Disclaimer "This product is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to , the implied warranty of merchantability and the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall IBM or it's suppliers, if any, be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation, damages or loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or the inability to use the program or program package, even if IBM or it's suppliers, if any, have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will IBM's liability, for any reason, exceed the actual price paid for the license to use the specific program. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you." SAFE WINDOWS REINSTALL PROCEDURE **For this procedure, the customer will need the Windows installation diskettes.** 1. Exit Windows. 2. At the "C:\" prompt, type "CHKDSK /F" and press ENTER. There is no need to convert missing allocation units to files unless the customer desires to be able to view the files for recovery purposes. Type "E AUTOEXEC.BAT" and press ENTER. Place "REM" in front of the line that reads "WIN". Press "F4" to save the changes and exit the editor. 3. At the "C:\" prompt, type "MD IBMSAFE" and press ENTER. 4. Type "CD IBMSAFE" and press ENTER. 5. Type "COPY C:\WINDOWS\*.DAT" and press ENTER. 6. Type "COPY C:\WINDOWS\*.INI" and press ENTER. 7. Type "COPY C:\WINDOWS\*.GRP" and press ENTER. 8. Insert Windows Diskette 1 and type "A:\SETUP" and press ENTER. 9. Choose "Custom Installation" by pressing "C" when prompted for choice of installation. 10. Install windows into a seperate directory, "C:\WIN31". 11. Complete the installation into the "WIN31" directory. When prompte d with 3 boxes to install printers, setup applications and which components to install, clear all 3 boxes. 12. DO NOT alter the config and autoexec.bat and go back to DOS. 13. At the "C:\" prompt, type "CD WIN31" and press ENTER. 14. Type "WIN" and press ENTER. 15. If Windows runs fine, exit Windows. 16. Type "CD\WINDOWS" and press ENTER. 17. Type "XCOPY C:\WIN31\*.* /S" and press ENTER. 18. Copy the old INI, GRP, and DAT files back to the windows subdirecto ry by typing "COPY C:\IBMSAFE\*.*" and press ENTER. 19. Reboot and type "CD WINDOWS" and press ENTER. 20. Type "WIN" and press ENTER. 21. If Windows does not run normally, exit windows. 22. Type "CD\WIN31" and press ENTER. At the "C:\WIN31" prompt, type " COPY C:\WIN31\SYSTEM.INI C:\WINDOWS" and press ENTER. 23. At the "C:\WINDOWS" prompt, type "WIN" and press ENTER. 24. Windows should run normally. Any program, that does not run after this procedure, will have to be reinstalled. 25. Exit windows and type "CD\" and press ENTER. 26. At the "C:\" prompt, type "E AUTOEXEC.BAT" and press ENTER. Remove the "REM" from the front of the line that reads "WIN". Press "F4" to s ave the changes and exit the editor. The next time the system is booted it will b oot into windows.