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Date:	Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:18:26 PDT7
From:	Tom Brown <thombrown@san.rr.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: UniMaint help needed - Update

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Ok, folks, I haven't said anything for a while 'cuz I have been in a
test/reboot cycle for several days.

I got Gary's SYSRESTR.CMD file, modified the paths, and gave it a try. I
saw several errors flash by as it ran, but the Pause key would not work,
so I couldn't figure out what they were. I tried booting the system
anyway, but got the same result, a hang with a frozen clock cursor in
the middle of the screen.

Modified SYSRESTR.CMD to produce a .LOG file. It showed several errors
in deleting the old Desktop due to a Folder template with the SH flags
on. I manually removed those and tried again. Same result. Tried to
restore different versions of the backup files. Same. Remmed out most of
the RUN= statements in CONFIG.SYS on the theory that something started
by one of those programs was the bad guy. Also killed STARTUP.CMD and
RXAUTOST.EXE although I don't think it ever got that far.

Hmmm, maybe it's something to do with SNAP!?!?!? Re-installed SNAP.
Same. Alt-F1 boot and revert to VGA. IT BOOTED, but UGLY! Also built a
personal version of SNAP on the SciTech web site, V2.9.2(?). This died,
too, so I opened a ticket with the SciTech Help Desk. SteveW suggested
that I try GENGRADD. IT WORKED! I tried SNAP again, but without
D:\OS2\SVGADATA.PMI. It trapped. That may be the expected behavior
without this file, I don't know, but I used DumpTrapScreen and sent the
dump to SciTech.

Right now it sits with the SciTech Help Desk. At least I can run from my
maintenance partition or with GENGRADD.

Thanks for all your suggestions and help!

BTW, I downloaded V 5.10.23. Peter mentioned 5.10.25. Is that available
somewhere?

Tom Brown wrote:
> Gary Granat wrote:
>> Tom,
>> I just finished looking at the SYSRESTR.CMD on my system. My review
>> suggests
>> that if you have one of these, of any generation, it should work as
>> long as
>> some or most of the referenced archives exist in the generation you
>> are trying
>> to restore. It contains specific path information for each referenced
>> archive,
>> of course, but it should be possible, without a whole lot of effort,
>> to modify
>> one of these to match your situation. If you don't have a copy, I'll
>> be happy
>> to send you a copy of mine if you wish.
>
>
> Gary,
> The only .cmd files I have are: SUPBACK.CMD, SUPRESTR.CMD and
> SYSBACK.CMD. Please *DO* send me a copy of your SYSRESTR.CMD file. I
> think it is exactly what I am looking for! E-mail address below...
>
> Thanks!
>
>

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Tom Brown
thombrown at san dot rr dot com
Member SCOUG, V.O.I.C.E. & SDAA
running eComStation GA + FP 3
eCS system uptime is 0 days 00:42 hours

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