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- This a quick explanation of how to run ERS98:
- Read Setup.txt to read about setup
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-
- Simply make the backups by clicking the appropriate button.
- Click the Notes Check box and add backup notes if you like.
-
- Select and add either the 3Day or 7Day rotary backup to the Startup
- folder. By doing so, there after on each startup, Auto backup will check
- backup time and date, will pop up if your backups are more than
- 22 hours old.
- There is an automatic 30 seconds time delay, you can cancel the
- backup if you wish, or bypass the 30 seconds delay by clicking the
- "Backup Now" button.
-
- To change default backup interval or delay time, in the menu click
- Options\Change 7 Day or 3 Day Autobackup Settings.
- Auto backup doesn't use resources, and it will pop up only if your
- backup is 22 hours old. Increase the delay time seconds, if you have
- programs that run on startups, such as Antivirus.
-
- Click Options\Add other files to backups, there you can add 3 extra
- files of your choice to system files backups.
- (system files backups are, 3 Day, 7 Day, BackupA, B and C)
-
- Please don't add your personal notes to be backed up with ERS backups
- if selected to be restored with ERS.
-
- Select and add the Weekly backup to 3 Day or 7 Day and it will backup
- once every 8 days.
-
- Select to zip backups if you wish, saves on hard disk space but it takes
- longer to backup.
-
- Note:
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- You can set auto backup interval as much as 72 hours, which
- will make the auto backup to backup once every three days instead
- of daily, making the 3Day spread to 9Day and the 7Day spread to
- 21Day rotary backups.
-
- Manually backup, "Vitals1", "Startup1" and system files backup
- "BackupA" by clicking the proper buttons.
- Backup all the files in the Windows and Window\System directory
- if you wish.
-
- To restore from backups:
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- Just remember the word "ERS".
- Start or restart computer, when you see "Starting Windows 95",
- quickly press F8. Then select the "Command Prompt Only"
- from the menu, don't select "Command Prompt in Safemode".
-
- Type ERS at the command prompt, then Type one of the ERS restore
- commands that will pop up on the screen. You will see backup's dates
- and your notes, allowing you to decide which backup you need to
- restore from.
- Once restoring is finished , restart computer, now your system is perfectly
- restored.
-
- If you upgrade to Windows 98, click Options\Update ERS for Win98.
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- NOTE:
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- A free ERS scheduler called Timer.exe is available in the
- ERS98 directory for those who keep their computer on all the time.
- If you already have a 3rd party scheduler running tasks, then there
- is no need to run the ERS scheduler, you can set it to run the ERS
- backup by making it point to AutoErs.exe
- Click Option\ERS Scheduler, set backup time and select "Start timer
- and Add to Startup", click Hide and it will go in the Systray.
- Deselect 3Day or 7Day if already selected, click "Options\Change 3Day
- or 7Day Autobackup Settings" and set interval hours to zero.
-
- When you have time, make an ERS bootdisk, click Options\ Make
- ERS Bootdisk.
-
- Print the restore section of this help file, and save it for a rainy day.
-
- NOTE:
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- Click any of the backup date\time stamps to view the files of
- that backup.
-
- Where Win95 is mentioned it applies to Win98 too.