OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Setup & Installation
How do you transfer your old WPS to eCS 2.2 ?
ivan:
You could try ROBOSAVE which is an IBM EWS program. We use it as part of our backup strategy for when we replace a computer and reinstall OS/2.
I don't know how it would work with eCS that appears to install differently to a standard WSeB install. Plus we always install programs on a separate partition from the WSeB install to allow easy updates of the hardware.
dbanet:
--- Quote from: ivan on March 13, 2014, 12:24:03 pm ---You could try ROBOSAVE which is an IBM EWS program. We use it as part of our backup strategy for when we replace a computer and reinstall OS/2.
I don't know how it would work with eCS that appears to install differently to a standard WSeB install. Plus we always install programs on a separate partition from the WSeB install to allow easy updates of the hardware.
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Could you please tell more about the backup strategy you use? I'm interested.
Dave Yeo:
--- Quote from: ivan on March 13, 2014, 12:24:03 pm ---You could try ROBOSAVE which is an IBM EWS program. We use it as part of our backup strategy for when we replace a computer and reinstall OS/2.
I don't know how it would work with eCS that appears to install differently to a standard WSeB install. Plus we always install programs on a separate partition from the WSeB install to allow easy updates of the hardware.
--- End quote ---
RoboSave is extensible by editing and adding to robosave.pro. I had it even backing up my bookmarks and various other things. The problem with it is that it wants to restore to the same version of OS/2. Not sure how it would interpret eCS.
Greggory Shaw:
--- Quote from: Dave Yeo on March 13, 2014, 08:49:15 pm ---
RoboSave is extensible by editing and adding to robosave.pro. I had it even backing up my bookmarks and various other things. The problem with it is that it wants to restore to the same version of OS/2. Not sure how it would interpret eCS.
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The same version (eCS 2.0, 2.1 ... etc) or the same install base ???
Pete:
Hi All
You could try wps2rexx - http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/wps/wps2rexx.zip
You use wps2rexx to create rexx scripts of the existing Desktop.
You then need to edit those scripts to remove the Desktop bits installed as standard. If installing to a different boot drive you may also need to edit any boot drive references.
There are a few problems with wps2rexx as it can sometimes "choke" on a desktop folder and fail to complete the rexx scripts.
Be nice if it got updated to work properly as it is the best "copy the Desktop" tool I have bumped into that does not require any software - apart from rexx - in order to recreate an existing Desktop on a different boot drive.
You may want to give it try to see if it works for you.
Regards
Pete
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