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OS/2 Will Not Boot
Name: Duncan Date: August 16, 2002 at 21:58:31 Pacific
Comment:
Hey y'all... I'm having problems. I installed OS/2 v1.3 on mmy computer (for kicks, one might say) and it installs OK. But at bootup, it tells me that it does not have enough space, insert a system disk and press ctrl-alt-del. Problem is, I don't have a system disk! I think they are referring to a simple boot disk.
Name: Duncan Date: August 19, 2002 at 05:51:49 Pacific
Reply:
A small update... The exact error message is: "The system does not have enough storage to start the operating system. Insert a system diskette and restart the system."
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