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Date:	Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:54:06 PST8PDT,4,1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Help, I'm Trapped

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Larry,
Thanks for sending me a copy of your CONFIG.SYS file. That helps a lot!
HCM

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:17:17 PST8PDT,4,1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600, Larry Tawa wrote:

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>In <68182.03.08.21.30.03.2004@constellation.carrier>, on 03/30/2004
> at 03:03 AM, Harry Motin said:
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>>Well, I finished the installation of ECS 1.1. I took about 1-1/2 hours,
>>most of which was reading instructions and deciding on alternative
>>choices.
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>Congratulations!
>
>>I was not able to get the system to read the registration data from a
>>diskette. Wouldn't do that. There were really no instructions on exactly
>>how do to it (how to put the data on a diskette). Had to write in all the
>>registration stuff manually during the install.
>
>I have my keys here on hard drive/CDs. I recall rather *vaguely* about
>registering my eCS OS/app pack at ecomstation.com and then able to save
>the data to a file with the name of my choice. Where and in what format
>is your registration key?
>
>>I installed the IBM performance IDE drivers. Did not take a chance on
>>Dani's drivers. Will change my system to her drivers later. Also, I used
>>the IBM COM.SYS driver instead of the SIO.SYS one. ECS properly detected
>>my Adaptec SCSI system.
>
>Good - it worked. For anyone else reading theis thread, the official
>recommendation AFAIK for base eCS 1.1 install remains unchanged - Dani and
>Sio.
>
>>On phase 1 of the install my system hung at the APM.SYS loading. I
>>rebooted, using the installation CD, and got to a commandline. Per the
>>instructions in the booklet, I REM'ed out all 3 instances of APM.SYS in
>>the CONFIG.SYS. Then, per the instructions I copyed the FAQ.TXT document
>>to a diskette, so that I could read it on another computer. I wanted to
>>be able to pick up the installation at the start of phase 1 instead of
>>going back to the beginning. The instructions in the FAQ.TXT did not
>>work. There was no file, E:\...\install\phase1.cmd, on my hard drive.
>>Therefore, I could not use it to restart the phase 1 installation.
>>Nevertheless, I pulled the CD, rebooted, using the hard drive, then put
>>the CD back into the bay before the bootup completed. The system came up
>>and completed the installation, using the CD. I then reinstated the
>>APM.SYS lines in the CONFIG.SYS.
>
>Interesting.
>
>> 1. How do I set up the system to turn off the motherboard upon
>>shutdown. I know it's there, somewhere in a configuration notebook. I
>>just cannot find it.
>
>Local System --> System Setup --> Appearance --> eStyler Preference -->
>Shutdown
>
>You haven't asked about the location of ePager the virtual desktops
>located at Local System --> Screen --> ePager
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>>I'm now going to work to restore my system to something like its past
>>usefulness (install Back Again 2000, Injoy, Norman AV, Mozilla, check for
>>a working Internet connection and File and Print Client, etc.). HCM
>
>Even with a router, I still would set up the software firewall next.
>Injoy 1.4 right now here. I am going to have to retest Injoy firewall 3.0
>beta again, maybe this weekend.
>
>Larry
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