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- BACKUP AND RESTORE V2.2
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- By Martin Symonds
- E-mailware, please distribute
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- BACKUP AND RESTORE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- These utilities work together. Backup will copy your esential files into the
- Backup folder. Restore will copy them back again.
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- TO LOAD RESTORE & BACKUP TO YOUR HARD DISK
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- Simply click on the Install icon and follow the prompts. The default folder
- for backup and restore is C:\Backup. If you already have a folder of this
- name on your C drive you will be prompted to select another name for the
- folder.
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- Version 2.1 has the ability to locate your windows95 folder, I haven't been
- able to test this as mine is set to the default C:\windows
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- REGISTERING BACKUP
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- I have included a small nag screen asking you to register the program. The
- registration number is free. All you have to do is e-mail, or snail mail me
- with your name and I will send you the registration number by return. This
- will remove the nag.
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- FILES LOADED TO YOUR HARD DISK
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- The following files will be loaded to your hard drive in
- the BACKUP folder.
- Install.exe
- Backup.exe
- Restore.bat
- readme.txt
- Delete.com
- Short cut to Backup and Restore on your desktop (optional)
- Shortcut to backup in your startup program, so that backup is run
- every time you boot up (optional)
- Shortcut to Backup and restore in the program manager.
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- The following files will automatically be copied to the Backup folder
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- autoexec.bat
- config.sys
- win.ini
- system.ini
- system.dat
- user.dat.
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- I suggest that you use Backup before loading any new programs. Some programs
- add additional lines to your Autoexec, config, win.ini or system ini files,
- or adds data to the system registry. Should the new program cause your
- machine not to run under Windows 95 you can restore it to its former glory
- with ease.
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- RESTORE
- ~~~~~~~
- This program does exactly what it says, it restores the copied files back to
- the windows folder.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Restore.bat is designed to detect your windows folder, and it works fine when
- it is set to the default c:\windows. If your windows folder is different,
- ie c:\win95 and reset refuses to copy files, edit restore,bat and change the
- second line from
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- set direct=%windirect%
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- to set direct=your windows folder path with % at each end
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- TO RESTORE FILES WHILST RUNNING WINDOWS 95
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- If you know which files are causing the problems select the appropriate files
- if not select ALL FILES (Option F).If restoring the Systen and User.dat files
- windows must be re-booted to have the changes take effect.
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- IF WINDOWS95 WONT RUN
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- Boot up as normal, but when the STARTING WINDOWS 95 message appears, press F8
- and select COMMAND PROMPT from the DOS prompt type the following commands:
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- cd\
- cd\backup (or yor chosen folder name)
- restore
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- If you have loaded backup onto another drive start the above by changing to
- that drive,eg if it is on the D Drive the commands will be:
- d:
- cd\
- cd\backup (or yor chosen folder name)
- restore
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- Select the option you want. I suggest option F - all files
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- When the restore program is complete, type WIN at the command prompt.
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- TO UNINSTALL BACKUP
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Simply click on the Unistall icon in the Backup folder in the program files.
- Due to the way the uninstall part works, a folder called UNINST BACKUP on your
- C Drive. Once unistallation is complete, this folder can be safely deleted from
- the drive.
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- If you have any problems or comments please e-mail me at
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- martink@ednet.co.uk
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- VERSION HISTORY
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- v1.0 Writen in batch files and converted into com files. Basic structure
- Nov97 of program but had several bugs.
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- v1.1 Added control to select files to back up. Posted on the net.
- Dec97
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- v1.2 Bug found, when running restore from DOS .dat files not being copied
- Apr98 to he windows folder. Restore reduced to a .bat file with the ability
- to locate the windows folder.
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- v2.0 Major re working, written using WinBatch. Ability to choose default
- Apr98 folder for Backup.exe to reside in added. Tests if the Backup folder
- exists and asks for a new path. Adds short cuts to your desk top,
- start menu and program files. Uninstaller added
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- v2.2 New start menu created to simplify setup procedure. Progress bars
- May98 incorperated in installation and Backup programs.
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