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- HOW TO "UNPROTECT" "BAKUP" by Software Integration.
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- BAKUP is fairly well protected. You must use a good copy program such
- as COPYWRIT, or a hardware copy device such as the COPY II OPTION BOARD
- to copy the distribution disk. If you use COPYWRIT, you must also run
- RAMKEY before INSTALLING BAKUP. Because BAKUP is "installed" on the
- hard disk, and makes notes to itself about your system's configuration,
- about the best you can do is to INCREASE the number of allowed installs.
- The way to do this is as follows:
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- First, copy the distribution disk! NEVER fool around with your original
- disk!
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- Next, using Norton Utilities on the copy, use SELECT FILE and select the
- ROOT DIRECTORY. Look at the byte at offset 48 (hex 30). This byte is
- one of the "reserved" bytes for a hidden file whose name is the serial
- number of your copy of BAKUP. For instance, if your serial number is
- 04123122442, the file name would be 04123122.442.
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- On a "new" copy of BAKUP, the value of this byte is 03, indicating 3
- installs. If you've installed the distribution disk once or more times,
- this byte may show 02, 01 or possibly 00.
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- Move the cursor to the byte, and type "FF" (FF hex, or 255 decimal, the
- largest number that one can put in a byte). Next hit ESC, and then
- RETURN or F1 to write the new number of "installs" to the diskette.
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- If you now run the INSTALL program, you will find that BAKUP has
- obligingly granted you 255 installs before you have to repeat this
- procedure for 255 more installs...
-
- For those unfamiliar with Norton's NU program, here's a script of
- keystrokes for doing this. Assume NU is on B: and default drive is A:.
- BAKUP copy is in A:.
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- A>B:NU<cr>
- F1 <press function key 1> (change selection)
- F3 <press function key 3> (select file)
- <cr> <enter key> (select root dir)
- F2 <press function key 2> (explore disk)
- F5 <press function key 5> (display or modify)
- <cr> (change display type)
- <cr> (change display type again)
- <press down-arrow twice> (cursor should be at offset 48, hex 30)
- FF (type "FF")
- ESC (hit ESCAPE KEY)
- <cr> (tell NU to WRITE)
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- Note: when fooling around with directories, BE CAREFUL! You can easily
- mess up your disk. REMEMBER: DON'T TRY THIS ON YOUR ORIGINAL DISK!!!
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- Note also: If you install, then uninstall with the altered install
- count, BAKUP appears not to increment the number of installs. It will
- show 254 installs available after one install/deinstall cycle. However,
- with this many installs, and the technique outlined here, this should
- hardly present a problem...
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- LET THERE BE SOFTWARE!