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- TRAVELING WORKPLACE
- Copyright (c) Syntegration Inc. 1995,1996. All Rights Reserved
-
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-
- QUESTION:
-
- Whats new in Traveling Workplace Version 1.30
-
- ANSWER:
-
- 1. We improved the Quality and performance of the production builds.
- Previous versions have been plagued by the uncertainty principle.
- They worked fine in test but were disappointing in production mode.
-
- 2. We improved the on-line workplace list management by checking for
- consistency. You should not see any more duplications. The
- /DESKTOP command line option is no longer case sensitive.
-
- 3. We changed the background operation to display the progress log
- so the user can see activity. When the progress log is operating
- in unattended mode the user cannot interrupt.
-
- 4. We analysed and cleaned up memory leaks that may have caused crosslinked
- desktops and unpredictable behavior. We tested the feature set
- thoroughly to insure reliable performance as documented. The result,
- as we said above, is much improved quality.
-
- 5. We changed the main control panel to display more information in
- list of archived workplaces, and the list of on-line workplaces.
-
- 6. We added a Workplace/Target menu item to let you know which
- desktop slot will be used if you restored the selected Archive
- generation. The Target slot depends on the active desktop,
- archived desktop, the number of allowed on-line workplaces, and the
- Re-Use Default Names preference. The target desktop is usually
- the same as the archived desktop. If the archived desktop is
- active then Traveling Workplace has to find another slot.
-
- 7. We added a preference to allow you to control when the Workplace is reset.
- this lets you delay the activation of a newly built desktop until
- after the system is rebooted. The Command Line options include
- /RESET and /NORESET to let you control this preference in an unattended
- mode. The preferences window contains a checkbox to let you control
- this option interactively.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- What is a crossed linked desktop and how can i avoid them
-
- ANSWER:
-
- A crossed linked desktop occurs when the User profile, System Profile,
- and desktop directory does not match. For instance, a desktop with a
- User profile C:\OS2\OS29.INI, System Profile C:\OS2\OS2SYS9.INI, and
- desktop directory of C:\DESKTOP8 is crosslinked. If a cross-linked desktop
- occurs then switch to another desktop that is not crosslinked and
- delete the cross-linked desktop. If the crosslinked desktop occurs
- consistently as a result of a restore, delete the archive generation
- and restore from another. Version 1.30 minimizes and even eliminates
- cross-linked desktops.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- Whats new in Traveling Workplace Version 1.20
-
- ANSWER:
-
- 1. We added a desktop creation function. (ie. Workplace/New)
- This is a huge new capability.
-
- 2. We updated the restore procedure to attempt to re-use the
- archived desktop slot if it is available. For example lets say
- that the archived desktop name is DESKTOP0. If DESKTOP0
- is not the active desktop the restore operation will replace the
- DESKTOP0 slot with the desktop in the archive directory.
-
- 3. We check to see if the Workplace Shell is active before
- performing the restore operation. If the workplace shell is
- inactive then the desktop is put back in the same place
- using the same desktop name.
-
- 4. We updated the Object Editor to import and export Desktop
- resource files. This is a huge new capability you Desktop
- management professionals will want to use.
-
- 5. We added the "Customizing The OS/2 Workplace" on-line reference.
- This reference has lots of handy information about
- desktop creation and workplace object management.
-
- 6. We added a Glossary of Terms to the on-line references.
-
-
- QUESTION:
-
- What do you mean by desktop name or desktop slot.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- We use the term "desktop name", "desktop slot", and "slot" to refer to
- one of the 37 possible on-line desktops that Traveling Workplace
- recognizes. The desktop slot refers to the names given to the user profile,
- the system profile, and the desktop directory. For example, slot 0 would
- consist of a user profile named OS20.INI, a system profile named OS2SYS0.INI
- and a desktop directory named \DESKTOP0 or \DESKTO0. The default names would
- consist of OS2.INI, OS2SYS.INI, and \DESKTOP respectively. Slots have
- suffixes 0 thru 9 and A thru Z.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When restoring my desktop I get a message saying that the
- desktop directory cannot be found in the INI file. and a command prompt
- is opened.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- This problem can occur with some OS/2 versions when you restore
- a desktop and the archived desktop has the same name
- as the active desktop. Usually the second attempt to restore will work.
