OSWAFAIL - WIN-OS/2 SESSION FAILS TO START
01/30/96

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          WIN-OS/2 Session Fails to Start--All OS/2 Releases
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DESCRIPTION

When trying to start any WIN-OS/2 session, the session ends before it 
starts. If started from an icon, it hatches then unhatches. If started 
from a command line, the message "Loading Please Wait..." appears, and 
then the command prompt reappears.

If starting a WIN-OS/2 session from a command line with a /B switch, 
the BOOTLOG.TXT file shows LOADSTART=MOUSE.DRV as the last statement in 
the file.

RESOLUTION

Edit the MOUSE.INI file in the \OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 subdirectory and make 
sure the MOUSETYPE= statement specifies the mouse installed on the 
system. The statement should read:

   MOUSETYPE=PS2 for a PS/2 mouse.

   MOUSETYPE=SERIALx, where x is the port being used by the mouse.

When running in DOS/WINDOWS, the system queries the hardware attached 
and updates the MOUSE.INI file. This does not happen in OS/2.

An APAR has been opened for the problem.

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