ADSM-L

Re: Comments on windows client install

1994-11-23 17:41:13
Subject: Re: Comments on windows client install
From: "Keith A. Crabb" <KEITH AT UHUPVM1.UH DOT EDU>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:41:13 CST
On Wed, 23 Nov 1994 13:53:24 EST Wayne T. Smith said:
(other stuff deleted)
>-   One is asked to save the old DSM.OPT file before something
>    (close to worthless) is written.  Better to take the MacOS ADSM
>    action and leave this file alone if it already exists.  If IBM
>    changes anything in the default DSM.OPT file, then tell us about
>    it in the README file, but leave my nicely tailored DSM.OPT file
>    alone, please!  If I want to restart from scratch, I've got the
>    sample file DSM.SMP.

Yep, I'd have to agree on this one.  Real pain in the butt having
to mess with the DSM.OPT file.  I'm not sure why a DSM.OPT file shows
up on the Windows client anyway; Mac, Sun, Ultrix you have to create
one and the install procedures all ignore any existing one.  Makes the
Windows client a bit inconsistent from the others I've used.  I
understand that annoying problem with Windows of representing icons
in the group window so you get tied into having to place one on
install and perhaps it would be too difficult to check the install
directory for an existing DSM.OPT file but, it would be a really
nice touch (and take the Windows install down to just a one-step
upgrade, type a:\setup, end, yeahh!!)

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Keith A. Crabb         Keith AT UH DOT EDU
Keith A. Crabb         Keith AT UH DOT EDU
University of Houston  Operating Systems Specialist +1-713-743-1530
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