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Instructions
Instructions
* use Alt-F1 at boot-up, then choose F4 (Maintenance Desktop)
* Use Alt-F1 at boot-up, then choose F4 (Maintenance Desktop)
* minimize the big window which covers the Desktop and move the Selective Install window out of the way
* Minimize the big window which covers the Desktop and move the Selective Install window out of the way
* from the System->Command Prompts folder, open an OS/2 window
* From the System->Command Prompts folder, open an OS/2 window
* if you have a preferred ini-editor run it from there, otherwise run "regedit2"
* If you have a preferred ini-editor run it from there, otherwise run "regedit2"
* select os2.ini (a.k.a. the "user profile")
* Select os2.ini (a.k.a. the "user profile")
* locate the "SYS_DLLS" entry, and under that select "LoadPerProcess"
* Locate the "SYS_DLLS" entry, and under that select "LoadPerProcess"
* in the data for this entry, confirm that each dll name listed is separated by a space.  In a standard install, you should see "PMCTLS SND".  If instead, you see "PMCTLSSND ", then this is the problem.  Use the editor to insert a space, then exit and reboot.  
* In the data for this entry, confirm that each DLL name listed is separated by a space.  In a standard install, you should see "PMCTLS SND".  If instead, you see "PMCTLSSND ", then this is the problem.  Use the editor to insert a space, then exit and reboot.  


;Suggestion 3.
;Suggestion 3.
Recreate the INI files (Custom desktop icons shadows (shourtcuts) may be lost)  
Recreate the INI files (Custom desktop icons shadows (shourtcuts) may be lost)  
* Execute in the command line
makeini os2.ini ini.rc
makeini os2sys.ini inisys.rc





Revision as of 15:57, 17 February 2021

Error:

"The program pointed to by the SET RUNWORKPLACE= line in config.sys, this file, could not be started."


Suggestion 1.

Boot from a diskette, or CD-ROM, do a "chkdsk c: /f"

Suggestion 2.

Modify OS2.INI with regedit2

Instructions

  • Use Alt-F1 at boot-up, then choose F4 (Maintenance Desktop)
  • Minimize the big window which covers the Desktop and move the Selective Install window out of the way
  • From the System->Command Prompts folder, open an OS/2 window
  • If you have a preferred ini-editor run it from there, otherwise run "regedit2"
  • Select os2.ini (a.k.a. the "user profile")
  • Locate the "SYS_DLLS" entry, and under that select "LoadPerProcess"
  • In the data for this entry, confirm that each DLL name listed is separated by a space. In a standard install, you should see "PMCTLS SND". If instead, you see "PMCTLSSND ", then this is the problem. Use the editor to insert a space, then exit and reboot.
Suggestion 3.

Recreate the INI files (Custom desktop icons shadows (shourtcuts) may be lost)

  • Execute in the command line
makeini os2.ini ini.rc
makeini os2sys.ini inisys.rc


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