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IBM PC - Backing up and restoring the desktop
Applicable to: World-Wide
Service Information:
Note:
This service tip is ONLY for the IBM PC300 and PC750 SELECT-A-SYSTEM dos/windows and OS/2 warp preload. If the user has installed Warp from a shrink wrapped copy then the following process will not work.
Backing up an Restoring The Desktop
It is always a good idea to make frequent backups of your desktop. The folowing procedure explains how to make a backup and use it to restore desktop if something happens to it. There is a related procedure called archiving which may also be used to recover a customized desktop, but it is still a good idea to have a backup on diskette.
You will need your OS/2 Utility disks created from the System Setup folder, as well as a blank diskette, and you will also need to know the actual name of the directory, where OS/2 keeps its Desktop information. It is generally named DESKTOP, but you may need to verify this before beginning the procedure:
a. Open an OS/2 Window either by clicking on the OS/2 window object on the Launchpad, or by double-clicking Command Prompts, then double-clicking the OS/2 Window object.
b. At the C:\ prompt, type the following, then press ENTER: DIR /AD /P
c. This will show you a list of directories and files. Look for a directory named DESKTOP or something like that, i.e, DESKTOP1, DESKTOP2, or OS!2_DESK, etc. Write down the name of this directory. (If it is different than DESKTOP, you will need to substitute that name for DESKTOP in the examples below)
Backing up
1. Restart your system with the OS/2 Utility disk 1 in the A: drive.
2. When asked, insert Utility disk 2, and press enter
3. The Utility disks will exit the boot process and give an A: propmt
4. Insert Utility disk 3
5. Backup your DESKTOP directory and subdirectories to the blank diskette by typing the following command at the c:\ or a:\ prompt:
backup c:\desktop a: /s
where C: is the drive where OS/2 resides and A: is where your disk is.
6. The system will read the Utility disk and prompt you to insert the backup diskette into the A: drive
7. Next, copy the OS2.INI and OS2SYS.INI files from the OS2 directory to your diskette, by typing the following command, then pressing enter.
copy c:\os2*.ini a:
8. Next, copy your current config.sys to the diskette , by typing the folowing command and then pressing ENTER.
copy c:\config.sys a:
9. Label this disk appropiately and put it away in a safe place.
Restoring your Desktop
For this procedure, you will once again need your Utility disks, plus your disk with backup of your desktop.
1. Restart your computer with your OS/2 utility disk 1in the A: drive
2. When prompted, insert utility 2 and press ENTER.
3. When the boot process stops at an A: prompt,
4. Insert the diskette used to create your desktop backup.
5. Copy the OS2.INI and OS2SYS.INI from the diskette to the \OS2 subdirectory on your hard drive, by typing the following command at the C:\ prompt, then pressing enter.
copy a:\os2*.ini c:\os2
6. Copy the config.sys from your backup diskette to the C: drive, by typing the following command and pressing enter:
copy a:\config.sys c:\
7. Restore the desktop directory and subdirectories from your backup diskette to the computer.
8. Insert the utility disk 3 and type the following command at the A: prompt
restore a: c:/s
9.The system will prompt the user to insert the backp diskette.
10.You should now be able to remove your diskette and restart your computer
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Date Created |
25-07-95 | |
Last Updated |
17-04-98 | |
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13-04-99 | |
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IBM PC | |
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PC 330, PC 350, PC 730, PC 750 | |
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6571, 6575, 6576, 6581, 6583, 6585, 6586, 6875, 6876, 6885, 6886 | |
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