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WELCOME TO BACKUP WIZARD!
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INTRODUCTION
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The 'Backup Wizard' software is now installed successfully, and ALL the
associated Programs have been placed in the Default directory,
C:\BKPWIZ, or one specified by you.
Please place this Directory in the DOS Path, especially if you
wish to run go.bat (the only command NEEDED for making and retrieving
Backups), README.BAT, ( to read all documentation) or Getpilot.bat
from any Directory other than Installed directory.
If you type 'Getdocs' at the DOS COMMAND-LINE and Press {Enter}, you will be
able to access ALL the Documentation, through a simple Menu.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
===============
This is the Menu you were introduced to, right after installation, (from which
you are reading this document, 'setinfo.txt') Any time, you wish to
get back to that Menu, simply,
1. NOTE the Line number at the top, so that when you get back to this
document, to continue reading, you can press 'L' to find the Line
you were reading.
2. Press Escape Key.
The file, 'OVERVIEW.DOC' will, as the name suggests, give you an overview of
the important concepts involved and why this utility is truly 'Painless'
and far more Powerful, when compared to any other so-called
Backup/Retrieval software, whether tape, floppy or hard-disk based!!
The document 'FEATURES.DOC' will introduce you to innovative features
(copyright, 1995), such as, AutoPilot, Datestamping, Special Extension
Backups etc. described therein. Many practical hints and tips are given
in file 'Hintips.doc' which will increase your productivity with very
minimal effort on your part!
File, COMMAND.DOC will explain each command, its parameters, what they mean
and a few comments about the 'easy to understand' syntax. Refer to it
any time trough getdocs.bat when you have any doubts about any operation.
**** AutoPilot (BACKUP WIZARD):
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This is a simple, elegant and the MOST PRODUCTIVE feature NOT availanle in
any other so-called' Backup/Retrieval software.
COPYRIGHT WARNING TO ALL USERS (Especially to software Authors):
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The WIZARD uses the 'Batch file' INTERACTION with Windows, yielding UNIQUE
productivity that no other software (Backup or otherwise) has been able to
accomplish or will ever come close to!
That is why it is 100% copyrighted (1995). Even an indirect violation
WILL be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law.
Same applies to the other features described below.
===================================================================
WE PROMISED YOU THAT You wont have to do any Conventional, Full. Partial
or whatever kind of Backups! BACKUP WIZARD, when set up correctly will
accomplish exactly that, if the following Simple THREE steps are followed
properly!
If you do, it will be the Operating system (Windows) that will be backing
up every SINGLE file you OR the Operating system modified, processed or
operated upon in any way whatsoever (whether with or WITHOUT your
knowledge) in the immediately preceding Windows (or DOS) session/s!
EVERY SINGLE file will be traced by the WIZARD to the archive (compressed)
file in which it is residing, and THAT archive file will be UPDATED with
the new version of that file, whether you know about it or not!
What this means is that even obscure (to you!) files that the Operating
System and other software modify WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, such as
*.grp *.ini *.dll files in your Windows directtory, or the *.QAG and
*.QAB files in Norton Desktop Directory, modified sporadically by Norton
Desktop and so on, will get backed up as soon as you do the PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE, (explained below). Not a single file will remain without
being backed up!!! We sincerely doubt if any other software can make that
claim without burdening the user with less than a tremendous effort!
Depending on the amount of work you do on your PC, the PM (Preventive
Maintenance) can be scheduled as frquently as once every two weeks or as
little as once in two months! It will take only a fraction of the time it
takes to do a full or even a partial Backup with other software!
A lot of software programs create their own unique databases, indexes and
reference parameters which they keep modifying as and when 'THEY' deem
necessary. There is no chance you will know about these files being
changed!
These are extremely important files for 'that' software and if their
status is not 'acceptable' (when you 'recover' from the crash) that
software may not only NOT run correctly but could mess up OTHEER programs
or even the WINDOWS setup which is so touchy and fragile anyway!
