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[smolnar@xxxxxxxxxxx (Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.)]

I have encountered an annoying and perplexing problem for which I have not, 
so far, found a solution.

I have a two node LAN;  both platforms, Igor and AbNormal, boot to either 
Linux (using loadlin) or Win95.  Both machines, when running in Win95 have 
been using Explorer or PowerDesk as a file manager.  In addition, I have 
successful Linux distributions on both platforms.

I decided to install SuSE v6.4 on Igor and used YaST to change unused HD 
partitions to type 83 from vfat.  The SuSE installation proceeded without 
incident.  However when I rebooted the machine into Win95 I found that the 
file manager is not functional.  The same thing happens with either 
Explorer or PowerDesk;  the file manager opens but fails to read the 
directory tree into the left side of the display and then 
hangs.  CTRL-ALT-Del will close the utility and I have found that I can 
access the file system on the machine via LAN from the other node, a bit of 
a cumbersome work around.

I have tried reinstalling PowerDesk (several times) but the installation 
hangs at the end of the process.  PowerDesk is installed, but it exhibits 
the same performance, or lack thereof.

Any pointers towards a solution to this problem will be appreciated.  I 
would prefer avoiding the standard MS solution to problems at all levels - 
reinstall the software (in this case Win95)

Thanks in advance.

Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.			Life is a fuzzy set
Foundation for Chemistry			Stochastic and multivariant
http://web.jadeinc.com/FoundationChem


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