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Date:	Sun, 16 Dec 2001 10:28:17 PST7
From:	"Benedict G. Archer" <bgarcher@gte.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: System object broken

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Steven Levine wrote:
>
>
> In <3C1C720D.A5DADAA6@gte.net>, on 12/16/01
> at 01:03 AM, "Benedict G. Archer" said:
>
> >SDD using its uninstall. WPS seems OK again, but the System object is
> >disabled; it can be selected and appears in the window list where it can
> >be closed (deselected), but it doesn't open. The uninstalls went
> >smoothly. Video is back to VGA. How do I get the system object back?
>
> Restore to the Desktop backup you made before you starting installing
> additional components. This may not work since you chose to uninstall
> some apps, which as a mistake, in this case.

That wasn't my worst mistake. I had installed unimaint, but everything
was going along so smoothly (I was ecstatic) that I hadn't make a backup
when the problem developed--unexcusable. Some of us never learn. If I
had made a backup at the right time, I assume a desktop restore would
probably have fixed it.

I could delete the system object using the Unimaint selected object
dialog, but where will that leave things? Will it be recreated? The
maintenance desktop doesn't have one.

Peter, The icon cmd file won't open it, but I'll keep the tool--could
be useful. Thanks.

>
> You might be able to recover with some combination of checkini and
> WiseMachine. There's options of redeploy parts of the Desktop on the left
> side container. My eCS box broke Saturday, so I'l need to install it onto
> another test box before I can tell you just which option to use.
>
> Steven
>

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