ERS32pro V 6.0 Nov 5, 1997 Final.
Readme is a brief description of ERS32pro, please read contents of Help.
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 INSTALLATION
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 1ERS folder is kept in the boot drive C:\, where you will find all the restore batch files,
 DO NOT..execute these batch files from within Windows, you can however, 
 right click them and select Edit if you are curious, but don't make any changes 
 unless you know what you are doing.
 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, there is no executable commands, so you should feel free to get
 familiarized with it, Ers.bat gets created every time you close Ers.exe.
 If restoring from backup Just type ERS OR ERS.bat at the Command Prompt
 and it will automatically change directory to the 1ers folder . Very easy, just type
 ERS.
 Note: Sometimes MS-DOS wouldn't recognize typing ERS then type ERS.bat.


 UNINSTALLING
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 To Un-install, go to the Control Panel \ Add Remove Programs, scroll down to
 ERS32pro and click uninstall, if for any reason it will not install then delete the
 Ers32pro directory, 1ers folder and the Ers.bat in C also delete the shortcut
 to the Start Menu, and if you have added Auto backup to startup then delete
 Sched3d.lnk or Scehed7d.lnk.
 You will not get any error messages after you do that.



      Quick How to:
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     Simply do the backups, add notes to your backup if you like,
     and select to add the 3Day  or 7Day rotary backup to the Startup folder,
     by doing so on each startup Autobackup will check the backup time and date,
     it will  pop up if backup is more than 22 hours old,  and it will not commence
     backup until 30 seconds are passed, you can bypass the 30  seconds by
     clicking the Backup Now button.
     User can set backup interval, and number of seconds to commence the backup. 
     Also an ERS scheduler is available for  those who  keep  their computer 
     on all the time.
     If you already have a 3rd party scheduler running tasks then there is no need to 
     run the ERS scheduler, you can set it to run ERS backup.   
     Auto backup doesn't use resources, and it will pop up only if your backup is 
     22  hours  old.
     Do one, manual backup, Vital files backup and Win95 Startup files backup.
     To restore from backup:
     Start or restart computer,
     Click F8 when says "Starting Windows 95",
     Select the Command Prompt Only,
     Type ERS at the command prompt.
     Type one of the ERS restore commands that will pop up on the screen,
     it will have the backup dates and your notes.
     Once files are  restored, press Ctrl+alt+Del, your system files should be
     restored.

     When you have time click  Options\ Make ERS Bootdisk from.
     Print the restore section of this help and save it for a rainy day.
     Note: Click any of the backup date\time stamps to view the files of that backup.
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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, it's very easy to understand once you run it.

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Vitals1 and Vitals2: 
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Are backups of about 115 Win95 essential files which are most likely 
to get over written or corrupted, backing up these files could save you a 
Reinstall of Win95.
You will find these backups in C:\ERS32pro\Vitals1, Vitalw1 and Vitals2, Vitalw2.
Uses about 10mb 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
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Please print this section and save it.
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)

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
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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.


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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.
Format the floppy with Win95 formatting tool, don't use 3rd part formating tools.

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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CLICKING
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You will find a Snap shot ers32pro.gif in the Ers32pro directory that explaines
all the controls of Ers.exe, 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.


On Exit and .dat files in the ERS32pro folder:

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.
Help.dat is the help texts in Help.exe

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  any of the .dat files get corrupted, then move all .dat files to a 
temporary folder, and copy 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

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Nov 5, 1997
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