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Keeping the data separate from the pgms is a challenge with windows software. Usually the default location for the data is within a subdirectory of the application. You have to remember to change that when you install software. And some software uses the registry to store information about the data. CODE/400, for example, uses the registry to store all the information about the source members (where it came from, source type, etc). Phil > --__--__-- > > Message: 12 > From: "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@taylorcorp.com> > To: "'midrange-l@midrange.com'" <midrange-l@midrange.com> > Subject: RE: Automated backup to the IFS > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:51:43 -0600 > Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com > > I am almost positive that you can't just restore Windows, that it > has to be > installed. Applications could be restored, but do you really want to hunt > down all of the dll files that the apps install? The best thing > to do is try > it. Take a test box install a couple apps, then back up the > files. Then try > and do a restore. > > I think my best solution is what I posted in my previous message though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leif Svalgaard [mailto:leif@leif.org] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:45 PM > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Automated backup to the IFS > > > From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) <MNWills@taylorcorp.com> > > Just a word of warning... > > When backing up this way. Don't back up the system or program > files, just > > the data. To the best of my knowledge (which tends to be quite good) you > > can't just restore files to a system and expect it to work. Some files > have > > to be in certain places on the disk drive to work properly. > > just asking out of ignorance, but apart from the boot record (which is > not visible anyway) what files might that be? > > Otherwise, I do agree that saving the data is what counts. On the > other hand restoring the program files might be a pain if they are > not saved. This whole issue is a can of worms anyway. > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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