{ "disks": { "1": { "dirs": [ { "path": "/", "files": [ { "name": "README 1ST", "size": 7506, "date": "1992-04-28", "time": "1:01" }, { "name": "INSTALL EXE", "size": 344426, "date": "1992-04-28", "time": "1:01" }, { "name": "FBW 001", "size": 855696, "date": "1992-04-28", "time": "1:01" } ] } ], "volume": "FBPLUSWIN1" }, "2": { "dirs": [ { "path": "/", "files": [ { "name": "FBW 002", "size": 64126, "date": "1992-04-28", "time": "1:01" } ] } ], "volume": "FBPLUSWIN2" } }, "desc_file": "README.1ST", "desc_text": "This file contains information that may be useful to you during the\r\ninstallation of FastBack Plus Windows.\r\n\r\nDuring installation, another file, called README.TXT, will be copied to\r\nthe directory in which you have installed FastBack Plus Windows.\r\nREADME.TXT contains more comprehensive information about the use of\r\nFastBack Plus Windows. You can use Windows' NOTEPAD program to view\r\nREADME.TXT.\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTALLATION TIPS\r\n=================\r\n- This version of Fastback Plus Windows was written to work with\r\n versions 3.0 and 3.1 of Microsoft Windows.\r\n\r\n- FastBack Plus Windows' installation program must be run from Windows.\r\n While it can be run from Program Manager or File Manager, the simplest\r\n way to run it is by typing \"WIN A:INSTALL\" or \"WIN B:INSTALL\" at the\r\n DOS prompt.\r\n\r\n- During installation, you may receive a warning if non-standard drivers\r\n are detected in your Windows SYSTEM.INI file. These drivers are\r\n sometimes installed by other backup programs during installation and,\r\n since they replace the standard Windows drivers, can be detrimental to\r\n other programs' operation. FastBack Plus Windows' installation\r\n program will restore the drivers to Windows' default settings\r\n (device=*VDMAD and device=*VFD). FastBack Plus Windows also adds its\r\n own device driver, called FASTBACK.386 to the [386 Enh] section of\r\n SYSTEM.INI. This device driver, though proprietary, does not\r\n interfere with standard Windows functions. Keep in mind that if you\r\n install another backup program after FastBack Plus Windows has been\r\n installed, it may prevent FastBack Plus Windows from operating\r\n properly.\r\n\r\n- Occasionally, some computers have difficulty successfully performing a\r\n restart of Windows while Network drivers are loaded (IPX and NETx) .\r\n If this is occurs with your computer (the computer will hang with a\r\n blank screen after trying to restart Windows), do not be alarmed.\r\n Simply reboot your computer, reinsert FastBack Plus Windows disk #1 in\r\n your floppy drive, and start Windows again. The installation will\r\n continue automatically. In most cases, the installation program will\r\n identify situations where this is likely to occur and provide you with\r\n instructions on manually restarting Windows to continue the\r\n installation.\r\n\r\n\r\nMACRO/SETUP FILE COMPATIBILITY\r\n==============================\r\nFastback Plus Windows is compatible with any Setup or Macro file created\r\nfor use with Fastback Plus version 3.0x. Commands that are not\r\napplicable within Windows, such as the ColorWindow() command, will\r\nsimply be ignored during the processing of macros or setup files if the\r\nMacroErrorAction() is set to \"Continue If Possible\".\r\n\r\n\r\nDRIVE SELECTION OVERRIDE\r\n========================\r\nFastBack Plus Windows now relies on information provided by your\r\ncomputer's BIOS to help in automatically identifying the types of floppy\r\ndrives attached to your system.\r\n\r\nIn the unlikely event the program improperly identifies the floppy drive\r\ntype, the following macro command can be added to the FastBack Plus\r\nWindows setup file (usually DEFAULT.FB or USERNAME.FB) to override the\r\nautomatic device determination.\r\n\r\nSyntax: DefineDrive(\"Drive Letter\",Index,\"Drive Type\")\r\n\r\n Drive Letter - can be any letter in the range A - Z.\r\n\r\n Index - is a number from 0 - 3. Normally, the A: drive is index\r\n 0, and the B: drive is index 1. Index 3 is usually\r\n reserved for an external floppy drive.