After Installation

When installation is complete, the installation procedure instructs the user to reboot the system. OS/2 Version 2.0 is then loaded in the normal way.

Notes:

  • Upon loading the operating system for the first time, the Workplace Shell must initialize itself and build its desktop. This initialization means that, for this first IPL after installation, the loading time will be significantly longer than normal.

  • After the system has been started for the first time, it is strongly recommended that the system be immediately shutdown, followed by a reboot.

    It is important that this shutdown be performed before any DOS or Windows applications are started.

    When OS/2 V2.0 is first started after installation, startup time will be longer than normal. However OS/2 V2.0 will load the tutorial so that the user has the option to view the OS/2 Version 2.0 Tutorial while the operating system is initializing itself. This tutorial provides a basic introduction to OS/2 Version 2.0 and the graphical user interface, including use of the mouse and keyboard to interact with Presentation Manager.

    The tutorial provides very simple instructions to allow the user to navigate through the tutorial panels. Using the tutorial teaches the user about the various capabilities of OS/2 Version 2.0, while at the same time allowing the user to become familiar with the ways of interacting with a typical OS/2 Presentation Manager application.

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