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. VIEWING THE TAPE DIRECTORIES:
. The first dataset directory is loaded automatically.
. To view the directory of the next dataset on the tape
. press F5. To return to the first dataset on the tape
. press F3.
.
. When the dataset you want to restore appears on the
. screen you can tag some of the files to selectively
. restore individual files. Or if you want to restore
. all of the files you can press F9 without tagging
. any files.
.
. When you are ready to begin the restore press F9.
.
. TAGGING FILES TO RESTORE:
. Tag individual files to restore by moving the cursor over
. the file name then pressing T. Use the arrow keys to move
. the cursor on the screen.
.
. To tag a group of files press W to enter the wildtag
. window.
.
. INCLUDE SUB-DIRECTORY FILES:
. This flag is toggled by pressing S. It affects the
. operation of the wild tagging and untagging functions.
. When YES is selected file names matching the file
. specification in all lower directories will also be affected.
. If NO is selected only those files whose directory paths
. exactly match the one you entered will be checked for a
. match.
.
. Set INCLUDE to NO if you want to wild (un)tag only files
. in the exact directory that you specify in the tagging
. file specification.
.
. Set INCLUDE to YES if you want to tag files that match and
. are in the same or lower directories than the one you
. specified.
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. Enter a file mask to describe the files you want to tag.
.
. EXAMPLES:
.  - For all files in the dataset turn on
.    "Include Subdirectory Files" then enter a wildtag
.    specification:    C:\*.*
.
.  - For all files in the dataset that belong in the root
.    directory turn off "Include Subdirectory Files" then
.    enter a wildtag specification:    C:\*.*
.
.
.  - Tag all files with extension .COM in \DOS\UTIL\
.    "Include Subdirectory files" is set to NO, you
.    enter:  C:\DOS\UTIL\*.COM
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. Enter a file mask to describe the files you want to untag.
.
. EXAMPLES:
.  - For all files in the dataset turn on
.    "Include Subdirectory Files" then enter a wild untag
.    specification:    C:\*.*
.
.  - For all files in the dataset that belong in the root
.    directory turn off "Include Subdirectory Files" then
.    enter a wild untag specification:    C:\*.*
.
.
.  - Untag all files with extension .COM in \DOS\UTIL\
.    "Include Subdirectory files" is set to NO, you
.    enter:  C:\DOS\UTIL\*.COM
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. Press the + key to change the restore target drive.
. The files may be restored to any existing logical
. drive. Pressing + will rotate through the existing
. drives.
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. If you want to restore the entire dataset press the +
. key until ENTIRE DATASET appears in the field.
.
. If you have tagged specific files which you want
. restored press the + key until TAGGED FILES ONLY
. appears in the field.
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. If system files on the tape have the same name
. as files that already exist on your disk you can choose
. to:
.  1 - Overwrite them by choosing YES
.  2 - Not overwrite them by choosing NO
.  3 - Decide on a file-by-file basis and be prompted
.      as the files are encountered.
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. If hidden files on the tape have the same name
. as files that already exist on your disk you can choose
. to:
.  1 - Overwrite them by choosing YES
.  2 - Not overwrite them by choosing NO
.  3 - Decide on a file-by-file basis and be prompted
.      as the files are encountered.
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. If read-only files on the tape have the same name
. as files that already exist on your disk you can choose
. to:
.  1 - Overwrite them by choosing YES
.  2 - Not overwrite them by choosing NO
.  3 - Decide on a file-by-file basis and be prompted
.      as the files are encountered.
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. If files on the tape that are not system, hidden, or
. read-only files have the same name as files that
. already exist on your disk you can choose to:
.
.  1 - Overwrite them by choosing YES
.  2 - Not overwrite them by choosing NO
.  3 - Decide on a file-by-file basis and be prompted
.      as the files are encountered.
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. 1 - For a normal restore you will generally RESTORE FILES BACK
.     INTO THE DIRECTORIES THEY CAME FROM. For this type of restore
.     set the File Destination to option 1:
.
.   EXAMPLE:
.   File Destination: 1-<Restore files to the directories they came from>
.
.
.
. 2 - To RESTORE ALL FILES INTO THE ROOT DIRECTORY regardless of
.     which directories they came from set the File Destination to
.     option 2:
.
.   EXAMPLE:
.   File Destination: 2-<Restore all files to the root directory>
.
.
. 3 - To RESTORE ALL FILES TO A SINGLE DIRECTORY set the File Destination
.     to option 3 and enter the directory name in the Target Directory
.     field:
.
.   EXAMPLE:
.   File Destination: 3-<Restore all files to the Target Directory>
.   Target Directory: C:\TEMP\
.
. NOTE: When all files from different directories are restored to the
. same directory (options 2 and 3) duplicate file names may occur.
. The latter files read from the tape may overwrite the earlier files
. because of their order on the tape.
.
.
.
.
.
