AC's Backup for Win95 © 1996

Please read Instructions.doc for more comprehensive details.


Purpose of this Program
=======================
To provide a measure of safety for Win95 by backing up
and restoring the critical system files.

Program Status
==============
This program is shareware.

Distribution
============
This program may be freely distributed.

Contact
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Internet Email
andrew.wood@sasknet.sk.ca


Installation Notes
==================


1. Unzip file in c:\

   The zip file will unpack and make the necessary directories.

2. After unzipping the file you should have a directory called 
   Backup under your c:\Drive. This is the directory where your backup files
   are stored.
   Under the Backup directory you should have two (2) directories: Log 
   and Program. Log directory contains the backup log. Program directory
   contains the necessary programs that do the work.

3. In Explorer: Make a shortcut for the file named Backup.exe
   You can place this on your Desktop or you can put it in your startup
   group, whatever you are most comfortable with.

Note:
   This program assumes that your win95 directory is called Windows.
   If it is called something else like Windows95 or Win95 then this program WILL NOT WORK.
   Delete it from your drive.

4. Making a Backup
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   Start the program and follow the directions.
   It will copy all of the most important system files into the Backup 
   directory.
   Personally, I like to make my backup just before I shut down windows. 
   This way I know if Windows95 has been behaving properly and then I 
   have a good copy of the system files.
   If you load a lot of software you could make a backup before you 
   load your software in case it makes some adverse changes to your 
   system.

5. Restoring from Backup
========================
   Okay, something has gone wrong with windows and it is not loading 
   properly.
   Start your computer and hold down the F8 key.
   Boot into Dos or boot from your floppy disk. (you did make a boot disk?)
   Type: C:\backup\program\restore <enter>
   After it copies your backup files over the defective ones it will 
   automatically reboot your system.
   Windows should then restart with all information to the time of your 
   last backup.
NOTE:
   As a safety precaution the backup program renames the system.dat and the
   user.dat that are in the backup directory to system.xxx and user.xxx.
   Of course, you will only notice these two files after you have made more
   than one backup.
   By doing this it provides an extra bit of insurance. These files are
   copies of your previous backup. To restore these files I have included
   Previous.com. This file is only for restoring these two files to the Windows
   directory. This should reset your registry to the time before your last backup.
   Use this only as a last resort. To do this go to the C:\ prompt under dos
   and type C:\backup\program\previous <enter>

6. Backup Log
=============
   After a backup up has been completed it will write the time and date of 
   the backup to the backup.log file stored in the Log directory.
   You can use this to see when your last backup was made.
   The Windows Explorer will date stamp the file so you can just look at 
   the file date.
   In Dos type: cd c:\backup\log <enter>
          Type: type backup.log <enter>
   The last date displayed will be the date of your last backup.

Note: Eventually the log file will start getting quite large. If you 
   wish to empty it do it from windows by opening it in Notepad and 
   deleting the contents (except for the very first line) and then 
   save the file.

7. Additional Information
=========================


As the interface is written in 32 bit Visual Basic you will need the VB4 
runtime library to run this program. It is not included with this zip file.

This program was written on a AMD486 DX133 system and has been tested on an 
Intel 120 Pentium system with good results.

Personal Note
=============

I have been running Win95 from the time of its last beta to the current 
release and have added most of the new updates from Microsoft(T).
I have found that it is a great leap forward from Win 3.1 and WFWG.
Of course, nothing is ever perfect, but Microsoft has done a very 
commendable job with Win95 (especially when you consider the 
thousands of different configurations it must adapt to).
It does have a remarkable ability to recover from many disasters.
I find that things start to go wrong when people load and try out 
a lot of new software/shareware.
My answer to that is this: If a piece of software causes me problems 
I get rid of it off my system. Of course, if it is something I really need
then I like to track down the problem.


8. This is Shareware
====================

Okay, so this isn't a huge sophisticated program that takes hours to 
download and has all the fancy buttons and gizmos and whizbang interfaces
but if it saves your bacon once then it is worth it, right!
So here is the deal:
If you like it and if it works for you then send me five bucks OR the 
equivalent in your currency. New paper money preferred.
(Yes, I'm a collector).

Send to:
Andrew Wood
Suite #9
2731 - 9th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
S4T 6T9

You may contact me by email at:
andrew.wood@sasknet.sk.ca

Thanks! And may you always have a stable system.


9. The Legal Stuff
==================
This is Revision (1.0)

LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 
 
THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS
(INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" 
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, ANDREW WOOD 
DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS 
REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE 
OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, 
RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK 
AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED 
BY YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, 
AND NOT ANDREW WOOD ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, 
REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
 
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SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY 
AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. 
 
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PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, 
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR 
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