FastRead, is a brief quick description, I suggest strongly to read the whole notes1.rtf
or the readme1.txt and readme2.txt, also(important) read new features and bugs fixed.

*INSTALLATION
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Before ERS Pro 32 will run,  you MUST install the VB kit 500 
Look for a VB run update specialy made for ERS at http://www.mslm.com
Read troubleshooting guide bottom of this page.
ERS doesn't make any entries to the registry or system files, in some cases you may need
to do an extra step in installing but it will pay back.
The ERS setup wizard will make 20 folders and 10 sub folders of the Profiles folder,
one external file and one external folder.

1ERS folder is kept in the boot drive C:\, where you will find all the restore batch files,

ERS.bat will be found in the C:\ directory, you can double click this specific .bat file 
with no resulting problem because all it contains is data information about your backup
 dates, reminder on the restorations command and your added notes to the backup,
 
Copy Attrib.exe from C:\windows\command to C:\. because  MS-DOS might
not recognise the Attrib commands used in the restore batch files.

*REINSTALLING
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Use the Setup.exe and select Reinstall if you want to reinstall and rebuild the previous
installation, or if you download an update.
Once you click the  Reinstall in Setup.exe, select to either Reinstall ERS32pro or
Install Richtx32.ocx.
(see troubleshooting help.)

Delete ers.dat, ers1.dat , ers2.dat and  profile1.dat. Also delete all
 backups in the Profiles folder, because I changed the configurations on those
.dat files, (do this only if you have ERS32pro versions before August 4, 97)
Delete notes1.rtf through notes6.rtf in the C:\Ers32pro\Ersfiles directory.

*UNINSTALLING
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To Un-install simply delete the entire Ers32pro directory ,
Delete shortcuts found in C:\Windows\Startmenu\Programs.
Delete Sched3d.lnk or Sched7d.lnk in C:\Windows\Startmenu\Programs\Startup
if exist.
Also delete ERS.bat and the 1ERS folder from the root directory C:\ .
Don't forget to empty the Recycle Ben.
There is no registry entries to take out.

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CREATING *BACKUPS
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Explanations of backups. (read the Restore section on how to restore.)

*3Day Rotating:
This is a three day rotating backup, if you are using the seven day
rotating backup this will overwrite day 1, day 2 and day 3 of the 7 day backup.
Once you execute the backup
backup in day 3 will be deleted, backup in day 2 will transfer to day 3, 
backup in day1 will transfer to day 2 and a fresh backup will be placed in Day 1.


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*7Day Rotating:
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This is a seven day rotating backup, if you are using the three day
rotating backup and decide to go to the seven day rotating backup, this will overwrite
Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of the 3Day Backup.


Once you execute this backup
backup in day 7 will be deleted, backup in day 6 will transfer to day 7,
backup in day 5 will transfer to day 6, backup in day 4 will transfer to day 5,
backup in day 3 will transfer to day 4, backup in day 2 will transfer to day 3,
backup in day 1 will transfer to day 2, and a fresh backup will be created in Day 1.
hope I didn't confuse you.

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Vitals1 and Vitals2: 
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Are backups of about 103 Win95 essential files which are most likely 
to get over written or corrupted, backing up these files could save you a 

You will find these backups in C:\ERS32pro\Vitals1, Vitalw1 and Vitals2, Vitalw2 and
uses about 8mb of hard disk space.

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Startup1 and Startup2 backups:
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These are the  Win95 startup files, if Win95 does not start and a restore
from System files backup did not help then hopefully this restore will restart
your computer.

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*RESTORING
*********

To Restore:
Restart computer and quickly press F8 when you see the line "Starting Windows 95",
appear on the screen, and select the "Command Prompt Only" from the menu.
TYPE ERS at the command prompt to execute ERS.bat, by doing so it automatically
changes directory to the 1ers folder which will then show you all the notes you have 
previously written, and the dates of all the backups, while producing a list of the
required restoration commands., so all you need to remember the word ERS.
If for some reason typing ERS didn't function then type,
CD 1ers.
there :

Type BackupA to restore from BackupA
Type BackupB to restore from BackupB
Type BackupC to restore from BackupC

Type Day1 to restore from Day1 backup( today's backup.)
Type Day2 to restore from Day2 backup (yesterday's backup.)
Type Day3 to restore from Day3 (day before yesterday's backup.)
so on down the line through Day4, Day5, Day6 and Day7 that if you backup daily.

Type vitals1 to restore from vitals1 backup.
Type vitals2 to restore from Vitals1 backup.

Type startup1 to restore from startup1 backup.
Type startup2 to restore from startup2 backup.

Note: If the Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and the Dosstart.bat size are equal to
zero 0 bytes (or empty) then MS-DOS will give you "file not found" while restoring.


There could be up to four instances of MS-DOS in Win95.
In case of a clean Windows' 95 install there are only three.
Restore from ERS backups works only with one:

That one is the "COMMAND PROMPT ONLY" 

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*AUTO BACKUP
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There is two ways to backup using Auto backup.
3 Day or  7 Day, refer to the Backup section to read about 3 Day and 7 Day
backups,.
By Selecting 3 Day  or 7 Day,  ERS will backup daily automatically upon
startups , it will show up only once every 22 hours and will pause for 30 seconds
before commencing backups giving you a chance to Cancel backup it if necessary, 
also you can bypass the 30 second pause by clicking on the "Bypass timer, backup
now" (for other options send me an Email)

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You can select only one automatic rotating backup, 3 Day or 7 Day .
When you select 3Day then 7Day gets deleted from the Startup folder and when 
you select 7Day then 3Day gets deleted from the Startup.


