OSWABTLG - CREATING A BOOTLOG.TXT FILE IN WIN-OS/2 DIRECTORY
01/30/96

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           Creating a BOOTLOG.TXT File in WIN-OS/2 Directory
                       OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.11
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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DESCRIPTION

The BOOTLOG.TXT file lists drivers and files that WIN-OS/2 loads as it 
starts, and indicates whether each one loaded successfully. It might 
identify problems when WIN-OS/2 does not load from the WIN-OS/2 Full 
Screen icon or from a DOS Full Screen session.

RESOLUTION

Add the /b switch to the executable file in a WIN-OS/2 Settings 
notebook, at a DOS Full Screen command prompt, or in the Optional 
Parameters notebook. The BOOTLOG.TXT file is created once and 
constantly appends information to the file each time WIN-OS/2 starts. 
The status includes LoadStart= and LoadSuccess= for drivers, fonts, and 
initialization files.

DOS Full Screen
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1. At the C:\ command prompt, type WIN /b and press Enter. This loads
   WIN-OS/2 and creates BOOTLOG.TXT.

2. Exit WIN-OS/2.

WIN-OS/2 Full Screen Icon
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1. Point at the WIN-OS/2 icon and press mouse button 2 to open the menu.

2. Select the arrow next to Open.

3. Select Settings.

4. Type /b in the Optional Parameters field.

5. Close the Settings notebook.

6. Select the WIN-OS/2 Full Screen icon. This creates BOOTLOG.TXT.

7. Exit WIN-OS/2

Reading BOOTLOG.TXT
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1. At a DOS or an OS/2 command prompt, type CD OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 and
   press Enter.

2. Type TYPE BOOTLOG.TXT | MORE and press Enter.

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