README File for LowCopy v1.0 BETA 2
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INDEX
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  1 - IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATIONS
    1.1 - Copyright
    1.2 - Warranty
    1.3 - Contact the author

  2 - INSTALLATION
    2.1 - How to install the program under MSDOS or DOS Box under Win95

  3 - USING THE PROGRAM
    3.1 - How to make backups of logical drives
    3.2 - How to restore backups of logical drives
    3.3 - How to make copies from one drive to another
    3.4 - The NOLOCK function

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1   - IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATIONS
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1.1 - Copyright
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This program was written by Enver Sartoni in 1998.
This is a FREEWARE program so you can spread and copy it anywhere you
want.


1.2 - Warranty
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I am NOT responsible of any damage caused by proprer or improper use
of this program.


1.3 - Contact
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Enver Sartoni
email : enver@mbox.queen.it
ICQ   : 2480599
www   : http://members.tripod.com/~enver77


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2   - INSTALLATION
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2.1 - How to install the program under MSDOS or DOS Box under Win95
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  The installation is simple and fast.

  * Unzip the file into a directory of your choice (e.g. C:\LOWCOPY)

  * Change to the directory where you installed the program or add it
    to the system path.

  * Run the program.

  Example
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  C:\WINDOWS>MD C:\LOWCOPY
  C:\WINDOWS>PKUNZIP LCPY10B2.ZIP C:\LOWCOPY
  C:\WINDOWS>CD C:\LOWCOPY
  C:\WINDOWS>LOWCOPY


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3   - USING THE PROGRAM
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3.1 - How to make backups of logical drives
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  * Set the drive you want to backup
  * Set the destination of your backup
  * Run LowCopy

  e.g. LOWCOPY /FROM=C: /TO=D:\BKP-C
    This will make a backup of drive C: to a set of files in drive D:

3.2 - How to restore backups of logical drives
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  * Locate the backup set
  * Set the drive where do you want to restore the backup
  * If you want you can restore the boot sector too, but it is dangerous
    to do it if the destination drive is not the same (has the same number
    of sectors)!
  * Run LowCopy

  e.g. LOWCOPY /FROM=D:\BKP-C /TO=C:
    This will restore from a set of files in drive D: to drive C:

  **** REMEMBER THAT IN THIS BETA VERSION DIFFERENT CLUSTER SIZES BETWEEN
  **** SOURCE AND DESTINATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED


3.3 - How to make copies from one drive to another
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  * Set the source drive
  * Set the destination drive
  * If you want you can copy the boot sector too, but it is dangerous
    to do it if the destination drive is not the same (has the same number
    of sectors)!
  * Run LowCopy

  e.g. LOWCOPY /FROM=C: /TO=D:
    This will copy drive C: to drive D:

  **** REMEMBER THAT IN THIS BETA VERSION DIFFERENT CLUSTER SIZES BETWEEN
  **** SOURCE AND DESTINATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED


3.4 - The NOLOCK function
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   Sometimes you may have problems with drive locking so you can try to
   use the /NOLOCK function to prevent LowCopy from locking the drive.

   If you use this function, under Win95 you have to manually lock the
   drive with the LOCK.EXE utility that you must have installed by Win95.

   Usage of LOCK.EXE & UNLOCK.EXE
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     * C:\WINDOWS>LOCK D:   (This will lock drive D:)
     * C:\WINDOWS>UNLOCK D: (This will unlock drive D:)

     NOTE : Under Win95 DOS Box you cannot lock drive C: (or the drive where
            you have installed Win95)

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