You may never be able to bring it back to the point it was operating when
your disk crashed! For instance, losing *.qag and *.qab files used by
NORTON DESKTOP can bring the entire WINDOWS system down to its knees!
I have had that happen to me enough number of times and had to go building
the system back up slowly and painfully! It will NEVER happen to me again.
I do my PM (Preventive Maintenance) once every three weeks and have never
lost a single qa* file or ANY OTHER to mess up the Norton Desktop or a
*.ini file in the Windows 3.1 system. The PM is designed to 'catch'
every single file that 'changed', no matter whether YOU changed it or the
OPERATING SYSTEM!
I apologise for this long lecture, but most users do NOT realize how
PAINFUL and FRUSTRATING it is to lose these files until it actually happens.
These files are simply IRRECOVERABLE, because you were not even aware of
the EXISTENCE of these files in the first place and they never get backed
up properly especially with the other Backup software!
Here are the THREE ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT STEPS you MUST take.
I ...Making the INITIAL BACKUP:
1. Switch to the Installed directory.
2. Type 'Go' and Press {Enter}.
3. Choose Option 1 (Backup Entire Drive).
4. In response to the next prompt asking for the Drive to
back up TO, type the letter corresponding to the BACKUP DRIVE you
intend to use (NOT THE SOURCE drive to be backed up). Just type the
letter. No colon needed, e. g. 'F'. This is where ALL the compressed
files created from ALL the files on the SOURCE drive specified
next, will be placed.
5. In response to the FOLLOWING prompt asking for the SOURCE Drive,
again, type the letter (no colon) e. g. c, if C: is the Drive you
wish to BACK UP.
Make sure you have ENOUGH space on the BACKUP drive to hold ALL the compressed
files from the SOURCE Drive. If not, you will have to use another
drive (or Parrtition). When you need to switch to another BACKUP
Drive, you will find the utility 'MOVEZIP' very handy.It will
enable you to MOVE compressed zip files (even large ones)
incredibly fast, WITHOUT having to back up ALL the directories
of the Source Drive again to that drive! But please do NOT move
them yourself, you may NOT be able to RECOVER the data correctly!
(Press Esc and choose menu item, 'COMMAND.DOC').
A portable removable hard drive using cartridges are the best choice, for
installing this software, since you do NOT want to lose this one
piece of software, when you have a crash! For the same reason it
also makes for an ideal Backup Drive!
If you dont take this precaution, you may lose the backup protection for some
very valuable Data!
You have to perform the above 5 steps for every single Drive (or Partition)
you have. This will complete the step one.
******
II ...Setting up the PILOT LIST (see the file named ^xlist):
When executing the step one, the system will create a file named
'^xDRVLS'where x stands for the SOURCE drive letter. It is a simple
Ascii Text file. It lists ALL the First-level Directory Paths (Notice
no subdirectories are listed) in the SOURCE Drive.This is a very
important list. By just examining this list, with the help of a simple
DOS Text editor, you will be able to select out and make up another
much smaller list of Directories which contain files that get processed
on a day to day basis.
Name this new file as ^xlist. Do NOT use any other name! The first
character '^' is an absolute MUST. Also, this list itself must end with
characters "END". Study the example file ^xlist included. That is my
^xlist file containing the list of all directories which hold about
95% of all the files I deal with on a day to day basis. This completes
step Two.
III ...Setting up AUTOPILOT
1. Copy this file to the Installed directory, unless you edited my
'^xlist' file itself (as you should).
2. Switch to that Directory.
3. Type GETPILOT and press ENTER.
Now, follow simple prompts and it will create a file named PILOT.BAT.
