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- ERS32
- Emergency Recovery System - 32bit version Ver1.5 May/8/97
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- WHAT IS IT?:
- ERS32 is a 32-bit program for Windows 95 only. It will help you to
- gracefully recover from a crash by allowing you to easily create three
- backups of all of your essential Windows 95 system files, and
- then reinstall those uncorrupted files when they're desperately needed
- following a system failure.
- With Ver1.5 an additional backup can be made using a scheduler such as
- Microsoft System Agent found in Microsoft Plus.
-
- ERS32 is a "user friendly" utility that doesn't require a great deal of
- practice or effort to utilize, but I would suggest that you print out
- this file and keep it handy for when you need it.
-
- ERS32 : Emergency Recovery System 32 bit. Windows 95 only.
- Updated May/8/97. V 1.5 No known bugs, so far ERS32 is quick and
- accurate, please let me know if find something so far undiscovered.
-
- You are allowed to put this program in your Home Page for downloads, with
- the condition that no part of it is to be modified or changed. Use the
- address and e-mail below for any comments, questions or suggestions.
- Also, regularly check for updated versions at:
-
- http://www.mslm.com, or send me an e-mail for update notification.
- Note: http://www.mslm.com and http://www.multisyslaunch.com are the same
-
- Copyright (c) 1996/97. All Rights Reserved.
- All Program Names are Registered Trademarks of their Respective Owners.
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- This is an unregistered, fully working shareware utility with no time
- limit or any nagging reminders. If you like it (and I am very sure it
- would bail you out of trouble and will save you lots time from trying to
- restore system files manually), you are allowed to use it for sixty days
- ... after that please register. Registration fee is $15. Support
- shareware, send $15 US$ (add $5 for one mail delivery) to:
-
- Theodore Fattaleh
- 1834 S Bentley Ave #202
- West Los Angeles, CA 90025
-
- Be sure you send me your e-mail for updates.
-
- Registered owners will receive full e-mail support, tips on
- how to survive a crash and future updates to v 1.5.
-
- Ted's E-mail addresses:
- 2000@msn.com
- rustyted@pacbell.net
- 2000ted@gte.net
-
- Feel free to visit my Web Site, there you can post any questions or
- comments regarding ERS in the "ERS Support Forum" at:
- http://www.mslm.com
-
- Be sure you send me your e-mail for updates.
-
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-
- DESCRIPTION:
- By using ERS32, Win95 system files are backed-up and
- you are able to restore them (including the Windows Registry).
- ERS32 has proven to be an excellent and reliable
- backup and restore program.
-
- The program was implemented when it was found that Win95 backup program ERU,
- CFGBCK, and when says it will restore from backup were less than 100% reliable.
- The ERS Backups done from the Windows environment, but restore must to be done
- from the Command prompt Only(so called DOS outside Windows)
- (which is generally all that one can manage to get to when a really serious
- crash has occurred).
- The files that are backed-up are:
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- System.dat
- System.da0
- User.dat
- User.da0
- System.ini
- Win.ini
- Command.com
- MSDOS.sys
- IO.sys
- Protocol.ini
- Plus all the User.dat and User.da0 files found if you are using profiles.
-
- The original ERS program proved to be an excellent backup and restore
- utility, and now it's here in a 32 bit version.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- Extract ers32.zip and select install or better extract to a temporary folder
- and double click setup.exe.
-
- Note: If you're running out of room on your "C" drive, you can select to
- install ERS32 to any other hard drive you may have in your system.
-
- Also if you have a Computer like NEC PC9821 which the boot drive is A,
- ERS32 will install in that directory.
-
- Uninstall older versions of ERS32 and install Ver1.5, if you get error
- installing then delete the old ERS32 folder in Windows Explorer and delete
- ERS1.bat, ERS2.bat and ERS3.bat in the root directory C. (if C is the boot drive)
-
- BACKING UP:
- ERS can be found within the "Start Menu" listings under "Programs" or you
- can create a shortcut for your desktop in the usual way.
-
- Type in your boot drive if other than C (default is C)
-
- Click on one of the "SLOTS" push buttons to backup
- in the slot of your choice and update daily, make backups
- at different days.
