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Date:	Wed, 7 May 2003 00:57:09 PDT7
From:	jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: OS2.KEY file

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In , on 05/02/2003
at 12:04 PM, "Steven Levine" said:

>In <3EB2DFF7.5DEB308F@pacbell.net>, on 05/02/03
> at 11:15 AM, "J. R. Fox" said:

>>I just checked, and my OS2.KEY file has the default 6 lines only as well.
>>However, I have implemented the suggested master list of files into the
>>Supplemental Backup option for UNIMAINT, which gets run whenever I backup
>>the desktop. (I usually run the backup prior to a major install, or when

So does mine. Can you please tell me where to find the suggested master
list of files.

>FWIW, there's a somewhat undocumented feature in the Supplemental Backup.
> You don't have to expand wildcard. For example, to backup \mptn\etc I
>set the path to \mptn\etc and the filespec to * and clicked OK. This
>results in single zip command in SUPBACK.CMD which continues to work
>correctly as files are added and deleted.

>>about to attempt something with system-wide risk.) Shouldn't this be
>>covering the same ground . . . or do I really need to revise OS2.KEY as
>>well ?

>I guess it depends on whether you ever intend to use the builtin restore.
> I don't. I run archinst.exe every couple of months to refresh the
>orginal backup, but that's mostly to keep config.x in sync with
>config.sys. I really don't expect to ever have to use the builtin
>restore.

>I guess it also depends on whether or not you want unrelated configuation
>files restored when you restore the Desktop. It would not be my choice.

My config sys is dated 5/07/03 and my config.x is dated 5/22/02. What
does archinst.exe do other than bring the two files into agreement?

>Steven

Jack

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