February 01, 2000 update ----------------------- Improved "Win & Winsys" backup to set all hidden and read only attributes files to normal before restoring from backup then restores their attributes. Before it did the same for important files only, now all. Added an Option to restore files with long file names from within the Windows environment after a "Win & WinSys" restore. Files with long file names can't be restored from MS-DOS. Click Option\Restore Long File Names in ERS98. Improved DelSys.bat to delete all hidden and read only files. December 17, 1999 update ------------------------ Cosmetology. December 12, 1999 update ------------------------ ERS98 upgraded to Visual Basic 6 with Service Pack 3. Should be faster and more year 2000 compliant. Have to install the full shareware version Ver 9.0 before installing any update. ERS98 and ViruBack no longer use OCXs for zipping, a new set of DLLs replace the OCXs. Code improvements. Detecting drive free space in drives larger than two gegabytes can be detected in both ViruBack and ERS98 now. Improved ViruBack zipping Temp working directory. October 31, 1999 Update ----------------------- Added a batch file to move the contents of the Startup folder from Startup to Startup1, you can move them back later on. The option will help if a shortcut in the Startup folder is causing Windows to freeze-up after Windows Startups. The batch file name is RenStart.bat, find it in the 1ers folder. Added a delete batch file to delete all files in the Windows, Windows\System, Windows\System\Vmm32, Windows\System\Iosubsys and Windows\Inf directories. The batch file is made after Windows backup is made. It is useful to remove new corrupted hardware drivers or hardware software that were added to the Windows directory and a restore from Windows backup wouldn't help. Also good to remove added junk after trying out and uninstalling software redeeming wasted hard disk space. The batch file is made after a Win & Win\Sys backup is made, strongly recommend to use it after testing a Win & Win\Sys restore to be sure all backup are there. The batch file name is DelSys.bat, find it in the 1ers folder. September 5, 1999 Update ------------------------ Added buttons to Add Profiles name instead of double clicking the Windows Profile Window. Improved code. Now it deletes temp files if leftover in the Ers98\ZipTemp before backing up. July 26, 1999 Update ------------------ Typo in the shareware version. June 12, 1999 update ------------------ Help file update. Font and back color codes updated. May 23, 1999 ----------- ERS98 can detect if you changed operating system from Win95 to Win98 or any other build and vice versa. It will notify you to to click the "Options\Update ERS98 for Win98 or new OS" to update Ms-DOS files. April 9, 1999 ------------ With all the virus crises that has been spreading around recently. ViruBack, a virus attack backup program has been added to ERS98, you will find the shortcut in the StartMenu also you can open it from ERS98 Options\Virus Attack Backup menu. Please read Help in the ViruBack Help menu. A reminder message placed at the end of each backup, click Options\Stop Messages After backup once you got the message, click again to retain messages. Skip locked files option has been added to the Win & Win\Sys backup and Vital backups, it will skip and not backup any file that are in use, click Options\Skip Locked Files, click again to remove feature. March 27, 1999 update -------------------- Added 58 more files to the Vital backups that could be replaced by Internet Explorer 5.0, which makes total Vital files about 222 files. Be sure to close Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and all Internet related programs before making the Vital backups and close all programs when making Win & Win\Sys backup. Before installing Internet Explorer 5.0, backup the following: These can be restored from within Windows: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\*.* C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\*.* C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information\*.* C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\*.* C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\*.* C:\WINDOWS\INF\amov4ie.inf C:\WINDOWS\INF\CABPAYIE.INF C:\WINDOWS\INF\MSNETMTG.INF C:\WINDOWS\INF\mstask.inf March 9, 1999 update -------------------- This update affects Non English Win95/98. No longer Restdef.exe is copied to the Startup folder, if the Startup folder path has characters in it, that if you have either AutoErs shortcut or the Timer shortcut in the Startup folder. In another words, at least one has to reside in the Startup folder. Please read the November 6, 1998 update for more. February 12, 1999 update ------------------------ AutoErs.exe split in two files AutoErs.exe and AutErsN.exe. Now AutErs.exe uses less resources and load when starting computer when checking if backup is due. If due, it will execute AutErsN.exe to make the backup after the 30(optional) seconds wait is over and close itself. Default wait changed to 50 seconds, suggest to change it to what suits you best. Nov 29, 1998 update ------------------- Added Remove.exe. You will find Remove.exe in the ERS98 directory, run it from there. Then delete the few files left in the ERS98 directory that can't be deleted by Remove.exe. Nov 18, 1998 update ------------------- Improved the Restore section in help and added more explanation about RestDef.exe. Please read the paragraph under (Microsoft AutoScan and ScanReg vicious circles:) Nov 6, 1998 update ------------------ Another bug found in MS-DOS. It doesn't recognize extended non English characters. á, ú etc. This update is made to makeup for the bug found. In Non English Win95/98 only, if extended characters detected then: Instead of copying RestDef.exe to the Startup folder while in MS-DOS, It makes a shortcut to RestDef.exe in the Startup folder while in windows, then on each startup RestDef.exe checks if a restore from ERS98 was made and restores defaults. Nov 3, 1998 update ------------------ Improved what was done on August 14/98, it hanged on some computers, now fixed. If computer has Win95 950 or Win95 950a, ERS98 doesn't apply the disable AutoScan or Scanreg when restoring. If computer is running 16 colors, then a 16 color ERS98 logo appears in place of the 256 color logo. A 260 KB update version now available, it includes all ERS98 files but non of the ERS98 DLLs. Alarm no longer distributed with ERS98, download MiniApps at http://www.mslm.com/free.htm. MiniApps has 20 freeware, Alarm included. Email address 2000ted@gte.net will be discontinued, please use: twf@flash.net 2000@msn.com Sep 18, 1998 update ------------------ Changed the Setup wizard software from Microsoft to InstallShield. Autoers.exe didn't display the Winfiles.bat restore reminder in the ERS.bat. Aug 14, 1998 update ------------------- Added a new feature when restoring from ERS98, it bypasses Microsoft AutoScan, ScanReg and Auto restore (Win98 and Win95 OSR2). Click Options\Disable Microsoft AutoScan and ScanReg to disable features. With Microsoft ScanReg and AutoScan, computer will go in Vicious circles that will not let you start computer at all if it couldn't fix and restore computer. To be sure that you are at the steering wheel, download freeware Win98Config found in MiniApps. http://www.mslm.com/free.htm MiniApps has 20 very useful Freeware. For further information, please read the Restore section in this help file. Win98 Bug: --------- A bug in Win98 was found, it will set BootKeys=0 in MsDos.sys. This means, you can't boot in the Command Prompt Only or any of the MS-DOS startup menu. ERS98 will notify you to make an ERS bootdisk if BootKeys=0 found in MsDos.sys so you can boot in MS-DOS and restore from ERS98. To be sure that BootKeys=0 is set to BootKeys=1, click Start\Programs\Windows Explorer, click View\Folder Option and click the View Tab, there select Show all files. Go to the root directory C, right click MsDos.sys and deselect Read Only and click OK, double click MsDos.sys and select to open it with NotePad, in the very bottom be sure that BootKeys=1. Read What is new in ERS98 that wasn't in ERS32pro in help OverView section. twf@flash.net 2000@msn.com http://www.mslm.com