\r\n\r\n Drive Type - can be any of the following strings:\r\n\r\n 360K 5 1/4 Floppy\r\n 720K 5 1/4 Floppy\r\n 720K 3 1/2 Floppy\r\n 1.2Mb 5 1/4 Floppy\r\n 1.44Mb 3 1/2 Floppy\r\n 1.44Mb IBM 3 1/2 Floppy\r\n\r\nExample: DefineDrive(\"A\",0,\"360K 5 1/4 Floppy\")\r\n\r\n\r\n****NOTE: We have experienced problems with overriding the definitions\r\nof some external floppy drives within the Windows environment. Most\r\nnotably, this has been seen with Sysgen external floppy drives. If you\r\nhave an unsupported drive, we regret any inconvenience you may\r\nexperience as a result, and assure you that we will continue to expand\r\nour support for non-standard, external floppy drives in the future.\r\nContact our Technical Support group for further details on this matter.\r\n\r\n\r\nUSERS OF HIGH SPEED COMPUTERS WITH ON-BOARD CACHES:\r\n===================================================\r\nOn some computers with extremely fast processors and on-board caches,\r\nwe have observed an apparent conflict between rapid video updates and\r\nDirect Memory Access (DMA) transfers. This conflict is inherent to the\r\nMicrosoft Windows environment and can affect any program that uses DMA\r\nto transfer data on these computers. Since high-speed DMA transfers are\r\none of the techniques FastBack Plus Windows uses to achieve its superior\r\nperformance, the potential exists for this conflict to interfere with\r\nthe operation of FastBack Plus Windows.\r\n\r\nThis conflict results in diskettes being rejected by FastBack Plus\r\nWindows with the error message \"Skipping bad or full volume\". This\r\ncondition exists due to the inability of these faster computers to\r\nallow both the rapid video updates and FastBack Plus Windows' DMA data\r\ntransfers to occur before FastBack Plus Windows attempts to begin a new\r\nDMA operation.\r\n\r\nWe are exploring methods to prevent this condition from interfering with\r\nthe operation of our program and expect to have the problem solved in\r\nthe near future. In the mean time, if you are running an extremely fast\r\ncomputer and experience an abnormally high incidence of \"Skipping bad or\r\nfull volume\" conditions, there are a couple of things you can do to\r\neliminate the problem or reduce the likelihood of its occurrence:\r\n\r\n - Disable your hardware cache. These caches increase the frequency of\r\n video updates, thereby making it more likely that they will\r\n interfere with Fastback Plus Windows' DMA transfer operations.\r\n Disabling the hardware cache has been quite effective in eliminating\r\n this problem.\r\n\r\n - Avoid doing anything that will significantly increase the amount of\r\n video activity during backups. For example, you should avoid\r\n unnecessary movement of items on the screen during backups and\r\n restores.\r\n\r\nIf you experience this problem, you can contact our Technical Support\r\ngroup for the current status of our efforts to solve this problem.\r\n\r\n\r\nCHANGES MADE DURING FASTBACK PLUS WINDOWS' INSTALLATION\r\n=======================================================\r\nDuring its installation procedure, if you allow FastBack Plus Windows to\r\nmake all of the suggested changes to your system, the following changes\r\nare made:\r\n\r\n- AUTOEXEC.BAT file: The directory in which you've installed FastBack\r\n Plus Windows is added to your PATH= statement. The default is C:\\FBW.\r\n \r\n- WIN.INI file: The FBWSCHED.EXE command (for scheduling automatic\r\n backups) is added to the Load= line in WIN.INI.\r\n\r\n- SYSTEM.INI file: The line \"device=FastBack.386\" is added at the end\r\n of the [386Enh] section of SYSTEM.INI.\r\n\r\n- A file called FBW.INI is created in your Windows directory.\r\n\r\n- A file called FASTBACK.386 is copied to the SYSTEM subdirectory under\r\n the Windows directory.\r\n\r\nAll other files are kept in the FastBack Plus Windows directory.\r\n\r\nPlease note that any files changed during installation will be saved in\r\nbackup files with the .FBP extension." }