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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:23:02 PDT7
From:	jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Need help with XCOMP

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In <3F1385A0.1075@peterskye.com>, on 07/14/2003
at 09:39 PM, Peter Skye said:

Peter,

Thank you for the tip. I did not see any difference in the number of
bytes in any of the dock.cfg files but I replaced those in c: with those
in the backup anyway. That resolved the problem.

Will my proposed procedure for restoring c: from l: work?

Would you please tell me how you find space for dSync to backup every
night? Do you backup to tape? How many generations do you keep?

Thanks again.

Jack

>jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>>
>> Peter,
>>
>> I ran dSync as noted in a later
>> message using your command line:
>>
>> dSync -v dSync-C-L.cfg
>>
>> Now I have screwed up my Warpcenter
>> and want to restore from L: to C:
>>
>> I assume the above command line will
>> work if I change the cfg file . . .

>Stop.

>Your WarpCenter being "screwed up" may be as simple as a scrambled set of
>dock*.cfg files.

>Go to your \OS2\DLL\ directory and run DIR DOCK*.CFG. Then in a separate
>window go to the identical directory on your backup drive L: and run DIR
>DOCK*.CFG. Eyeball the two sets of dock*.cfg files and see if any of the
>new ones are smaller than the old good ones.

>If your dock0.cfg file is now small (when mine fails it becomes 46 bytes
>long) and the backup is larger, I suggest that you 1) back up the new
>screwed-up dock*.cfg files by moving them to a temp\ directory, and then
>2) copy the backed-up dock*.cfg files to the \OS2\DLL\ directory. Then
>reboot. Your WarpCenter just might return to unscrewed-up status.

>I've done this often. Works every time. Your mileage may vary. :)

>Explanation: The WarpCenter custom icons for your own apps and folders
>(the "Trays" to the right of the cpu/diskspace monitor) are stored in the
>dock*.cfg files. When the WarpCenter gets "screwed up" (your term!) then
>you may have one or more mangled or reset dock*.cfg files.

>- Peter

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