WinTAR - TAR (Tape ARchive) for Windows Version 2.04 ==================================================== Copyright (c) 1994-96 SpiralCom Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. This README file provides up-to-date information regarding WinTAR Version 2.04 that may not be included in the help file. Please read the help file for detailed information about WinTAR Version 2.04. ********** System Requirement ********** + A 386 or above IBM compatible PC with at least 8MB RAM and 2 MB free hard disk space. + Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroup with Win32s 1.30A (*), Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.5x. + Windows Sockets DLL (such as Trumpet Winsock or Microsoft TCP/IP) The Winsock DLL can be interfaced to an ethernet card or a modem (using SLIP, PPP, etc.) or whatever hardware interface that it supports. + For network backup/restore mode, UNIX workstations equipped with storage devices such as tape drives and availability of services "remote exec" or "remote shell". ********** File List ********** After unzipping this archive, you should receive the following files: ctl3d32.dll licence.txt readme.txt wintar.exe wintar.hlp ********** Installation for Windows 95 users ********** Follow the instructions below for software installation. 1) After unzipping wtar204u.zip to a temporary directory, use the explorer to open up that directory. 2) Right-clicked on the WinTAR icon with the extension .inf (the icon has a yellow donut at the lower right hand corner.) 3) Select "Install". 4) Follow the instructions as displayed to locate your temporary unzipped folder. Windows 95 may ask you if you want to restart the computer. Answer "Yes". 5) WinTAR will be installed under c:\Program Files\Spiralcm\WinTAR and a program group is created with the name "SpiralCom WinTAR". ********** Installation for Windows NT users ********** 1) Create a destination directory for WinTAR, e.g. c:\WinTAR, and unzip all files into that directory. 2) Move ctl3d32.dll to your Windows installation directory under system\, e.g. c:\windows\system (Remember to remove ctl3d32.dll from your WinTAR installation directory.) NOTE: If you have already got a copy of ctl3d32.dll in "system", you should not install this file. 3) Add wintar.exe to an existing program group or you can create a new program group for WinTAR. Please make sure that the working directory is the same is the directory where WinTAR.exe is located or the program cannot start properly. ********** Installation for Win32s users ********** 1) If your Win32s is not at least Version 1.30A, you should obtain the latest from one of Microsoft's distribution channel. The upgrade is free of charge. Please see the FAQ section in the WinTAR help on how to obtain your copy. 2) Create a destination directory for WinTAR, e.g. c:\WinTAR, and unzip all files into that directory. 3) Move ctl3d32.dll to your Windows installation directory under system\, e.g. c:\windows\system (Remember to remove ctl3d32.dll from your WinTAR installation directory.) 4) Add wintar.exe to an existing program group or you can create a new program group for WinTAR. Please make sure that the working directory is the same is the directory where WinTAR.exe is located or the program cannot start properly. 5) If you are using Windows 3.1x and not Windows for Workgroup, you must add the following line your config.sys if it is not already there. Then, reboot your computer. install=c:\dos\share.exe ********** Known Bugs/Problems/Limitations ********** The following two problems are not documented in the Help file. For other problems, please refer to the Trouble-shooting guide or the FAQ. If those documents cannot solve your problems, please send a bug report to wcheung@ee.ubc.ca. + The floppy disk access part of WinTAR Version 2.0 only works properly and flawlessly under Windows 95. Under Win32s, it is not implemented yet, and hopefully, it is ready for the next release. Under Windows NT, WinTAR may not be able to detect your 3.5" floppy disk drive. + Rarely, nothing happens when you try to access a remote device if you are running WinTAR under Win32s. A workaround sometimes requires the user to reboot the machine and restarts Windows. ********** Change Log ********** Version 2.04 - March 15, 1996 - Fixed another GPF bug for those files whose modified dates are earlier than Jan 1, 1980. - If there are more than 26 errors in reading files to be archived, WinTAR now continues the backup process as opposed to stopping the process. - If there are errors in a file during backing up, WinTAR now skips the file and continues the backup. - Eliminated various annoying error messages popping up onto the screen. Those errors are now logged to a log file only. Version 2.03 - December 26, 1995 - Fixed a GPF bug for those files whose modified dates are earlier than Jan 1, 1980. - Fixed a bug in the Directory templates: when you try to modify the file listing for a template, the results are not saved in the registry. Version 2.02 - December 6, 1995 - Added floppy disk support for Windows NT. Requires at least NT 3.51. - During archiving, when the user presses "Alt-F4", WinTAR now prompts the the user whether to stop the current operation or not. - The drive names and the directory names are now properly separated and sorted in the list box where you select the directories/drives to be archived. - Fixed missing files and/or directories problem during full backup. - Fixed template saving problems for the Login dialog box for Windows NT. Version 2.01 - November 23, 1995 - Fixed a GPF bug when the path name is longer than 160 characters. Version 2.0 - November 20, 1995 - First public release. ********** TODO List ********** + A setup program for all platforms. + Windows 95 look-and-feel for user interface. + Add an option to allow the user to save the "table of contents" of the archive locally so that opening an archive would be fast. + Add the capability of appending files/directories to an archive. + Add multi-volume support that is compatiable with GNU tar. + Add a simple scheduler to schedule hard-disk backup time. + Add drag-and-drop support. + Allow the user to backup files selectively (archive bits, date range, etc.) + Access a tape drive on a PC + Command-line arguments for batch-mode processing + Plus more...Download Driver Pack
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