- Slot 1 is ERS1 , Slot 2 is ERS2, Slot 3 is ERS3. Slots are simply
- different locations on your hard drive where the three independent backups
- will be stored, but keep in mind that each backup can take several megabytes
- of disk space.
-
- I myself keep more than one backup at all times, and I always keep it
- up-to-date. Remember, when you do a RESTORE, it will restore to the same
- settings that you had when you did that last backup, so if you didn't
- backup after making successful changes to your system, those changes will
- not be recovered. Only those changes made before the most recent backup
- are recoverable.
-
-
- RESTORING AFTER A CRASH:
- With ERS32, you'll have up to three backups from which to do your
- RESTORE, four if you use auto backup.
- Restart your computer, push F8 on the keyboard when the screen says
- "Starting Windows 95", and select the option "Command Prompt Only" from
- the menu.
-
- To restore just type at the command prompt, ERS1 or ERS2 or ERS3,
- depending upon which backup you want to initiate the restoration from.
- type ersauto if restoring from the automated backup.
- Click ctrl+alt+del to restart computer.
-
- After restoration, Windows 95 should operate once again.
-
-
- AUTONOTICE:
- Autonotice is an additional feature of ERS32. It gives you an *automatic
- reminder to make a backup every day on startup. If you have already made
- a backup on that day nothing will happen. To make use of "Autonotice",
- you will have to create a shortcut for the program file ERSpopup.exe in
- the "Startup" folder of your "Start Menu". Autonotice will then be
- enabled the next time you start Windows 95.
-
- *Note: Autonotice will not respond if all slots are empty
-
- AUTOMATED BACKUP:
- In addition to auto notice , ERS32 V1.5 has new option
- where you can schedule ERS32 to do one backup using System
- agent or any other scheduler, ERSauto.exe in the ERS32 folder
- is to be used to run a scheduled backup, its suggested not
- to use ERSauto.exe shortcut in the Startup folder.
-
-
-
- To Uninstall ERS32:
-
- Go to Control Panel\ADD remove programs, hi-light ERS32 from the list
- and click Uninstall.
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING:
-
-
- Please do a couple of practice runs, that is, backup and then restore to
- check that every thing is working okay. I would also suggest that you
- print-out this readme text and keep it handy, just in case you forget
- how to operate the program later on, or more importantly, how to do a
- RESTORE.
- ╖ The program has been tested and proven to work very well. Always read
- the screen while it is doing the restore. If you get the error message:
- "Bad command or File name" while restoring , then manually copy the file
- attrib.exe from the Windows Command directory to the C: directory.
-
- ╖ Copy command.com from C:\windows to C: if error: file not found while
- doing a backup.
-
- ╖ If you get Error message "ERS32 was unable to find some systems files"
- Check in c:\Windows\Profiles, see if there is a folder in there that has no
- User.dat or User.da0 in them.
- If this is the case, delete this profile name, then go to:
- Control Panel\Password click the Users Profiles tab and select
- "All users of this PC use same Preferences and Desktop Setting".
- .
- Note: Many computers have Profiles added as an option and users don't know
- that they exist, be very careful in configuring and deleting profiles.
- If you decided to delete Profiles you will have to copy missing shortcuts
- from Profiles to the main StartMenu and Desktop configured without profiles.
- .
-
- REMEMBER FOUR THINGS
-
- 1)Print this readme.txt and save it for a rainy day or at least
- print the backup and restore section.
- 2)Always do one good fresh backups, don't say I don't need these
- backups because one day you will wish that you had a backup.
- 3)Always keep more than one backup and get familiarized with
- this program.
- 4)When you do a RESTORE, it will restore to the same
- settings that you had when you did that last backup,
-
- Changes from version 1.4 to 1.5
-
- -fixed bug if boot drive was A:
- -Added ERSAuto.exe for use with schedule programs
- -New logo
- -updated help file
-
- Changes from version 1.32 to 1.4:
-
- -automatic detection of system file paths
- -real time updating of the info screen.(watch the clock)
- -full support for longfilenames.(you can install ERS32 in any directory)
- -added support for multi-user machines.(included profile system files)
- -deleting a backup slot, now includes the batch file for it.
- -new errorhandler
-
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- END
- May/8/97
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