QUESTION
 When I install the SOMobjects Base Toolkit that comes with VisualAge   
 on Warp (OS/2 3.0) system, my desktop ceases to work properly.         

ANSWER
 VisualAge 2.0 ships SOMobjects Base Toolkit 2.0.3.  This is a lower        
 code level than is shipped with OS/2 3.0.  When it is installed, it        
 regresses some of the OS/2 3.0 function.  You can work around the          
 problem as follows:                                                        
                                                                           
 1) When installing the SOMobjects Base Toolkit, deselect the check-box     
    for 'Update CONFIG.SYS'.                                                
                                                                           
 2) After the installation of SOMobjects Base Toolkit completes,            
    manually update your EXISTING CONFIG.SYS as follows (you will make      
    a backup before changing it, won't you?):                               
                                                                           
    a) in the SET LIBPATH, insert an entry for the C:-SOM-LIB directory     
       right after the entry for the C:-OS2-DLL directory                   
                                                                           
    b) in the SET PATH, insert an entry for the C:-SOM-BIN directory at     
        any convenient place, but before the entry for the OS/2 2.1       
        Toolkit (C:-TOOLKT21-OS2BIN) if it is installed                   
                                                                         
    c) in the SET DPATH, insert an entry for the C:-SOM-MSG directory    
       right after the entry for the C:-OS2-SYSTEM directory             
                                                                         
    d) in the SET SOMIR, insert an entry for C:-SOM-ETC-SOM.IR at the    
       beginning and an entry for C:-VISUALAG-MYSOMIR.IR (or whatever    
       name you choose) at the end                                       
                                                                         
 3) Reboot and you should be on your way                                 
                                                                         
 Note that if you didn't install OS/2 3.0 and the SOMobjects Base        
 Toolkit in their default locations, you will need to change the drive   
 and directory references above as appropriate.                          
                                                                         
 Note that OS/2 3.0 and VisualAge SOMsupport will use files in -OS2-ETC  
 and -OS2-ETC-DSOM in addition to files in -SOM-ETC and -SOM-ETC-DSOM    
 that come with VisualAge; this should cause you no problem; just do a   
 mental translation of directory names in the documentation.