Lawrence R. Mintz wrote in a message to David Bowerman:
 LM>> I have found that you can omit steps 2 and 4.  Simply modifying the
 LM>> Win-OS/2 communications drivers was sufficient to allow Win-OS/2 to
 LM>> use the Upgrade Wizard, after closing all Win-OS/2 sessions and
 LM>> then opening up a new Win-OS/2 session to run it.
 DB> While I found the same here, that was using SIO with the
 DB> '-' option to unprotect the port under a DOS/Windows
 DB> session.  Were you running with IBM's comm drivers or SIO
 DB> without the '-' option?
 LRM> SIO.  The US Robotics modem (formerly a Sportster) is used only
 LRM> for dialing out so I don't keep that port locked.  The BBS uses a
 LRM> Courier, and that one does get unlocked when it is time to run a
 LRM> new SDL.  And I have never used the '-' option in SIO.
Neither of the two machines I updated using the Wizard had the comm port 
locked.  A common point?
Regards,
       David
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