OS/2 Warp4 Installation: Disabling the Elephant (ARTCHRON)

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By Al Savage

OS/2 Warp4 Installation: Disabling the Elephant (ARTCHRON)

The ARTCHRON (Elephant) Registration Reminder screen 



Method One: Brute Force
Rename x:\OS2\ART\ARTCHRON.EXE to ARTCHRON.EX_

Method Two: Elegant
Open the "OS2 System" folder, open the "Drives" folder, open the OS/2 boot drive, navigate to \OS2\INSTALL\Installed Features\Install Object - Inventory\ART - Inventory"
Drives folder
Dbl-click on "ART - Inventory" A dialogue box comes up.
Drives folder
Select the box next to "ART- Inventory",
Select the "Uninstall" button. Another dialogue box comes up.
Dialogue box: Uninstallation Summary
Important! Select the "ART- Inventory" line first,!
Select the "Uninstall" button.
A progress dialogue will appear,
Then a dialogue affirming that "Uninstallation Scheduled after Restart . . . "
Dialogue box: Uninstallation Scheduled . . . This will uninstall the entire "art" directory and all components relating to registration.
[Source: Seth McFarland <ptackbar@vnet.net> (edited by ALS). Thanks, TC Carr, for forwarding this tip]