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Re: cut and paste reminder



This sounds great. I must do it!

On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 at 07:19, Kari Eveli <lexitec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Harry,
>
> If you have installed vDosPlus using one of my installers, the version
> info is in the version.txt file in the same folder as your vDosPlus.exe.
>
> The current installers make a complete backup of your setup
> automatically, so you can install on top of your current setup. The
> backup is a zip file, so if you have to restore anything, just drag and
> drop.
>
> The easiest way is to install the Service Pack proper (it is
> ready-to-run!), and add customizations from your earlier startup and
> default files. If you change code pages (e.g. from 437 to 850), this is
> preferable. "Restore settings" copies your current defaults to the setup
> if you keep your current code page (CP437). Do not use "Restore
> settings" when changing code pages. Instead, add your own customizations
> from your earlier startup and default files.
>
> You can, of course, read the documentation, and do all the setup steps
> yourself. In this case, select the Update version. It does not change
> your configuration files but you must remember to tick the "Restore
> settings" box in the final stage of the installation dialogs to keep
> custom settings. You have to finalize code page setup and other tweaks
> yourself. All the necessary files are provided by the setup.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
> lexitec@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > Kari,
> > It's been so long that I don't know what I've updated. Can you help?
> > My vDosPlus.exe file has a size of 1,296,384 and a date of 08/19/2023.
> > When I launch and do VER<helpkey> I see: vDosPlus 2015.11.0 (build
> > 2017.03.15), reported DOS version: 7.10.
> > I don't know if I have your SP which, I gather, allows for better fonts,
> > and maybe even windows proportional fonts.
> > Could you easily explain what my situation is, given all this (which I
> > should know, but have been mainly absent from here for a few years).
> > Regards,
> > Harry
> >
>
>