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Date:	Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:21:27 PST7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Printer Drivers restored

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> >Are you just counting the sub-dir.s, or if not, what are you using to
> >observe the invisible contents ?

Steven replied:

> Why would I count subdir? We were discussing files. ZtBold can be set to
> show or not show hidden and system files.

You said, about 400 files in your \Desktop tree. My ZTree has always been set to show everything, and I see a very small fraction of that
in mine. There are many sub-dir.s, that externally look to be just empty placeholders . . . though I expect they must hold a great many
EAs. So, either you are counting the EAs as files, against that 400, or I'm still missing the point. BTW, what is the \DESKTOP1 tree ?

> >Convinced or no, I wouldn't give it another chance to trash the joint.
>
> Frankly, with a known good Desktop backup, you have nothing but your own
> fears to fear. Your problems were much more the result of the lack of a
> backup than anything prndrv did. On a bad day, some other application
> could have broken your setup as badly, or worse.

Probably. In any case, I have now reverted the list of items you specified back to 9/19, the date that last backup tape was made.
Nothing was lost, and it appears that all the installed printers are back and working, although I will have to hook the Lexmark up soon to
be sure. Once I'm confident that everything is fine, I will do a fresh WPS backup.

> >I hadn't heard about this before, which suggests that the "whole system
> >transplant" function claimed for Portable Restore is apt not to work.
>
> I'm sure it's worked for some and I'm sure it Unimaint development had
> stayed more active, any issues would have gotten resolved.

I've heard some reports that it worked, and some that it did not. A YMMV thing, I guess. I do hope that this very important program does
not turn into abandonware.

Jordan

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