. 4 - To maintain the original directory structure without restoring the
.     the files to the same exact directories on the disk set the
.     File Destination to option 4 and enter a Target Directory:
.
.   EXAMPLE:
.   File Destination: 4-<Combine Target Directory and Original File Path>
.   Target Directory: C:\TEST\
.
.     Using option 4 the original file path will be appended to the
.     Target Directory to form the full file path. For the example
.     Target Directory above of C:\TEST\ a file that was
.     C:\DOS\CHKDSK.EXE will be restored to C:\TEST\DOS\CHKDSK.EXE.
.
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. Press:
. R  -  To retry opening the file.
. Q  -  To quit out of the file restore operation.
. S  -  To skip this one file. This file data will be CORRUPT,
.       but the restore process can continue.
.
. POSSIBLE CAUSE                                    SOLUTION
. Attempting to restore to a full disk     --->  Create Free Disk Space
. Directory with same name as file         --->  Resolve Naming Conflict
. Network backup restored to standalone PC --->  Run VFREST/0
.
. The /0 switch removes the unused file attribute bits which DOS does
. not know how to use which some networks do use.
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. Press:
.
. Q  -  To quit out of the file restore operation.
. S  -  To skip this file. This file will NOT be restored
.       ok, but the restore process can continue.
.
. ***** THIS ERROR MAY BE CAUSED BY A FULL DISK *****
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. Press:
.
. Q  -  To quit out of the file backup operation.
. S  -  To ignore the error and skip the file.
.       The data on the tape for this file will be
.       CORRUPT, but the backup process can continue.
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. Press:
.
. R  -  To retry opening the file.
. Q  -  To quit out of the file restore operation.
. S  -  To skip this one file. This file data will not be
.       restored ok, but the restore process can continue.
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. Press:
.
. R  -  To retry closing the file.
. Q  -  To quit out of the restore operation.
. I  -  To ignore this file error. This file will NOT be
.       restored ok, but the restore can continue.
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. VIEWING THE TAPE DIRECTORIES:
. The first dataset directory is loaded automatically.
. To view the directory of the next dataset on the tape
. press F5. To return to the first dataset on the tape
. press F3.
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. To move directly to a specific dataset without manually
. advancing one dataset at a time enter the dataset
. number.
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. If you want to restore all files from the tape then
. leave the file specification set to \*.*
.
. If you only want to restore specific files enter the
. file specification here. All files in the specified
. directory and lower directories that match will be
. restored.
.
. EXAMPLES:  1  -          \DBASE\*.DBF
.            2  -          \*.DOC
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. The password you enter is CASE SENSITIVE, meaning that it
. is important to remember if you used upper or lower case
. letters.  It may contain A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _.  Type the
. password in at this menu and press <enter> to begin the
. restore process.  Or, press ESC to return to the main
. restore menu. You can advance to the next dataset without
. this password by pressing ESC, then F5.
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. This Long File Name ATTACH process is ONLY NECESSARY IF YOU ARE 
. RECOVERING YOUR WINDOWS 95 OPERATING SYSTEM FILES from a backup 
. tape after a major disk crash. This process should not be required
. if you did not lose your Win 95 operating system, because during a 
. normal file restore, performed in a window, your Long File Names 
. will be attached automatically. If you are trying to recover from 
. a total system crash you will need a backup tape of your good hard 
. disk contents which was backed up using version 3.4 or later. 
. To recover from a total system crash do the following:
.
. 1) First prepare your hard disk to make it bootable under Win 95 
.    DOS Command Prompt using a "Windows 95 Startup Disk". Proceed
.    with caution during this process because this frequently means 
.    wiping everything from your hard disk. If you are uncertain 
.    about any step in this process then DO NOT DO IT, GET HELP!
. 2) You can either run the Valitek software from the floppy disk or
.    copy it to the hard drive. Run the SYSTEM TEST / VERIFY
.    CONNECTION TO TAPE DRIVE test to verify that the communications
.    to the tape drive is optimal before beginning the restore.
. 3) Restore your entire backup including the Windows and System files.
.    When you restore your backup tape under Win 95 DOS Command
.    Prompt, the Long File Names will initially not be attached
.    because DOS is not Long File Name aware; however, after the
.    restore you should be able to boot the PC into Windows 95, which
.    will then allow you to reattach the Long File Names.
. 4) Reboot your system into Windows 95.
. 5) Double click on My Computer located on your desktop.
. 6) Double click on MAIN.EXE from the Valitek directory.
. 7) Run the Valitek restore program again. When the tape directory of
.    your complete system backup is displayed on the restore screen,
.    tag all of the files and press "F10-LFN Attach". It is not
.    necessary to actually restore any files. The LFN attach process
.    usually takes only 5 to 10 minutes.
. 8) Restart Win 95 so that the changes to the system can now take 
.    effect.
.
.
.    (FOR YOUR REFERENCE THIS TEXT IS LOCATED IN FILE INFO_95.TXT)
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