Windows 95 and Windows 98 There are two versions of ERS98 please read notes first: ******************************************************** Notes: ***** 1) If you downloaded the 2.2 MB version then read below for additional notes, the 2.2 MB one has the VB5run included in the setup. 2) The 665 KB, has the ERS Setup wizard and doesn't include the VB5run. Please read the "Reinstall" section found below for reinstallation. 3)Before ERS98 will run, you must install the ERS VB5run kit, its included with the 2.2 MB version, or you can download it at http://www.mslm.com/ersmore.htm 4)Note: If you have a command line in the Autoexec.bat to delete Win95 temporary files in the C:\Windows\Temp upon startup then the VB5run update will not take affect if it prompts you to restart computer because the computer DLLs are outdated. Remove the line from the Autoexec.bat when you are installing programs that requires a reboot. 5)Note: If while installing you get the message"Unable to find Choice.com", this is an important file to have, download at: http://www.mslm.com/ersmore.htm End Notes ********** INSTALLATION ERS does not make any modifications or entries to the W95 Registry, nor to any Win95 System files files. It will simply make the new ERS directories and copy the necessary ERS files into the appropriate directories, while adding an ERS Shortcut to the Start menu. Unzip and place ERS files into a temporary folder, double click Setup.exe, and select the desired drive and path. Then click on the "Install" button. The ERS setup wizard will make one main Ers98 folder, and one other separate folder called "1Ers" in the root directory of your hard drive C:\ The 1ERS folder is placed in the boot drive C:\, where the restoration batch files will get created once you do backups. ERS.bat will be found in the "C:\ "directory, it contains information about your backup dates, reminder on the restorations command and your added notes to the backup. If restoring from backup Just type ERS OR ERS.bat at the Command Prompt and it will automatically change directory to the 1ers folder. Although it does not overwrite any existing files, ERS Setup Wizard will copy Attrib.exe from the Windows\Command directory, to the root directory of C:\, and the self registering Stkit432.dll, Dzip32.dll, Dzocx32.ocx, Dzstat32.ocx and Oc30.dll to the C:\Windows\System directory. Regwzrd.ocx for the Shareware version. REINSTALL: ********* Is a feature only available with the 665 KB download and has the ERS Setup Wizard, recommended for reinstallation. When reinstalling, don't delete the previous {older} Ers98 directory, nor the ERS98.exe. Merely selecting the "Reinstall" command, it will update and replace all files and recreate any missing folders, while keeping your previous {old} backups safely intact. When reinstalling select the "Reinstall" button if you are reinstalling to a previous installation.Take care to see that the correct path to the previous installation is shown in the path window. UNINSTALL: ********* WARNING: DO NOT... use any third party software to UNINSTALL any version of ERS. To remove {uninstall} ERS correctly, simply delete the entire Ers98 directory. And if they exist, delete the shortcut found in C:\Windows\Startmenu\Programs, the AutoErs.lnk in C:\Windows\Startmenu\Programs\Startup Also delete ERS.bat and the 1ERS folder from the root directory C:\. There are no ERS registry entries to remove. There is an uninstall program available at http://www.mslm.com/ersmore.htm if you rather do that. I suggest you keep the VB5run update file because it will work with other VB 5.0 applications that call for it. But if for some reason you need to remove it, go to the Control Panel\Add Remove Programs and uninstall the ERS VB5run update. ************************************ Below applies If you downloaded the 2.2 MB version INSTALLATION: *********** The only difference is, Visual Basic setup wizard used instead of the ERS Setup wizard and the VB5run already included. Read all above for general information about ERS. Extract to temporary directory and double click the Setup.exe. TO REINSTAL: ********** Read the above Reinstall section and use the ERS Setup Wizard. Download the 665 KB version from http://www.mslm.com/ers.htm which has the Reinstall feature. UNINSTALLING the 2.2 MB version: ******************************* To Un-install, go to the Control Panel \ Add Remove Programs, scroll down to ERS98 and click uninstall, if for any reason it will not install then delete the Ers98 directory, 1ers folder and the Ers.bat in C also delete the shortcut to the Start Menu, and if you have added Auto backup to startup then delete AutoErs.lnk, you will not get any error messages after you do that. I suggest to follow the uninstallation described above as for the ERS setup wizard. Again don't use third party uninstall software to uninstall any versions of ERS. Windows 98: ********* If you are installing Windows 98 on top of Windows 95 then, before going any further, click Options\Update ERS for Win98. That will replace old Win95 MS-DOS files in the 1Ers folder with the new Win98 MS-DOS files. Then delete all backups made in Win95. If you think that you want to go back to Win95(doubt it), save couple Win95 backups, be sure to note it. If accidently restored from Win95 backup, just re restore from Win98 backup. If you are installing ERS98 on top of Windows 98 then you are ready to go. Read the Win98 restore section. Where Win95 is mentioned it applies to Win98 too. After Installing ERS98: ********************** Once ERS98 program is opened you will be prompted to select shortcuts names. Click the Done button if you are new to ERS. Otherwise read the instructions below. (for advanced users) If later on you decided you want to change your mind, this what you can: Either delete every thing and Install all over, that is, ERS98 directory, the 1ers folder, ERS.bat in C and the shortcut to the Startmenu. Or If you have backups that you don't want to loose but like to change the shortcut names then, Delete shortcut in the StartMenu, delete the ERS.bat in C, delete Shortcut.dat and Marker.txt in the ERS98\Ersfiles directory, then double click Ers98.exe, select shortcuts names etc, now copy all restore batch files from the older directory 1Ers to the new folder, let us say 2Ers then delete the 1Ers folder. Remember that ERS.bat get recreated every time you close ERS98.