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Date:	Fri, 2 May 2003 12:04:11 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: OS2.KEY file

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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

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.

Steven

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