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RE: TS installation woes


  • To: "Clint Chastain" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: TS installation woes
  • From: "James A Roush" <jar@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 15:43:11 -0400 (EDT)
  • In-reply-to: <004e01bdec16$cf7f3d20$d45137a6@xx>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clint Chastain [mailto:flag@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 7:06 PM
> To: Allan Kaminsky; James A Roush; Omega List Server
> Subject: Re: TS installation woes
>
>
> I recently had a very similar problem when I upgraded to a new P-II
> computer - expect in my case it was the system.ini file that TS couldn't
> swallow. My new machine has two 10 GB  HD's so there was now way
> I could be
> out of disk space.
>
> Reluctantly, I contacted Omega Tech Support - as you know they
> are notorious
> for their lethargy, impotence and indifference. Anyway, after much futile
> stirring around in the startup folder, systray, and registry, they
> eventually suggested that I rename my "system.bak" file to "oldsystem.bak"
> and try again.
>
> Whata ya know! It worked! I believe I they then had me go back and rename
> the "oldsystem.ini" back to its original name. I realize that this is a
> slightly different problem but it sounds like a variant of the same thing.
> Perhaps this will give you a direction in which to proceed.
>
> Clint
>

I know Omega Research's reputation is bad and now I have experienced the
reason why -- this actually solved the problem!  Unbelievable!!

Thanks Clint.