OSWPBLBL - BLANK BLUE DESKTOP ON STARTUP
11/14/96
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               Blank Blue Desktop on Startup
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DESCRIPTION

Upon startup, a blue background (like that of the Desktop) appears, 
with no icons. The system locks up; the mouse pointer is either a clock 
or pointer. Ctrl-Esc brings up a Window List, but it is empty. In some 
cases, a SYS0039 error occurs during startup, stating that the x: 
device is not ready, where x: is the CD-ROM drive.

This might occur either immediately after installation, or on a working 
system which has been restarted normally in the past.  

The type of installation (upgrade or pristine) does not appear to 
matter.

RESOLUTION

The following workaround alleviates this problem: remove the WARPCENTER 
parameter from the SET AUTOSTART line in the CONFIG.SYS.

1. Start 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 Welcome screen appears, press F2 to escape to a 
   command prompt.

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

5. Press Esc, then scroll through the CONFIG.SYS to find the SET 
   AUTOSTART= line.

6. Remove the word WARPCENTER from this line.

7. Press F4 to save and exit the file.

8. Restart the system.

The machine should now start properly. 

After removing the WARPCENTER parameter from the SET AUTOSTART line in 
CONFIG.SYS, the WarpCenter is not automatically launched during 
startup. To launch it, open the OS/2 System folder, and double click on 
the WarpCenter icon. If you wish to have the WarpCenter start 
automatically, drag a shadow of the icon to the Startup folder. To do 
this:

1. Position the mouse over the WarpCenter icon (located in the OS/2 
   System folder).

2. Press and hold the right mouse button while holding down the Shift 
   key.

3. Drag the mouse over the Startup folder (also located in the OS/2 
   System folder).

4. Release the mouse button then release the Shift key.

The next time the system is started, the WarpCenter starts 
automatically.



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