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From: "John Angelico" <talldadatkepl dot com dot au>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:07:22 +0900 (EST)
Subject: [os2genau] Restoring WP_Desktop in the OS2INI File

Hello everyone.

This message is for the benefit of all list readers around the world
but came out of a question at the Melbourne OS/2 SIG July meeting
regarding recovery of a corrupted desktop.   

Down below is a three line REXX routine to restore the WP_DESKTOP
attribute in the OS/2 INI file. 

This little beauty will often fix stupid symptoms of corruptions
which are otherwise inexplicable and seemingly unrelated - things
like the WPS locking up and then restarting, losing icons from your
Desktop, the dreaded "Creating Temporary Desktop" message, losing all
the Startup Folder icons and so on.

/* Reapply objectid WP_DESKTOP to C:\DESKTOP (if your boot drive is
not C then change the first argument to SYSSETOBJECTDATA) */
CALL RXFUNCADD "SYSSETOBJECTDATA","REXXUTIL","SYSSETOBJECTDATA"
CALL SYSSETOBJECTDATA "C:\DESKTOP","OBJECTID=<WP_DESKTOP>"

This should be used in conjunction with the CONFIG.SYS setting for
the same thing: SET Desktop=C:\Desktop

I suggest that you create a little CMD and put it somewhere handy
where you can reach it via the OS/2 System object and the Drives
object. As I just proved, the time you will need it is when you can't
get to WarpCenter or Launchpad, and your Desktop icons have already
gone into the bit bucket.

If you get a Desktop lockup, lose the WPS and your icons, etc then 
a) shut down all programs MANUALLY (Peer network appears not
affected)
b) close all windows and folders 
c) assign someone to sit in the next room and panic on your behalf
(you cannot afford to panic)
d) run the above ResetDesktop.CMD
e) do a normal shutdown and reboot
f) cleanup any residual glitches 
g) declare panic mode OFF and 
h) resume normal work.



Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldadatmelbpc dot org dot au or talldadatkepl dot com dot au
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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:42:45 +1000
From: Daryl Pilkington <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Subject: [os2genau] ubject: [OT] women  =  evil

Women need time & money
1)
women = time * money

2)
time = money

Sub 2) -> 1)
3)
women = money^2

Money is the root of evil

4)
money = evil^(1/2)

Sub 4) -> 3)
5)
women = (evil^(1/2))^2

simplified:
6)
women = evil

QED
Perhaps some-one could write something in REXX or C++?

-- 
Regards, 

Daryl  Pilkington 

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:06:29 +0000
From: Frank Bendon <frankbenatinternode.on dot net>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] ubject: [OT] women  =  evil

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:42:45 +1000, Daryl Pilkington wrote:
>Women need time & money .........

Sounds a bit like:

Any good manager will tell you:
intelligence gets you power
.... and time is money

i.e.
power = intelligence
and
time = money

and we all know that:
work = power  x time

so:
work = intelligence x money
or
money = work / intelligence

i.e.
It doesn't matter how much work I do,
as long as I have next to no intelligence
I will always make lots of money.


:-)
Frank


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From: "Michael Block" <mblockatoptushome dot com dot au>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:07:50 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Whopee !!!  USB Working !!!!

On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:28:43 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:


>
>This is an important step for OS/2. The previous "intel standard"
>drivers only worked with Intel or VIA chipsets. This new Open
>architecture set is likely to work with many more (my PC uses
>an SIS chipset).
>
>Cheers/2
>
>Ed.
no they only worked with Intel chipsets, not VIA:-(

regards

Michael Block
---------------------------> Caca et declina medicus

http://members.optushome dot com dot au/mblock/perinatal.html
The www home of perinatal psychiatry

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:16:12 +1000
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Whopee !!!  USB Working !!!!

There was / is a patch to work with VIA chips, I'm pretty sure it's
on HOBBES. just search on USB.

There were also articles on Voice or OS2Zine also covering this.

Ed.

Michael Block wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:28:43 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>
> >
> >This is an important step for OS/2. The previous "intel standard"
> >drivers only worked with Intel or VIA chipsets. This new Open
> >architecture set is likely to work with many more (my PC uses
> >an SIS chipset).
> >
> >Cheers/2
> >
> >Ed.
> no they only worked with Intel chipsets, not VIA:-(
>
> regards
>
> Michael Block
> ---------------------------> Caca et declina medicus
>
> http://members.optushome dot com dot au/mblock/perinatal.html
> The www home of perinatal psychiatry
>

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From: "Michael Block" <mblockatoptushome dot com dot au>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:58:10 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Whopee !!!  USB Working !!!!

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:16:12 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>There was / is a patch to work with VIA chips, I'm pretty sure it's
>on HOBBES. just search on USB.

there's a patch - it didn't work for me:-(
>
>There were also articles on Voice or OS2Zine also covering this.
>
>Ed.
>
>Michael Block wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:28:43 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >This is an important step for OS/2. The previous "intel standard"
>> >drivers only worked with Intel or VIA chipsets. This new Open
>> >architecture set is likely to work with many more (my PC uses
>> >an SIS chipset).
>> >
>> >Cheers/2
>> >
>> >Ed.
>> no they only worked with Intel chipsets, not VIA:-(
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Michael Block
>> ---------------------------> Caca et declina medicus
>>
>> http://members.optushome dot com dot au/mblock/perinatal.html
>> The www home of perinatal psychiatry
>>

regards

Michael Block
---------------------------> Caca et declina medicus

http://members.optushome dot com dot au/mblock/perinatal.html
The www home of perinatal psychiatry

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:46:20 +1000
From: Daryl Pilkington <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] ct: Re: [OT] women  =  evil

<grin>
Got this reply from my girlfriend:

men need women & time & money
1)
men = women * time * money

2)
women = evil

3)
money = evil^(1/2)

4)
time = money

Sub 3) -> 2)
5)
time = evil^(1/2)

Sub 2),3),5) -> 1)
6)
men = evil * evil^(1/2) * evil^(1/2)

simplify:
7)
men = evil^(3/2)

ie men are even more evil than women
-- 
Regards, 

Daryl  Pilkington 

//// The PC-Therapist, Business Computing Integration
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