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Date:	Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:28:21 PST8
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: eCS and Thinkpad

In <4432B74F.4070809@san.rr.com>, on 04/04/06
at 11:12 AM, Tom Brown said:

>Sandy Shapiro wrote:
>> I have eCS 1.2R on my Thinkpad T42. Lately, when I add new software that
>> doesn't work, and remove it -- I have trouble booting. The most recent was
>> when I tried installing Ghostscript and it didn't install for some reason.
>>
>> Specifically, the boot process proceeds to the point where the desktop
>> wallpaper shows, and there is a little clock icon in the center. At that
>> point everything hangs (the desktop icons do not appear, and the clock
>> icon does not change into a mouse pointer).
>>
>> Sometimes after several reboots, it will boot to completion. But often I
>> end up restoring the boot partition from a backup.
>>
>> Is there a way to troubleshoot this so that I don't have to keep doing a
>> complete restore?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sandy

>Have you tried Checkini or Cleanini? I'll bet there is a lot of garbage
>in your ini files from those deleted programs!

Yes -- I ran Unimaint, Checkini and Cleanini (once I got it to boot). But
still no joy.

Thanks,
Sandy

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