- In Traveling Workplace Version 1.2 and later during a restore the product
- compares the archived desktop name to the active desktop name.
- If the names are the same then Traveling workplace will attempt to create
- a new desktop by changing the desktop and profiles names. The
- second time you restore the desktop slot is not in use and Traveling
- Workplace can replace it freely. Your should delete the corrupted
- desktop so the slot can be reused later.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When I restore my desktop the icons are not in the same place I left them.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- This occurs when the workplace shell did not save the changes to your
- desktop before you backed it up. The best way to force the Workplace
- Shell to save your desktop is to shutdown your system with the desktop
- active. Another way is to switch to another desktop and switch back
- before performing a backup.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When I switch between desktops my system appears to hang and nothing
- happens. How do I recover?
-
- ANSWER:
-
- We need to stress that this effect is inconvenient but not fatal.
- This effect occurs on some versions of the operating system. We have also
- seen this symptom on the same version of the operating system with
- different hardware. If your system switches successfully it will
- continue to switch successfully.
-
- If this occurs on your system then update the CONFIG.SYS to use the
- new desktop names the next time you reboot. Here is the procedure.
-
- 1. Open the CONFIG.SYS file with the System Editor.
-
- 2. Change the USER_INI environment variable to the new user profile name.
-
- 3. Change the SYSTEM_INI variable to the new system profile name.
-
- 4. Save the CONFIG.SYS file
-
- 5. Shutdown and restart you computer.
-
- We believe a FIX PACK update will remedy your problem.
- The product was tested on OS/2 V2.11, OS/2 WARP (V3.0), and OS/2 WARP
- CONNECT. We also tested the product with WARP FIXPACK 17. We have
- seen this failure sometimes on WARP CONNECT with FIXPACK 10
- and OS/2 V2.1 without a FIXPACK. Your results may vary.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When I restore my desktop the icons are in different folders. What happened?
-
- ANSWER:
-
- This can occur when Traveling workplace is trying to restore a desktop
- that has the same name as the active desktop.
- Since the desktop is active, Traveling Workplace attempts to create
- a new desktop with a different name and update the Object and System
- handles. The handle updates failed because the Workplace Shell did
- not save all the new handles in the System profile before the switch.
- Your best remedy is to try the restore operation again.
- The second attempt should be successful because the
- archived desktop name is no longer in use. Your should delete the
- corrupted desktop so the slot can be reused.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When I start Traveling Workplace I get the message
- "Cannot find Traveling Workplace INI file." How do I recover?
-
- ANSWER:
-
-
- 1. Open an OS/2 Command prompt.
-
- 2. Type in the command "TWKPLACE /PROF=d:\SWP" then press <ENTER>.
- "d:\SWP" is the original install drive and directory.
-
- 3. Refer to your online reference or user manual for detailed information
- on "Where Parameters are saved."
-
- QUESTION:
-
- When I recover and archive with ALT+F1 Traveling Workplace will
- fail to switch to another on-line desktop. How do I recover?
-
- ANSWER:
-
- The on-line workplace you switched to may have become corrupted.
- Get the latest update (V1.2+) or restore these desktops again.
- Earlier versions of the product copied system handles from the
- active desktop to the new active desktop. The system handles
- in this new active desktop became invalid. If the
- on-line desktop is corrupted then delete it. You can bypass the
- system handles updates with version 1.2 or with a manual switch.
- Manually switch between desktops by updating the USER_INI and
- SYSTEM_INI environment variables in your CONFIG.SYS then reboot
- your computer.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- How do I recover my backup desktop after formatting my boot drive and
- reinstalling OS/2.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- Use the following disaster recovery procedure.
