OS2 ini editor I use is JPOS2INI.EXE, written
by a guy at IBM.  It looks quite nice, but I tried & wasn't able to get
it to load a different ini file.

However, I did come across a program (NEWINI.ZIP) is the name of the zip file
that claims to allow you to switch .INI files while you're running.  YOu
could try this. I put it in the anonymous ftp directory on this machine;
anon ftp to this node & cd to os2.  There's a 0index file to get you
started.  It might help...
> 
> 
> HELP !!!
> 
> You can contact me by e-mail: mabdoor@cs.vu.nl
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matthijs van Doorn
> 
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