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From: cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: corrupted OS2.INI
Message-ID: <22232.2810e7fd@cluster@ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 21 Apr 91 01:16:44 GMT
References: <9756@star.cs.vu.nl>
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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In article <9756@star.cs.vu.nl>, mabdoor@cs.vu.nl (Doorn van MAB) writes:
> Somehow the OS2.INI file got corrupted (I installed a 1.2 program ?? )
> 
> 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".
> 

Boot with the installation diskette and hit ESC at the logo screen. Copy
the current OS2.INI to, say, XOS2.INI.

Boot OS/2 proper. Edit CONFIG.SYS and change the OS2.INI bit of the PROTSHELL=
line to XOS2.INI. Reboot and you'll be using that one. Then use INIEDIT.

Reverse the procedure (if you wish) when you've finished. The INI filenames
aren't cast in stone.
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