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- From: cvadrtbc@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu (Srikanth Viswanathan)
- Subject: Re: BACKUP's and the Desktop
- Organization: California Polytechnic University, Pomona
- References: <92202.102131BRYAN@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:38:00 GMT
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- In article <92202.102131BRYAN@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>, Jerry Bryan <BRYAN@wvnvm.wvnet.edu> writes...
- >between the INI files and desktop directories. Remember that INI files
- >are hard to backup with standard facilities such as BACKUP and COPY because
- >they are always open. You have to run the backup out of CONFIG.SYS
- >before they are opened, which in turn means you have to boot to back them
- >up. I hate to boot when it really is not necessary. The other concern
-
- You really don't have to. Someone on Fidonet a long time ago, posted
- this very useful tip for backuping INI files:
-
- CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY C:\OS2\*.INI C:\BACKUP\*.INI
-
- I think that was it. Put this in your config.sys and it will backup your
- INI files before the WPS loads up (when the INI files are not in use.)
-
- Srikanth
-