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October 31, 1999 Update
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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 shortcut in the Startup folder is
causing Windows to freez-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, 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
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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
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Typo in the shareware version.
June 12, 1999 update
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Help file update.
Font and back color codes updated.
May 23, 1999
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Another bug found in MS-DOS.
It doesn't recognize extended non English characters.
ß, · 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
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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
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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
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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:
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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