-
- 1. Backup your desktop to a drive other than the boot drive. You can do this
- by selecting an archive directory on drive D: if you have one, or on a
- a floppy drive (eg. A:\ARCHIVE)
-
- 2. Start the default desktop by booting OS/2. If your default desktop was
- destroyed, use the ALT+F1 recovery procedure to recreate the install
- desktop.
-
- 3. If necessary, Reinstall Traveling Workplace. If Traveling Workplace is
- still available on any hard drive run the TWINST.EXE procedure again to
- rebuild the Traveling Workplace icons. Specify the same install directory
- you selected before.
-
- 4. Start the Traveling Workplace. You can use the icon created by the
- previous step or start Traveling Workplace from and OS/2 command prompt.
- If you choose to start Traveling Workplace from a command prompt,
- type in the command "TWKPLACE /PROF=d:\SWP" then press <ENTER>.
- "d:\SWP" is the original install drive and directory.
-
- 5. If necessary, change the archive location to the directory where your
- backup desktop resides.
-
- 6. Select the Archive you want to restore and invoke the restore procedure.
-
- 7. You are done.
-
-
-
- QUESTION:
-
- Can I backup a Desktop that resides on a HPFS drive onto a floppy drive.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- Yes. Traveling Workplace stores its archive files in a format
- that is compatible with all OS/2 file systems. Don't worry about it.
-
-
-
- QUESTION:
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- Can I backup a Desktop from a HPFS drive and restore it to a FAT Drive.
-
- ANSWER:
-
- Yes. Traveling Workplace can convert HPFS longnames to a FAT equivalent
- during the restore process. This conversion will be activated when you
- restore to a FAT drive. Be careful when naming desktop folders if you plan
- to use this feature. If you have two folders in the same directory and the
- first 8 characters of the longname is exactly the same then Traveling
- Workplace may merge the folder contents into the same restored folder.
- Here are a few conversion examples:
-
- LongName FAT equivalent
- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
- Resource+Carrier RESOURCE
- Resource.Carrier RESOURCE.CAR
- Information INFORMAT
- Information Super Highway INFORMAT
- Applications APPLICAT
- OS2 Applications OS2_APPL
- Demo.Programs DEMO.PRO
- PM Info Samples PM_INFO_
-
- This conversion is reliable because Traveling Workplace attaches the
- long name as an Extended Attribute during the restore process. In the case
- of "Information" and "Information Super Highway" you must either rename
- the folders before backup or move the folders to different locations so that
- they are not contained by the same parent folder.
-
- The same argument applies for filenames. If two files in the same HPFS
- directory have longnames with exactly the same first 8 characters then
- you must rename one before initiating the backup. If you do not
- rename one of the files then the first file will be overwritten by the
- second file and only one will be restored.
-
- QUESTION:
-
- What changes were made in version 1.10
-
- ANSWER:
-
- The following changes were made in version 1.10:
-
- 1. Added a Workplace Rename function to allow users to change the name
- of on-line workplaces.
-
- 2. Added a Workplace Icon function to create pre-configured objects for
- automatic switching between on-line workplaces. This new feature
- will assist administrators during multi-user setup.
-
- 3. Changed the workplace restore procedure to automatically update the
- System handles in the System Profile and the Object handles in the
- User profile. This change prevents crosslinked desktops in a multiple
- desktop environment.
-
- 4. Changed the workplace restore procedure to support restoring a desktop
- to a FAT drive when it was backed up from a HPFS drive.
-
- 5. Added a workplace discover function. This feature will assist you
- to discover desktops that do not appear in the list of on-line
- workplaces.
-
- 6. Fixed SYS3175 error associated with switching between desktops in the
- unattended mode.
-
- 7. Added automatic update of system handles during workplace reset.
-
- 8. Fixed additional files window to allow 260 character path names.
-
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