November 18/98 update -------------------- Improved the Restore section in help and added more explanation about RestDef.exe. Please read the paragraph under (Microsoft AutoScan and ScanReg vicious circles:) November 6/98 ------------ Another bug found in MS-DOS. It doesn't recognize extended non English characters. á, ú 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. November 3/98 ------------- 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 September 18/98 --------------- Changed the Setup wizard software from Microsoft to InstallShield. Autoers.exe didn't display the Winfiles.bat restore reminder in the ERS.bat. August 14/98 update: ------------------- 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: --------- 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.