Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

OS/2

To change the OS/2 configuration on a computer running Windows 2000 with a separate OS/2 partition

  1. While running Windows 2000 Professional, start an OS/2 text editor in a window by clicking Start, clicking Run, typing the file path and the name of the OS/2 text editor in the window, and then clicking OK.
  2. Open the Config.sys file in the OS/2 text editor. The Config.sys file is located in the root directory of the hard drive.

Windows 2000 Professional retrieves the configuration information from the registry and stores it in a temporary file.

  1. Edit the configuration information as required to achieve the desired results.
  2. Save and close the file in the OS/2 text editor.
  3. Exit the text editor.

Windows 2000 Professional stores the new information in the registry.

  1. Log off Windows 2000 Professional and restart your computer. To restart your computer, click Start, click Shut Down, and then click Restart.

Notes

  • To specify a path, type the drive letter followed by a colon (:) and a backslash (\), type the names of the folders and subfolders that contain the file, separating each name with a backslash, and then type the name of the file or folder you want to open.
  • Please refer to your OS/2 manual for more information on using the OS/2 operating system and text editor.

To specify the default operating system for startup

  1. Open System in Control Panel.
  2. On the Advanced tab, click Startup and Recovery.
  3. Under System startup, in the Default operating system list, click the operating system you want to start if you do not select one from the list displayed during startup.
  4. In the Display list of operating systems for box, type the number of seconds the list should be displayed before the default operating system starts automatically.