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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: New Computer
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 08:49:05 -0400


Bud Dorr wrote:
>
> Hi, Bob:
>
> Where does one find the "system backup file?" >

On the old machine go to Tool, Options = System Confuration, and backup
to a floppy. In the new machine go to Tools>Options> restore from A:
and your system will be restored. (I can't understand why the menu is
now called options rather than the old system configuration, which is
the label on the screen view.)

snip> BTW, it's the F3 (repeat) key that doesn't work, which means
> I'll have to re-enter everything manually.>

When you installed the new program, you lost the repeat file which is
not backed up. You could find the repeat file in the old TMGW
directory, not the data directory and copy it to the new TGMW folder. I
wouldn't bother though. The only thing that you can't enter from the
citation window is the CD. This CD usually changes freqently as it is
Page #, etc.

If you have a CD that you are using a lot, go to a tag with the old
citation, change a surety and save. Now the F3 key has this citation to
work with. Go back to the changed citation and reverse the surety
change.


>The original citations seem to be
> associated with the sources at the place they were first entered. I'm just very
> worried now what other features will suddenly not be working correctly after
> it's too late.>

You really only need the F3 if you want to repeat the CD. You can
select the Source from the menu. Also you places won't repeat so you
have to enter them again.

bob gillis
> Bud
>
> bob gillis wrote:
> >
> > Did you restore you system backup file also? This should restore you
> > custom features such as colors, tool bar, etc.
> >
> > If your citations are missing I would think that the citation file, name
> > I can't find, must be corrupted. I would do another backup on the old
> > computer and restore again.
> >
> > bob gillis
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