OSINSRPT - COM.SYS AND VCOM.SYS ERRORS WHEN SERIAL SUPPORT NOT INSTALLED
10/25/96
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       COM.SYS and VCOM.SYS Errors when Serial Support Not Installed
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DESCRIPTION

During installation, if you choose not to install any serial device 
support, COM.SYS and VCOM.SYS drivers are still installed in 
CONFIG.SYS. Therefore, two errors occur on startup, indicating that the 
drivers didn't load:

     Device COM.SYS did not load
     Line xxx of the CONFIG.SYS is ignored.   Press enter to continue.

     Device VCOM.SYS did not load
     Line xxx of the CONFIG.SYS is ignored.  Press enter to continue.

Pressing Enter after each statement allows the system to startup 
normally.

These drivers are loaded even when you choose not to install serial 
device support because they are required for installation on some 
ThinkPad systems.

This problem occurs on various hardware types.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue:

1. Restart the system.

2. Press Alt-F1 when the OS/2 and white rectangle appear in the top 
   left corner of the screen.

3. When the blue Recovery Choices screen appears, choose F2 for a 
   command prompt.

4. From the command prompt, type TEDIT \CONFIG.SYS, then press Enter.

5. Find the DEVICE=x:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS statement; place a REM statement 
   in front of the line. 

6. Find the DEVICE=x:\OS2\BOOT\VCOM.SYS statement; place a REM 
   statement in front of the line.

7. Press F4 to save and exit the file.

8. Restart the system.




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