AUTOPILOT IS ON! Now, everytime you wish to start a windows session
type "Pilot e" and press ENTER. It is assumed in this example that your
BACKUP Drive is E:. If not, change the 'e' in the above command to the
Drive letter for your Backup Drive. This way, if your current Backup Drive
gets FULL you can switch easily to another Backup Drive. This is where
Removable Cartridge drive comes in handy. Simply change the cartridge. You
dont have to change the Drive letter! When the cartridge is full, simply
label it and put it away! I use the Iomega JAZ drive with a gigabyte
cartridge, which I never take OFF line!
Even if you dont use Windows, this feature will still operate perfectly,
as long as you simply run the batch file PILOT.BAT just BEFORE the
close of operations for the day!!!
After finishing these three steps, you must perform a PM (Preventive
Maintenance). What is PM ? It is simply repeating step One above for
ALL your Drives (Partitions). You can, of course split up your work and do
one or two drives at a time at your convenience! But please make sure the
interval is not too long for any Drive.
This may scare you for a minute! Relax!
After the Initial Backup is over, the WIZARD will simply go for the
'stray' files such as *.ini *.qag and so on, and UPDATE only the archives
containing files that changed since your last PM, but NOT those covered
by ^xlist (which should EXCLUDE 90 to 95% work anyway). The rest of the
archives in that Drive will simply be passed over. That is the beauty and
the efficiency (kudos! to PKZIP program!) You will be amazed at the speed
of updating a whole Drive ONCE the Initial Backup is completed.
Depending on the volume of your work on the PC, you decide how often
you should do this P.M. But please do stick to your schedule!
The BACKUP WIZARD WILL NOW DO ITS JOB! Every single file on your hard Disk
will be backed up and remain backed up if you follow your PM schedule.
That's all!! You may never have to make Backups manually again!
REMEMBER, you can retrieve these backups for the ENTIRE drive, or
the INDIVIDUAL directories ANYTIME. by running GO.BAT, from DOS or
Windows File Manager, and choosing the obvious options! Again, you will be
amazed at the speed of retrieval. Other COPYRIGHTED (1995) features are
listed below.
Date-stamping:
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Invaluable Protection (which no other Backuop software can or will ever
be able to offer (from overwriting by the succeeding Backups) for any
INDIVIDUAL Directory Backup, AT THE USER'S DISCRETION!
This feature is a little too complex to explain here fully. (Press Esc and
choose menu item 'Features,doc')
*** Special Backups (and Retrievals) of Files with Specified File Extensions:
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How many times have you wished you had all the Windows files, such as *.ini
or *.pif or *.dll (especially) and so on, in ONE place to deal with and
process WITHOUT disturbing the disgustingly unstable Windows setup and
operations? Well, now you can! (Press Esc and choose 'COMMAND.DOC').
There are MANY MORE features such as simple, intuitive, RECOVERY of one or
more damaged, corrupted or even accidentally deleted files, groups of
files, or even whole subs! This feature is described in detail in
'FEATURES.DOC'. (Press Esc and choose 'FEATURES.DOC').
No more fancy screens or menus to learn, no messy tapes or
clumsy floppies to handle! Your Backups are literally at your
fingertips, ready to be made and accessed at a moments notice,
IF YOU NEED THEM and WHEN YOU NEED THEM!
No Installation, Simple Operation:
1. Switch to the Installed directory,
2. type 'GO' OR 'Getdocs 'at the DOS command line and
Press Enter. That's it!!!
If you so wish, you may run the go.bat or getdocs.bat file through the File
Manager or the Program Manager after creating an icon for them.
If you have any comments or feedback (a wish-list maybe?) please drop an
Email line to
actuary@nmaa.org
Your comments and suggestions are more than welcome, because they will help
us bring you a better quality product.
Thank You and Happy Computing!
LEAVE THE BACKUPS TO THE WIZARD AND CONCENTRATE ON YOUR WORK!
Please note that this is a 'shareware' program and NOT a Freeware program.
It will NOT operate after the initial Evaluation period (a Fixed number of
sessions) expires.
If you wish to see this Introductory screen any time again, simply type
'getdocs' at the command-line, Press Enter and choose 'setinfo.txt'