If you have ERS installed in a non English Win95 you will need to make a shortcut
to the Sched7d.exe or Sched3d.exe to the Startup folder manually, don't copy or move
sched7d.exe or sched3d.exe but make a shortcut and copy or drag and drop the
Shortcut. Let me know if you want customized version for your native language.

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*PROFILES
*********

Select the Configure Profiles check box, type the profile name exactly
as in the C:\Windows\Profiles.
Profile name has to be short file name (8 letters or less) with no spaces, under score
is OK but NO  : ( } . ', & @ ! etc.
Example:   Mary_Lou, John, 
If you should change the profile name all backups of the older name will be deleted.
Also if profile name is misspelled, there will be no backups made for that Profile.


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*REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER
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Just type ERS while restoring, typing ERS will guide you and remind you how to
restore and will guide you on how  to restore.
Also it will change directories to C:\1ers where all the restore batch files are stored.
Just type ERS  at the "Command Prompt only"
If you see an ERS.bat in the root directory don't delete it.

USEFUL *TIPS


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*OTHER FEATURES
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To Make ERS Bootdisk
{CAUTION... Always make bootdisks in the boot floppy drive, not in a secondary 
floppy drive} 
Click Options\Make ERS bootdisk and select the Floppy boot drive that
applies to your computer.


 WARNING: If you are using overlays use the boot disk supplied and 
 select from options, using this bootdisk will damage your data.
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Alarm Clock, click the running clock and an Alarm clock will pop up, you can set the
time you wish to be reminded. The Alarm clock is free and feel free to give it to your
friends, be sure to give the ringin.wav with it, you can select a sound of your choice
from your own sound collection, just rename it to ringin.wav and place it in the same
folder as the Alarm or in the root directory.
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*CLICKING
*********

You will find a gif graphical explanations of all the controls in the Ers32pro folder,
view it with your gif viewer.
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*TROUBLESHOOTING
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If you have ERS installed in a non English Win95 then you need to make a shortcut
to the Sched7d.exe or Sched3d.exe to the Startup folder manually, don't copy or
move sched7d.exe or sched3d.exe but make a shortcut and copy or drag and drop 
the Shortcut. Let me know if you want customized version for your native language.

When you run help, if you get message that Richtx32.ocx not found, Be sure you have 
a good backup made of the System files using ERS32pro.
 Unzip ERS32pro.zip to temporary folder other than ERS32pro and run Setup.exe 
and select
Reinstall, after the Reinstall it will prompt you if you want to install Richtx32.ocx
select Yes .
If you are unable to start Setup.exe or ERS.exe, and you get message  comdlg32.ocx
is missing or not correctly registered then extract comdlocx.zip
to the root directory and double click comdlocx.bat.
comdlocx.zip is in the ers32.zip file.

On Exit and .dat files:
when you select exit a 2 second delay is enforced , that's only to save data to reg.dat, 
ers.dat, ers1.dat, ers2.dat and profiles.dat, it also creates ers.bat in the root 
directory C, so it needs that couple extra  seconds before exiting.
ERS.dat, keeps track of the first 7 notes you write with the backups (Day1 through 
Day7). 
Ers1.dat, keeps track of the second 7  notes you write with the backups.
Ers2.dat , keeps track of the Add 3day/7Day check box.
Profiles.dat, keeps track of profile names and settings.
Reg.dat, Keeps track of your registration and enables settings.
Note: 
{When you open ERS.exe, it will gather information from the above .dat files,
 and before closing ERS it will feed information back into them} (.dat stands for data ).

Should  Reg.dat or  ers.dat  or ers1.dat or ers2.dat or profiles.dat get corrupted then
ERS will not start, rename  those files, you will loose all the notes and you will loose
the registration so you have to re enter the registration name and code, be sure
you know your name the way it was registered.
You will loose all profiles listed too, but if you  enter profiles names then  backups
will stay intact, other wise you need to manually delete profiles backups if you don't
profiles will be disabled.
If you think you are having problems with these files, my advice is to move reg.dat and 
ers.dat and profiles .dat to another temporary folder, and add them back one at a time
 to see which is the corrupted one.
ERS.exe will create new .dat file if no .dat file present, so when you
move back the .dat files you need to over write the new ones.


The program has been tested and proven to work very well.  Always look
the view windows to see if files are backed up, its also is a good habit to
physically check through the backup folders in the ERS32pro directory and be
sure all files are backed up, you should have at least 10 files plus the Autoexec.bat,
Config.sys and the Dosstart.bat if you didn't delete them.
Note: If the Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and the Dosstart.bat size equal to zero 0 then
MS-DOS will give you "file not found " message when restoring


Again, you need the Vbrun 500 to be installed in your computer for it to run if you
don't have it download at my homepage.

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http://www.mslm.com
August 23, 1997
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