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6. Type TEDIT C:\CONFIG.SYS and press Enter. 7. Press Esc to move the cursor from the command line to the editing area. 8. When you are done working on the file, press F4 (File) to save the file and exit from the editor. 9. Shut down your computer. (You must restart your computer in order for the changes to take effect.) Using the DOS Utility Diskette to Edit the CONFIG.SYS File To edit the CONFIG.SYS file from the DOS Utility Diskette: 1. Insert PC DOS Disk 1 in your diskette drive. 2. Power-on the computer. If the computer is already on, restart the computer using the Ctrl+Alt+Del key sequence. 3. When the following prompt appears: Do you want to install PC DOS 7 (Y,N)? type N. The command prompt appears. 4. Type COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD and press Enter. This copies your current CONFIG.SYS file as CONFIG.OLD in case you need it for future reference. 5. Type CD \DOS and press Enter. 6. Type E C:\CONFIG.SYS and press Enter. 7. When you are done working on the file, press F4 (File) to save the file and exit from the editor. 8. Shut down your computer. (You must restart your computer in order for the changes to take effect.) Recovering from OS/2 Warp Problems The following are some problems that might occur when you try to start your system or switch from one operating system to another. Internal Processing Error Message Appears Symptom: The system stops and the screen displays INTERNAL PROCESSING ERROR at the top of the message. Action: Record the information exactly as it is displayed on the screen, and write a description of what you were doing when the problem occurred. Contact an IBM HelpWare technician for assistance. Unable to switch from DOS or Windows to OS/2 Warp Symptom (DOS): Unable to switch from DOS to OS/2 using the C:\OS2\BOOT /OS2 command. Symptom (Windows): Unable to switch from DOS with Windows to OS/2 using the Go to Warp icon. Action: You might have one or more active terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) or DOS cache programs that take up the available computer memory. End the TSR programs before attempting to switch to OS/2 Warp. 234 IBM PC 300/700, IntelliStation Series HMM

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6.
Type
TEDIT C:\CONFIG.SYS
and press
Enter
.
7.
Press
Esc
to move the cursor from the command line
to the editing area.
8.
When you are done working on the file, press
F4
(File) to save the file and exit from the editor.
9.
Shut down your computer.
(You must restart your
computer in order for the changes to take effect.)
Using the DOS Utility Diskette to Edit
the CONFIG.SYS File
To edit the CONFIG.SYS file from the DOS Utility Diskette:
1.
Insert PC DOS
Disk 1
in your diskette drive.
2.
Power-on the computer.
If the computer is already
on, restart the computer using the
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Del
key
sequence.
3.
When the following prompt appears:
Do you want to install PC DOS 7 (Y,N)?
type
N
.
The command prompt appears.
4.
Type
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD
and press
Enter
.
This copies your current CONFIG.SYS file as
CONFIG.OLD in case you need it for future reference.
5.
Type
CD \DOS
and press
Enter
.
6.
Type
E C:\CONFIG.SYS
and press
Enter
.
7.
When you are done working on the file, press
F4
(File) to save the file and exit from the editor.
8.
Shut down your computer.
(You must restart your
computer in order for the changes to take effect.)
Recovering from OS/2 Warp Problems
The following are some problems that might occur when
you try to start your system or switch from one operating
system to another.
±
Internal Processing Error Message Appears
Symptom:
The system stops and the screen
displays
INTERNAL PROCESSING ERROR
at the top of the
message.
Action:
Record the information exactly as it is
displayed on the screen, and write a description of
what you were doing when the problem occurred.
Contact an IBM HelpWare technician for assistance.
±
Unable to switch from DOS or Windows to OS/2
Warp
Symptom (DOS):
Unable to switch from DOS to
OS/2 using the
C:\OS2\BOOT /OS2
command.
Symptom (Windows):
Unable to switch from DOS
with Windows to OS/2 using the Go to Warp icon.
Action:
You might have one or more active
terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) or DOS cache
programs that take up the available computer
memory.
End the TSR programs before attempting to
switch to OS/2 Warp.
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