Ron Nicholls wrote to All on 10-22-1999

RN> I bit the bullet and downloaded netscape 461
RN> and java 118 and proceeded into difficulties.

Headlong, at that .

RN> Netscape installed without trauma, I had to download 
RN> "Feature Install" before I could install Java. ( I think I
RN> prefer the old install routine, Wizards suck)

AMEN! - but you have to make compromises in this old world.
 
RN> Only the runtime and font could be selected, the other
RN> options ( toolkit,etc ) were grayed out. According to 
RN> the readme these programs may not have been downloaded.

If you got a 20 meg file, it's likely javainuf.exe.  That's basically
the runtime with unicode support so you got what it says.  There's
another 64 meg or so if you want the full toolkit, swing, security,
etc.  Unless you intend to develop programs, you got what you need.

RN> After rebooting from the install the locked file driver
RN> states.
RN>           LS10006  insufficient space to process locked files.
RN> 
RN> although I have a gig spare on the drive; it is unknown if 
RN> install has completed succesfully.

Just in case: what's you Warp version and FP level?  What version of
FI did you install?

It seems that it's quite common for the Java install to terminate with
a 'failed' indicator at 90%+ - but it usually works anyway.  The only
locked files you should have had would be the Unicode libraries.  You
can boot to a command line (or floppy) and manually copy the suckers
out of the locked directory - can't recall the exact name, but it's
obvious.  Then delete the contents of that directory.  Next boot should
complete and remove the locked loader line from config.sys.

RN> A quirk in the new netscape may or may not be related.
RN> I logged onto the comp.os.os2 newgroup to see if the 
RN> problem was mine alone and found that netsscape
RN> would only display the message header and not the 
RN> body of the message, although the  progress indicator
RN> shows several K dowloading with each message.
 
Finally, an easy one.  Open 'preferences->font' and choose Courier
instead of Courier New.

BTW, is everyone aware of the ALT-CTL-T function in Comm/2 4.61 to
show the connected URLs?  Really nice for getting the full URL that's
truncated in the d/l window.
 
Will Honea 
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