In a message of 08-19-1997, TONY LANGDON wrote re: Win95 and OS/2
installati
JT> 1) Ditch the Windows 3.1 on drive C: and install Warp Connect
JT> Blue onto D: with it's Win-OS/2 support on drive D: and Win95
JT> all by its lonesome on drive C:?  Although this seems to be the
JT> most sensible approach, I'm not keen on this option unless
JT> there's an easy way to migrate my present desktop.
 
TL> I believe Warp Connect allows you to migrate your existing
TL> Windows icons and groups (didn't work for me, since I'm using
TL> PlugIn for Windows :) ).  
I'm not worried so much about migrating my Windows programs as
having to reconstruct my entire OS/2 desktop after deleting Warp
red spine and then installing Warp Connect blue.
JT> 3) Hide my Windows 3.1 stuff while I install Windows 95 onto
JT> drive C:, using Drivespace (or whatever they're calling it these
JT> days) to place the Win95 stuff on a compressed volume that would
JT> be invisible to OS/2, then "unhide" the old Windows 3.1
JT> directories on the uncompressed portion of the partition to allow
JT> OS/2 to use it?
 
TL> Seems a roundabout way to do it.  I'd consider either the
TL> Warp Connect install or DOS/Win95 dual boot approach.  
Yeah, I was thinking that would leave the Win95 stuff invisible
to OS/2, anyway, and give me a little more space for those bloated
Win95 apps :-)
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