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“READ ME” for reCoverUP, version 1.0
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Copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.
January 30, 1992
Font: Geneva 12
This document must go wherever reCoverUP goes. Please do not distribute
reCoverUP without this documentation. Please do not modify this document.
REGISTERING THE 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
=================================
7.0 PLUS Utilities is a package of all (more than 25) System 7.0 utilities
I have written. You can get the disk with all of them NOW (not wait until
I decide to upload the next program) by sending $29.95 to me. This will
register you for all the software, will get you a disk of the software, and
an update to the PLUS Utilities when it rolls around. It’s a pretty good
deal. You should register your software, anyway, so why not do it
like this? And it’s a lot cheaper this way.
See the documentation which should accompany this file for more information
on the 7.0 PLUS Utilities. A registration form should also accompany this file.
Please use it to register the software.
USING RECOVERUP
================
• If you use reCoverUP, please please please send me a note. My addresses
(post and e-mail) are given below in “About the Author”.
• reCoverUP is free.
What Does reCoverUP Do?
-----------------------
• To recover files lost due to the 7 TuneUp bug, you must somehow delete the
Desktop Database files. reCoverUP, a drag-and-drop utility (Drop Box),
automates the procedure. Just drag the disks containing the corrupt Desktop
files over the application icon and the process will be completed for you
automatically.
Using reCoverUP
-------------------
• Drag the disks containing the corrupt Desktop files over the application icon
and they will be deleted.
• You should always restart your machine after deleting the Desktop files.
If you decide to quit back to the Finder instead, all icons will be generic,
except for items which have custom icons. Holding down the option-command
keys when you quit is not good enough. For some reason, the icons are still
generic, even after a rebuild, and the Desktop is rebuilt AGAIN after you
restart your machine. If you modify a non-system disk, replacing the old-
style Desktop file, remember to force a Desktop rebuild by holding down
the option-command key sequence. Your Desktop Database should be rebuilt
automatically after the restart, but you should hold down the option-
command sequence, just to be sure. If you don’t get the alert asking you
if you’re sure you want to rebuild the Desktop, you know it was rebuilt
automatically.
• Double-click on reCoverUP to modify the preferences and see the about
box information.
• To cancel processing, just type a command-period. Items already processed
will remain modified.
Preferences
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• The first time you try to modify a file using the program, the preferences
dialog will come up, just to make sure the correct parameters have been
set up. You can modify these if you wish. If you don't want to see that
window again, just say OK. You will have to explicitly ask for for the
Preferences window the next time you wish to change anything.
• The preferences are fairly self-explanatory. You can choose to show an
alert before modifying anything. Old-style Desktop files are those created
by versions 6.0.X and earlier. They are also created on non-system disks
with System 7.0. It is not always necessary to delete these Desktop files.
You can also turn automatic restart on and off. See the previous section for
very important information on restarting.
• To show the Preferences dialog on-the-fly in Drop Box mode, hold down the
option key while the program is launching.
• To override the Show alert preference, hold down the shift key when the
program is launching (or after you close the Preferences dialog).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
==================
If you use this program, have any comments or suggestions, or ideas for
other programs, please write me a note, e-mail or post.
Robert Gibson E-Mail:
RR#1 Carrying Place CIS: 71261,2236
Ontario, CANADA Internet: 71261.2236@compuserve.com
KØK 1LØ
This program is not to be included in any software collections other than
BBSs and on-line services (e.g. CD ROMs, PD Disks, etc.) without prior
written consent from the author. Any distribution MUST MUST MUST
include this document, unmodified.
reCoverUP copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.