Lifeline95
Copyright (c) 1996 Mark Lidikay
All rights reserved

This program is designed to make additional backup copys of
the system registry, system.ini and win.ini files in Windows95
Windows95 keeps two backups of the system registry, one is
updated each time the system starts, the other is the initial
start up registry. I have found occasions when both the primary
and backup copy of the registry became corrupt. If you go back
to the initial registry stored in the root directory you then
have to setup all your programs and system setting like you 
did when first installing Windows95. Since this can happen
far to easily (like during a program install) I wrote this 
program to make addtional backups that could be used to restart
the system with out spending hours re-installing.


RESTORING THE BACKUPS

Each time the program starts it makes an addtional backup of
the SYSTEM.DAT (registry), WIN.INI, and SYSTEM.INI files.
They are numbered 0 thru 9, 0 being the most recent. 
Example:SYSTEM.DA9 would be the oldest backup registry.
When restoring you should choose most recent backup set
before the problem started. If you are in doubt, set 9 would
be the most likely to get your system started again.

To restore the backup files, just copy the backup file over
the INI file. These commands are done from a Dos prompt,
assuming that you can't start Windows because of the problem.
In order to start into the Dos mode hit F8 as soon as the
computer says "STARTING WINDOWS95" on boot, then choose Dos
prompt only from the menu that comes up.
 
Example:
CD\WINDOWS
ATTRIB SYSTEM.DAT -R -S -H
COPY SYSTEM.DA5 SYSTEM.DAT
COPY WIN.IN5 WIN.INI
COPY SYSTEM.IN5 SYSTEM.INI

This example would restore backup 5. After the files are 
copied, reboot the system. If it does not restart properly
try an older backup. The file date should assist you in
choosing the correct backup.
Example:
DIR SYSTEM.DA?

This will show you all of the registry backups and the 
date and time.





License Agreement

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions
before using this software.  Use of this software you indicates
your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.

Registered Version

One registered copy of Lifeline95 may either be used by a single
person who uses the software personally on one computer,
or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by
multiple people.

You may access the registered version of Lifeline95 through a network,
provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the
software covering all workstations that will access the software
through the network.  For instance, if 8 different workstations
will access Lifeline95 on the network, each workstation must have its
own Lifeline95 license, regardless of whether they use Lifeline95 at
different times or concurrently.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Connecticut.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the
various hardware and software environments into which Lifeline95
may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be
thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

Shareware Version

Evaluation and Registration

This is not free software.  You are hereby licensed to use this
software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 21
days.  If you use this software after the 21 day evaluation period
a registration fee of $15 is required.  Payments must be in US
dollars drawn on a US bank, and should be sent to: Mark Lidikay
2537-D Pacific Coast Hwy. #236 Torrance CA 90505. Quantity discounts
are available

Unregistered use of Lifeline95 after the 21-day evaluation period is
in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Distribution

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware
Version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the
Shareware version of this software and documentation as you 
wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to
anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the software
and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.
There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting
donations, for any such copies, however made; and from
distributing the software and/or documentation with other products
(commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission, with
one exception:  Disk Vendors are permitted to redistribute Lifeline95,
subject to the conditions in this license, without specific
written permission.